26 April 2012
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Magnus and I went ahead with our plans to try Small World via the Internet last night. We used Vassal and, just like the arc of countless stories went from initial fumblings into a promising run before encountering a problem that … Continue reading
25 April 2012
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A couple of weeks ago I watched an online video showing a group of people playing the boardgame Small World. It appealed to me, not least because it has a limited number of turns (so it will not drag on … Continue reading
3 December 2011
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Gamification is a fairly new term which is used to cover the use of techniques used by game designers in other settings. One example would be Bloom Day badges on the Folia website. By noting at least one plant that … Continue reading
16 June 2011
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We have been doing some experimenting with how to tweak Isla Dorada as a two player game. Technically it requires three to six players and has worked brilliantly when we have had enough people to hand to reach those numbers. … Continue reading
15 May 2011
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I was recently given a copy of Isla Dorada, which is a relatively recently released board game. It is beautifully presented, with a map of the mythical island on which the game is set, lots of cards and various playing … Continue reading
13 November 2010
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Recently, I have been having a push to get my email inboxes under control. After things have sat there for a while they tend to become clutter, reminders of things undone but not urgent enough to get done, so there … Continue reading
10 July 2009
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It is almost three years since I last posted about playing the board game Carcassonne. I think we have played it once or twice since then but were inspired by trying another game, Settlers of Catan, at Russell and Sally’s … Continue reading
17 September 2006
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My series on Carcassonne games with increasing numbers of people has been on the back burner for a few months, since we played it with four people, but we were able to complete it last night by reaching to five … Continue reading
21 June 2006
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Jane and I are gradually working on trying the board game Carcassonne with more and more people. We have done two and three and, over the past week, we have also had the opportunity to give it a couple of … Continue reading
22 May 2006
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Last night, Jane and I played the Carcassonne game I mentioned earlier this month with John. It’s really good as a two player game but even better with an extra person in the mix. I’m definitely going to have to … Continue reading