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Games on the Table: April 2009
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Games on the Table. Stories, commentary, and news from a tabletop gamer. Wednesday, April 29, 2009. News: A pile of recent thoughts and issues. Today I am writing for the purpose of recording all of my gaming updates in one shot. My time for writing only continues to diminish as my family requires more of my time and attention. Thank you for continuing to follow Games on the Table when I manage to get something posted. During the Christmas break, I had accidentally left my copy of Hey! Those were my fish!
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Games on the Table: July 2008
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Games on the Table. Stories, commentary, and news from a tabletop gamer. Monday, July 28, 2008. Geek Interview #1: IronMoss. I tried to think of a catchy name for the interview series, but nothing has stuck yet. Ideas I had were:. The geeks you never knew". I'm open to opinions on this. If you have a better idea to name this interview series, leave a comment. So how do I select the lucky geeks for my interviews? All of my words are in bold text.). Distance running is difficult after all. Running delivers...
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Games on the Table: Dominion strategies
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Games on the Table. Stories, commentary, and news from a tabletop gamer. Tuesday, June 23, 2009. This is written for those who know the game Dominion. Otherwise it will probably just sound confusing.). A lot of times now - 20-something in person, and a bunch on BrettSpielWelt. So much of the time, players (including me) have thought the Remodel card to not be a whole lot of use, but yesterday one of the players put it to good use. So what card was he remodeling? April 11, 2010 at 8:28 AM. Pro: skilled or...
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Games on the Table: Happy anniversary to my wife!
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Games on the Table. Stories, commentary, and news from a tabletop gamer. Wednesday, July 8, 2009. Happy anniversary to my wife! Today marks my 9-year wedding anniversary, and my wife continues to be the woman of my dreams. "The Queen" is my nickname for her, and she is still my royal treasure after 9 easy years of marriage bliss. In honor of my dear wife, I'm going to highlight her favorite games today. So, if you're interested in wife games, you might want to pay attention! My wife's top pick. Image by ...
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Games on the Table: June 2008
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Games on the Table. Stories, commentary, and news from a tabletop gamer. Friday, June 27, 2008. I've discovered a duality in myself. I like dice, and I don't like dice. I'm a board gamer who is hesitant to play games where randomness or luck play a large part in determining the winner of the game. Why is this? There is nothing in that game to keep first-timers from winning. That can be good sometimes, but not all the time. And yet, I don't like the unpredictability of them. As opposed to graded randomness.
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Games on the Table: July 2009
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Games on the Table. Stories, commentary, and news from a tabletop gamer. Tuesday, July 28, 2009. Dominion expansion trial run and Geekdo. Dominion: Intrigue on trial. As would be expected, we started playing with fascination at the new combos and possibilities, reminding ourselves frequently what this or that card allowed us to do. It took about half the game to realize we weren't in familiar territory anymore. Our old comfortable strategies were useless. With the kingdom card set we were using, ...Thoug...
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Games on the Table: August 2008
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Games on the Table. Stories, commentary, and news from a tabletop gamer. Saturday, August 23, 2008. Brief Overview video #8: Bohnanza. Here you go: episode 8 in my Brief Overview series. This was probably the most difficult game to briefly explain to date. The game is easy to play, easy to teach, and easy for noobs to pick up, but trying to do this video was just more difficult than usual for some reason. I think it worked out well in the end. Enjoy! And Treasures and Traps: Expanded Realms 1. Came back ...
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Games on the Table: May 2008
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Games on the Table. Stories, commentary, and news from a tabletop gamer. Wednesday, May 21, 2008. The Gripe 'N Win. One thing I've discovered in my few short years as a gaming hobbyist is that the boardgaming table is a great place to watch various fascinating aspects of human psychology manifest themselves. So, today, from the Psychology Department here at Games on the Table, I offer some feedback regarding a common gaming phenomenon which our well-trained staff has termed "The Gripe 'N Win". This is, t...
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Games on the Table: March 2009
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Games on the Table. Stories, commentary, and news from a tabletop gamer. Friday, March 6, 2009. Why don't you play RPGs? According to the poll I ran on this blog, most readers are boardgamers. This got me to thinking. Roleplaying, to me, is one of the most creative, well-rounded, and engaging forms of gaming. I'm surprised more people don't do it. So, I'm posting today to give you an opportunity for some feedback. Please leave a response in the comments. Here's the question:. Thanks, dear readers! Race f...
