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... ... ... 10,000 whisperin': August 2013
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Thursday, August 8, 2013. This blog is becoming more of 6 monthly update than a regular diary. It is true that the older one gets the less time there is in a day, and the less energy there is to do stuff in that shorter time. Bugger. Games work and some film scanning has been keeping me busy. I've also taken on the unpaid job of chairing the NZ Games Association. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Auckland, New Zealand. View my complete profile. How to Easily Create a Facebook Loop Giveaway. Stinker Challenge #...
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... ... ... 10,000 whisperin': May 2012
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Monday, May 21, 2012. Dodgy trucks and shameless promotion. Last Thurday fourteen months of toil, sweat, financial and emotional investment culminated in a truck that threatened to topple over and demolish our neighbours wall! Thanks to some quick reactions and wooden chocks, the truck was stabilised, the contents secured and ferried in many car bootloads into its secure warehouse. Now I can happily say "The Games Are Here, Come and Get Your Komodos and Pantries". The hard work now commences. Monday Juli...
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Man OverBoard: Enchanted Grounds
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Paul Owen's boardgaming web log. Ridere, ludere, hoc est vivere. Friday, May 22, 2015. I was on business travel again this week, so I did a little research beforehand and found that there is a boardgame cafe in Denver called Enchanted Grounds. Moreover, on Monday night they were hosting Star Wars X-wing. So I made a point of heading over there after work. And a number of tables toward the back had a Magic: The Gathering. Expansion to Castle Panic. The young man and woman behind the counter happily answer...
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Man OverBoard: A look back at hip-pocket wargames
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Paul Owen's boardgaming web log. Ridere, ludere, hoc est vivere. Friday, November 7, 2014. A look back at hip-pocket wargames. I just saw the documentary Game On: The World Boardgaming Championships. By Alex Dunbar of Wind-up Films, which featured (among other things) the progress of a young competitor in the Ace of Aces. Re-post of " Hip-pocket Wargames. My friend Grant and I had plans to play a three-player round of The End of the Triumvirate. Artist Andrea Boekhoff, publisher. Down in Flames: Zero!
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Man OverBoard: Boardgame news of the week: Exploding Kittens
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Paul Owen's boardgaming web log. Ridere, ludere, hoc est vivere. Tuesday, January 27, 2015. Boardgame news of the week: Exploding Kittens. Okay, stop the presses. This is the news item that we'll be talking about all year. Out of nowhere, a card game has taken Kickstarter by storm and attracted (at this writing) over 106,000 backers to drop a modest $20 to $35 each - totaling over $4.1 million - on what amounts to a wacky-themed push-your-luck game - Exploding Kittens. I expect to cover Exploding Kittens.
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Man OverBoard: Top ten games that I play with my wife
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Paul Owen's boardgaming web log. Ridere, ludere, hoc est vivere. Friday, October 17, 2014. Top ten games that I play with my wife. Quite some time ago, Chris Norwood posted a list of his top ten games that he plays with his wife. That list in turn was inspired by The Dice Tower podcast Episode 189. 10 Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age. Is a nice option when I've come home relatively late from work and we don't have time or mental energy for a serious game. Titles, which still have their own appeal.
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Man OverBoard: Most highly-rated out-of-print games
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Paul Owen's boardgaming web log. Ridere, ludere, hoc est vivere. Saturday, October 25, 2014. Most highly-rated out-of-print games. I was listening to The Geek All-stars Episode 87. In which Dan Patriss. And his band of merry geeks list their Top 11 Stefan Feld. So before I get to the "largely unavailable" list, here's a sample of games whose publishers called "unavailable" but which major on-line retailers still have in stock:. Asmodee US, Lautepelit.fi, 2012 second English edition). Race for the Galaxy.
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Man OverBoard: The game time conundrum revisited
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Paul Owen's boardgaming web log. Ridere, ludere, hoc est vivere. Friday, December 12, 2014. The game time conundrum revisited. A couple of years ago, I looked over my game collection and sighed at the number of games that hadn't seen the attention they deserved. I wrote a post. As I look back at the list from two years ago, I realize that many of those games remain unplayed, particularly. And Here Come the Rebels. Two titles from Avalon Hill's Great Campaigns of the American Civil War. Has really endeare...
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Man OverBoard: Star Wars X-wing family shoot-'em-up
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Paul Owen's boardgaming web log. Ridere, ludere, hoc est vivere. Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Star Wars X-wing family shoot-'em-up. Last week my oldest son was in town to visit, and I was glad to get to the table Star Wars: X-wing. Publisher Fantasy Flight Games. For the first time since I acquired it last December with a Christmas gift card. My whole family enjoys Star Wars,. So I was optimistic that I could get them interested in playing. I’d supplemented the base game with Slave I. And two Z-95 Headhunters.
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Man OverBoard: UnPub 5 Saturday - East India Company
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Paul Owen's boardgaming web log. Ridere, ludere, hoc est vivere. Monday, February 16, 2015. UnPub 5 Saturday - East India Company. Saturday 7 February was the first full day of UnPub 5. The unpublished game prototype playtesting convention that has grown dramatically in the last four years. I split a Tag Table with Tony Miller. And by mutual agreement, I took the table first on Saturday. I was glad to do so because I really wanted Lesley Louder. Join us. Rob Weaver made our fourth. I am not at all discou...
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