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SETI, Harmonies, and Castle Combo Win Golden Geek Awards
BoardGameGeek’s Golden Geeks is the first of the significant annual awards that honor games from 2024. The winners, as selected by Geek users, were announced last week. The Golden Geeks give out three Game of the Year awards, for games … Continue reading
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Larry Levy: MY Gaming Hall of Fame (Part 3)
For the last two days, I’ve been looking at creating my own gaming Hall of Fame, inspired by BGG’s recent launching of their own Hall. I want there to be some comparison between the two groups of games, so I’m … Continue reading
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Larry Levy: MY Gaming Hall of Fame (Part 2)
Yesterday, I talked about how the Geek’s newly minted Hall of Fame has inspired me to come up with one of my own. I’m sticking to their ground rules, so the focus is on “modern” board games that are at … Continue reading
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Larry Levy: MY Gaming Hall of Fame – What Made It, What Didn’t, and Why
I love it when creative endeavors get recognition. That might be yearly awards, citations of lifetime recognition, and the like. Part of that is the satisfaction of seeing good work rewarded. But much of it is historical and my love … Continue reading
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Oldies Rule in 2024 Japan Boardgame Prize Awards
The Japan Boardgame Prize is an annual award sponsored by U-more, an organization whose goal is to spread the culture of board games in Japan. There are two different awards each year. The “U-more award” is chosen by a jury … Continue reading
Larry Levy – Review of Star Realms: Rise of Empire
Designers: Robert Dougherty, Darwin Kastle Publisher: Wise Wizard Games Developer: Derek Funkhouser Players: 2 Age: 12+ Duration: 30 minutes Times Played: 14 Star Realms is a popular deckbuilding game that was first released in 2014. Designed by a couple of … Continue reading
