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James Nathan: Volo, Feed the Ducks, and assorted puzzles

Posted on April 26, 2018

Game: Volo Designer: Dieter Stein Publisher: nestorgames Players: 2 Time:  45 Minutes Times played: 2 with a purchased copy Game: Feed the Ducks Designer: Néstor Romeral Andrés Publisher: nestorgames Players: 2-4 Time:  20 Minutes Times played: 5 (with both mine … Continue reading →

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James Nathan: Ndengrod/Pentalath, Valion, and Elrostir

Posted on April 25, 2018

Game: Pentalath (Ndengrod) Designer: LUDI Publisher: nestorgames Players: 2 Time:  20 Minutes Times played: 12 (1 time with a copy of Yavalath, 4 times on a purchased copy of Pentalath, and 7 times against the GDL in Dr. Browne’s LUDI … Continue reading →

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James Nathan: Yavalath and Manalath

Posted on April 24, 2018

Game: Yavalath Designer: LUDI Publisher: nestorgames Players: 2-3 Time:  10 Minutes Times played: 27 times.  (14 with a friend’s purchased copy, 6 times with my purchased copy, 7 times against the GDL in Dr. Browne’s LUDI Experiment III survey, ex … Continue reading →

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James Nathan: Cameron Browne’s “Automatic generation and evaluation of recombination games”

Posted on April 23, 2018

It turns out there is an equation that likely describes games I like: It probably doesn’t, but maybe. If you ask me what types of games I like, I’m fairly at sea as I don’t have the vocabulary for that … Continue reading →

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James Nathan: Rescue Polar Bears: Data & Temperature

Posted on January 24, 2018

Game: Rescue Polar Bears: Data & Temperature Designers: Jog Kung, Huang Yi Ming Publisher: TWOPLUS Games Players: 1-4 Time:  30-60 Minutes Times played: 3 times with purchased copy, 1 time with BGG.CON library copy When I was six I wanted … Continue reading →

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James Nathan: Keyper

Posted on January 22, 2018

James Nathan: Keyper Game: Keyper Designer: Richard Breese Publisher: R&D Games Players: 2-4 Time:  90-120 Minutes Times played: 2 times with a friend’s copy For my group, the deluge of Essen titles to dig out from underneath feels like it’s … Continue reading →

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James Nathan: The Glorious South

Posted on January 8, 2018

The Glorious South Game: The Glorious South Designer: Ariel Yi Chi Chang Publisher: GeGe Co. Ltd. Players: 4-8 Time:  20-40 minutes Times played: 4 with purchased copy Sometimes I think about how my body will degrade as I age. I … Continue reading →

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James Nathan: Unlock! Mystery Adventures and Unlock! Temple of Ra

Posted on January 2, 2018

Unlock! Mystery Adventures and Unlock! Temple of Ra Games: Unlock! The House on the Hill Unlock! The Nautilus’ Traps Unlock! The Tonipal’s Treasure Unlock! Temple of Ra Designer: Cyril Demaegd Publisher: Space Cowboys Players: 1+ Ages: 10+ Time: ~60 minutes … Continue reading →

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James Nathan: Finished!

Posted on December 4, 2017

Finished! Designer: Friedemann Friese Artist: Harald Lieske Publisher: 2F-Spiele, Stronghold Games Players: 1 Ages: 10+ Times played: 5, purchased at Spiel 2017 My grandfather had large feet.  I have large feet.  Here are some adidas bowling shoes that I saw … Continue reading →

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James Nathan: Goritaire (ゴリティア)

Posted on November 30, 2017

Goritaire Designer: Pawn Publisher: Adventure Planning Service/bouken Players: 1 Ages: 15+ Times played: 23, purchased from publisher at Spiel 2017 27 Gorilla cards. Gödel’s proof is probably my favorite proof, and I’m quite fond of Gödel’s Proof the book. Not … Continue reading →

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