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Cine Write and Trade (Preview)
Designer: Nomas Kurnia, Arif PrimaArtist: Nomas KurniaPublisher: Tematis Co.Players: 2-4Ages: 13+Times Played: 2 on my demo copy This will be a different sort of post, as this game isn’t available…yet. Along with two other games I’ll tell you about once … Continue reading
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ジンバブエトリック (Zimbabweee Trick)
Designer: 新澤 大樹 (Taiki Shinzawa)Artist: 菅原 美沙穂 (Misaho Sugawara)Publisher: 倦怠期 (Kentaiki)Players: 3-4Ages: 8+Playing Time: 20 minutesTimes Played: 4 with a purchased copy, 2 with exhibition rules on mocked-up components I woke up the morning of January 20 this year, to find … Continue reading
タイムパラトリックス (Time Palatrix)
Designer: 新澤 大樹 (Taiki Shinzawa)Artist: 菅原 美沙穂 (Misaho Sugawara)Publisher: 倦怠期 (Kentaiki)Players: 3-4Ages: 8+Playing Time: 40 minutesTimes Played: 7 with a purchased copy I’ve delayed writing about this game since May and re-written this introduction several times, so I suppose enough with … Continue reading
ノコスダイス (Nokosu Dice)
Designer: Yusuke MatsumotoArtist: 別府さい (Sai Beppu)Publisher: engamesPlayers: 3-4Ages: 10+Playing Time: 30-45 minutesTimes Played: 5 with a review copy Nokosu Dice was one of many trick-taking games released at Tokyo Game Market this fall. Rather, I should say, re-released. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged ゲムマ2019秋, ゲームマーケット2019秋, doujin, Game Market, Japan, Trick Taking
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BGGCON Day Four (2019)
This is actually a Day Zero, Four, and Five post, as I’ll cover Saturday, Sunday morning, and a few things from Tuesday night after the train arrived. This was the last BGGCON I’ll be able to make it to for … Continue reading
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BGGCON Day Three (2019)
Day three started off as almost all my BGGCON days do, eating a hotel salad. They were out of the ones I had been getting, so I got this instead. With jalapeno cheddar sausage? Well, not exactly. As I looked … Continue reading
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BGGCON Day Two (2019)
It was day two, which featured more hotel exploring, more bbq, and the arrival of new friends, some of whom I knew were coming, and some who I hadn’t seen in years, and didn’t know when I’d see again. Day … Continue reading
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BGGCON Day One (2019)
Here’s the new hotel! It’s the glass building down and to the left of that tower. Since some things are new this year, I’ll try to remember to share information and photos of things that I had started to take … Continue reading
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RollingCon 2019
I’m writing this up from the registration line of BGGCON this morning, the convention’s first time at this new hotel -now outside of the DFW airport (again), and after an afternoon and an evening, it’s already been a nice change, … Continue reading
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Autumn Game Market Anticipation Post (ゲームマーケット2019秋プレビュー)
Autumn Tokyo Game Market, which I may occasionally slip up and refer to as “Fall”, is happening next weekend, while I’ll be at BGG.CON. Thankfully, that means I’ll miss the last few days of announcements and updates, lest I find … Continue reading
