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Alison Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2025 (Part 29)
I’ve recently had mixed feelings about being the gaming organiser/leader in my groups. The upside is that I ensure enjoyable gaming. The downside is that I started perceiving that friends might think it too directorial, which then got me a … Continue reading
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Alison Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2025 (Part 28)
Every now and then I remind readers that all my snapshots are stored in BGG as comments – that’s roughly 3450 games and 270 expansions and counting. My username is alzsara. One approach to get easy access to these is … Continue reading
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Alison Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2025 (Part 27)
Alison Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2025 (Part 27) A while back I had a rant about the casual misogyny found in rule books in relation to using he/him (not examples, but in the actual rules and card effects) and how … Continue reading
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Alison Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2025 (Part 25)
I’ve never played Molly House. I don’t know what it purports to represent but I have a perception that it provides visibility on historical LGBT relationships and therefore the implication is that the game’s existence promotes normalcy of, and acceptance … Continue reading
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Solo Gaming 2025: The First Eight Months
I’ve been writing these solo gaming reports since March of 2020… yes, early on in the pandemic. This new era of well-designed automata and solo modes for multiplayer games, coupled with excellent new solo game designs, is actually quite heartening to … Continue reading
Opinionated Gamers Quick Takes 2025 – Part 2
Happy Holidays to everyone! As the year comes to a close, another Quick Takes column We’ve started a tradition of writing a group document with very short takes on the games that we play. Of course, you’ll not … Continue reading →
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