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Solo Gaming 2025: The End of the Year Edition
In the last year, I’ve played seventy-one (71!) different games solo… and this annual post is my attempt to share my impressions of those games and make some recommendations to my fellow solo gamers. I’ve been writing these solo gaming … 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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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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Solo Gaming: My Personal Journey of the Past Six Years
In junior high & high school (1977-1982), I played a lot of wargames. At different points, I had a subscription to both The General (Avalon Hill’s magazine) and Strategy & Tactics (SPI’s magazine that included a wargame in each issue)…. and, for a … Continue reading →
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