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Not new but interesting – Matt…

By Simon ⋅ July 30, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Not new but interesting – Matt Leacock (designer of co-op game Pandemic) discusses board game design & systems design – http://bit.ly/nm7v6

Interesting (well, to me) thre…

By Simon ⋅ July 30, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Interesting (well, to me) thread from Lookout Games on BGG about unofficial #Agricola cards – http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/427996

Session report: Rat-a-Tat Cat & Quiddler

By Simon ⋅ July 30, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Last night I got together with my friends Adam & Elise for a lovely sushi dinner. After we finished stuffing our faces with tons of maki and nigiri sushi we opted to play a few games. We decided to play some light card games, so ended up getting Rat-a-Tat Cat and Quiddler to the table.

Site update – new graphics

By Simon ⋅ July 28, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Just a quick hello and mention that I have updated this humble site with some new imagery! Check out the main page, postings and the archives for three different dice related images. They are all smaller sections of an awesome photo taken by a fellow resident of the district: Sanjay Suchak.

Rubix Cubewich – http://bit.l…

By Simon ⋅ July 28, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Rubix Cubewich – http://bit.ly/otjYY

Fantastic tool that uses Board…

By Simon ⋅ July 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Fantastic tool that uses BoardGameGeek marketplace data to show historical values of board games. – http://www.spielboy.com/GeekPrices.html

New (to me) game book – Things We Think About Games

By Simon ⋅ July 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I’ve decided to start reading books on game creation and design, theory of play and fun, etc. One of the first books I have ordered on the subject has shown up today: Things We Think About Games by Will Hindmarch and Jeff Tidball.

Villa Paletti – time lapse/slow motion video

By Simon ⋅ July 25, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

My buddy Adam had a nice video camera around, so we did an impromptu recording of one of my favourite dexterity games: Villa Paletti.

Bloggin’ about Mythgardia – h…

By Simon ⋅ July 24, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Bloggin’ about Mythgardia – http://bit.ly/VcT1R

Insane game purchase – Mythgardia

By Simon ⋅ July 23, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Once again, my game collector nature has caused me to spend a fair chunk of money on a rare and possibly interesting title. On which game did I spend the grocery moneyon this time? Mythgardia by Bob Harris, designer of the old classic game Talisman.

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