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2009 holiday gaming

Just a quick hello to say that I am back from the dead. After a busy few months I’m hoping to have more time to blog. And I’d like to start by reporting on the games I manage to play while home with my family over the next week or so. I brought a number [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-02

Fantastic tool that uses BoardGameGeek marketplace data to show historical values of board games. – http://www.spielboy.com/GeekPrices.html # Rubix Cubewich – http://bit.ly/otjYY # Interesting (well, to me) thread from Lookout Games on BGG about unofficial #Agricola cards – http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/427996 # Not new but interesting – Matt Leacock (designer of co-op game Pandemic) discusses board game design [...]

Villa Paletti – time lapse/slow motion video

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

The Abominable Charles Christopher

Just a quick post to tell you that I have discovered an awesome web comic. The Abominable Charles Christopher has been running since June of 2007, and tells the story of a dopey yet lovable creature and the unwitting adventure in which he has found himself participating.

Agricola joke of the week

Agricola is my favorite board game, and I love seeing the fan-made variant decks that have popped up here and there. This is one of the best cards I’ve seen yet. Not only is it hilarious, but the power is pretty unique and seems reasonably balanced. I would be quite happy to play with this [...]

The Hiatus is Over!

I am back in the game! I will start posting content (albeit it’ll still be the same low quality) a few times a week again. Thinking that I may have to expand from just games to other topics as well. Who knows… I leave you with a photo of a truly amazing thing:

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