http://gaming.powerblogs.com/ Board Games and lesser pursuits en-us 2009-06-27T21:06+00:00 http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1246137266.shtml I have a new XBox and regional Bridge tournament this week.... Brian 2009-06-27T21:06+00:00 http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1245731297.shtml I'm not in the cult of Werewolf ... but if a game took 10 minutes? I just got to try Looney Labs' Are you the Traitor?. The game went... Brian 2009-06-23T04:06+00:00 http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1245175807.shtml You can peruse the list at his site. Seeing as how I've only played one of them, I shan't comment.... Brian 2009-06-16T18:06+00:00 http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1245123290.shtml I first saw David desJardin's "Dice chess" on r.g.b, I think. For those who haven't heard of it, it has the following rules.... Brian 2009-06-16T03:06+00:00 http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1244842057.shtml ... Brian 2009-06-12T21:06+00:00 http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1244757818.shtml So I tune into the US Bridge Championships and see that Meckwell are playing ... six spades redoubled (making, but can't get an overtrick). Next hand they jump to... Brian 2009-06-11T22:06+00:00 http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1244381574.shtml Buy a Wii. UFC Undisupted is indeed sweet (albeit with insanely complicated controls for the ground game).... Brian 2009-06-07T13:06+00:00 http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1243984942.shtml For all my complaints about Small World, there really is something nice about a game where the vast majority of your turns take less than a minute.... Brian 2009-06-02T23:06+00:00 http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1243871242.shtml Happy June 1st.... Brian 2009-06-01T15:06+00:00 http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1243744886.shtml Played Battle Cry again, which just reminds me why Memoir, Battle Lore, and C&C are such hot commodities. Still, I prefer Battle Cry (with a bit of handwaving to... Brian 2009-05-31T04:05+00:00 http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1243520671.shtml From time to time I get inquiries about buying ad space here. (This makes me rethink capitalism, so I'll give you a moment to goggle and wonder).... Brian 2009-05-28T17:05+00:00 http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1243179759.shtml ... Brian 2009-05-24T15:05+00:00 http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1242865386.shtml ... discovers Settlers of Catan. Interesting article, mainly for unit numbers and a few anecdotes and the fact that I can apply to be a professor of boardgames at... Brian 2009-05-21T00:05+00:00 http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1242787672.shtml (Two new games in two days...its almost like I'm a gamer).... Brian 2009-05-20T02:05+00:00 http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1242705297.shtml I finally played it and it's an evolutionary upgrade to Vinci. Simpler base rules; I don't mind hidden VPs (in theory we could track them, but nobody does), no problem... Brian 2009-05-19T03:05+00:00