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Tag Archives: Board game

Why would you do this to us Ticket to Ride? Why?

15 Wednesday Apr 2020

Posted by John Samuel in Game Reviews

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Board game, business analysis, games, User Experience, UX

Recently the otherwise excellent Ticket to Ride app on the iPad had an “upgrade”. The most noticeable change was this: Continue reading →

New Year Boardgaming With Thanks, The 2016 Edition

04 Monday Jan 2016

Posted by John Samuel in Game Reviews, reviews

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A Fake Artist Goes To New York, Board game, board games, Castles of Burgundy, friends, games, Just Desserts, Nations: The Dice Game, photography, photos, Starship Merchants, Tiny Epic Galaxies, Wildlife

The houseboat arriving at Mandurah to pick us up.

The houseboat arriving at Mandurah to pick us up.

This year the annual boardgaming gathering was held on a houseboat around Mandurah / Ravenswood. Some friends hired it for a week or so, and ran it most effectively.

Apart from the usual good food[1] and good games in the company of good friends, the setting was very relaxing in and of itself. Continue reading →

SwanCon 40 Report (Easter 2015)

07 Tuesday Apr 2015

Posted by John Samuel in Uncategorized

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Board game, games, John Scalzi, sf cons, Splendor, SwanCon, Tsuro!

SwanCon 40 was, as always, a great weekend for me, and ended with a pleasant shock that I won’t be forgetting any time soon. Continue reading →

New Year Boardgaming With Thanks

02 Friday Jan 2015

Posted by John Samuel in Game Reviews

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Board game, games, Seven Wonders, Terra Mystica

I have some very good friends in Perth who host a catered gathering for the purpose of boardgaming and socialising after Christmas. I’ve been attending for several years and it’s often the highlight of the holiday period.

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2014 in Review

31 Wednesday Dec 2014

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

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Akatsuki no Yona, argevollen, Board game, Bodacious Space Pirates, BTOOOM!, Encouragement of Climb, Feminism, gamergate, games, Girls Und Panzer, GLASSLIP, Hamatora, Hanayamata, Locodol, Log Horizon, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Nagi no Asukara, Say "i Love You", Shin Sekai Yori, Shirobako, Sword Art Online, Taisho Baseball Girls, The Pilot's Love Song, Tonari no Seki-Kun, Yama no Susume, Your Lie In April, Yuki Yuna is a Hero, Yuki Yuna wa Yusha de Aru, YuYuYu

Here’s the final “in review” post for 2014 with the top 5 for the month, the quarter, the year, and all time, plus some bonus commentary on best/worst of the year. Continue reading →

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  • Cowboy Bebop: Venus Pop (2021) 21 November 2021
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