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Yes, I'm Alive

There's been a lot of non-gaming stuff going on in my life lately and I've taken a bit of a hiatus from play as much as I had in the past but it's all been good. There's been no major life-altering event or situation to awkwardly share. Just, well, life gets in the way of a hobby sometimes.

On my last game night I had the opportunity (finally!) to play Terra Mystica. I'd order ...

Cabin Con 2013

Cabin Con 2012 was the first year to resurrect a cabin getaway of gaming in southern Ohio after a six or seven year hiatus. We had so much fun last year that we decided to get the same six of us back together for another go of it this year. We managed to get a cabin very near the one we had the year before but this one had a different layout that was much better suited to gaming given that one of our members brought a huge table that all six of us could easily play one large game or we coul ...

Pimpin' the Tzolk'in Gears

Pimping out a game, making special and/or enhanced pieces for specific games isn't rare in the board gaming community. Some gamers spend a surprising amount of time and money making laser-cut replacement pieces, wooden animal "meeples" (animeeples), even hand-painted resin-casts for Settlers, Notre Dame, and others. I'm not one to go all out on pimping out a game but I have done it before.

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Interview with Brent Povis: Designer of Morels

Brent Povis and I have kept in touch via email after meeting at Origins and I recently ran across an interview with him by MeepleTown. He gave me a little shout out in the interview that I didn't expect. Thanks for the shout out Brent; Lisa and I wish you great success.

Last Will Review

I've had the opportunity to play Last Will six times. I was taught the first time, had a refresher the second time, and taught the game the last three times to mostly, if not all, new players, and finally as a two-player against Lisa. And, even after that, I'm forced to admit that I have no idea how to be competitive. Strangely enough, that has me intrigued. It gnaws at me. An itch ...

Great Lakes Games 2012

I always look forward to the Great Lakes Games (GLG) convention and this year was no exception. I shared a ride with a friend in my game group and after packing up the night before (there's a library of attendee supplied games) we hoped in the car and made the 3 hour trip to Indiana. After a quick lunch, check in, and registration we were quickly hooked up with a game of Hawaii.

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Game Day

Ah�dusty game day. Well, mostly just a game day that granted the opportunity to play some old titles as well as a new one. When I sent out the offer to host a game day to my analog game group, I didn't get a rousing response. People have very busy schedules this time of year and it's just hard to get a quorum together. After shifting around the date a bit, I did manage to get two ...

Dusty Game Day at the Marquand's

I periodically host a game day outside the standing one or two game days a month and in the past we've usually picked titles from whatever people brought and from my collection (currently just north of 250 games). This time, however, I decided to bone up on some old titles and take the first two or three responders in hopes of being able to play some dusty games I haven't played i ...

Analog Game Night - August 2012

Six of us gathered for our August meeting with the informal plan of splitting up for some shorter games but in the end we pulled out Dominant Species...the full game. I'd brought DS:The Card Game but we opted for the full glory of the board game.

We trudged through a rule refresher and by the second turn I'd realized I'd forgotten a lot from my first play and felt that it was ...

Playing with Two - July 2012

Whew! It's been a long time since I posted. There's been a lot of non-gaming going on in the Marquand household including a short, but much needed, vacation.

Lisa and I got in another game of Kingdom Builder and I think for both of us now, it's become a game where you engage the auto-pilot and just let it run. I've played the game approximately 20-25 times and even with the N ...