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Big City

I've wanted a copy of Big City for years but was not willing to pay the premium prices for the out of print (OOP) game. Valley Games announced that they were printing another version but that was well over a year ago and I was getting tired of waiting. As luck would have it, I saw a "Like New" copy go up in the BGG mar...

Homemade Micropul

Whipped up a homemade wooden (white oak) copy of Micropul today. It didn't turn out as nice as I'd hoped (I rushed) but it is playable. I think I'll take another shot at using some of the print and play designs for another attempt.

Christian Howes Jam

My son, Noah, has taken a few violin lessons from...

Come On 3!

Sophie, Noah, and I played Long Shot this morning. From the image, it looks like my 3 horse was doing pretty well but unfortunately we were battling for third place. Sophie cleaned our clocks by owning the 1 horse; it came in first, and she had $20 bet on it. My 9 horse came in second and Noah's 6 horse third ...

Gaming with the Family

Got in a quick game of The Climbers with the whole family after dinner tonight.

Ingenious iPhone Application

Over the last several weeks I've been exchanging emails with Sophisticated Games and United Soft Media Verlag GmbH, the makers of the Ingenious iPhone application. I've included a link on the Ingenious game page that will take you to the iTunes Store where you can purchase the iPhone app (circled below). And as a special bonus it's on sale for only $0.99 until Valentine's Day! So, if you're an iPhone user, take a moment to check out t...

Davido's Latest Shipment

I'm starting to think David has a "problem" but taking a quick look at the games piling up on my shelf and knowing I have several waiting on backorder at Game Surplus, well, let's just say I sympathize.

Matthew,
this is another one of my patented 'multiple shipments arriving on the same day' :D

The main shipment was a Coolstuff Inc. order to celebrate the release of Cosmic I...

Impromptu Game Day - January 30, 2010

I got a couple of close gamer friends together for an impromptu game day at my house. We warmed up with Die Aufsteiger/The Climbers.
We quickly moved on to ...

Die Aufsteiger

Okay, it was an impulse buy but my copy of Die Aufsteiger, a.k.a. The Climbers, arrived today. I was surprised that it came so quickly given that I'd only ordered it on Friday morning but by Monday afternoon it was sitting on my porch, packed well in a USPS Priority Mail box.

Davido's Latest Shipment

It's been awhile since any one sent me a shipment picture but here's davido's recent haul and his note:
Matthew,
I had some extra holiday money and when Coolstuff, Inc. offered a 5% off promo (alas, NOT piggybackable w/ my regular 2.5% loyalty bonus) I snagged some odds n ends. I missed the Haiti relief fund promo by a day,...