Posted in Board Games, Video Games, Opinion on May 3rd, 2007 4 Comments »
I spent a few hours tonight with Catan (as in Settlers of, or for you Germans Die Siedler von) on Xbox Live Arcade. Indeed, as I’d received a review code for it and all my Xbox can do is play on Live Arcade (due to a 1-month-outside-warranty dead drive) I was ecstatic to do so. […]
Posted in Board Games, Reviews on Apr 30th, 2007 1 Comment »
Paul (whose wife is still out of town) came over on Saturday night for dinner and a board game. While he and I explored the nuances (or lack thereof) in Gauntlet on Xbox Live Arcade, Jen whipped up some of he stunning spaghetti sauce. Bread was toasted and garlic-ed and some salad mix was de-bagged. […]
Posted in Board Games, Opinion on Apr 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
Monday night Paul Dawson gave me a call. We’d been intending to get together for some lengthier two player board games and his wife was out of town, wouldn’t I come over? Indeed I would. So Battlelore finally got to come to the table with an opponent other than my wife. As it is a […]
Posted in Board Games, Video Games, Reviews on Nov 28th, 2006 No Comments »
In Germany, board games are a family institution. Family game nights are the rule rather than the exception, and the demand such enculturation brings has created a board game market that dwarfs that of the United States. It would come as quite a surprise to the average North American how much games are played, discussed, […]