Space: 1999 — 20/45 Years Later
Today marks the twentieth anniversary of the loss of Moonbase Alpha. But if you don’t remember September 13, 1999, then you probably weren’t a child of the 1970s, and you didn’t watch Space: 1999.
Gold Armada is Not a Monet
Gold Armada has all the signs of a classic Reiner Knizia game: simple rules, fast play, nice production values. The 2017 release has also faded into obscurity, which makes me wonder: why isn’t there any room for games like Gold Armada in today’s board game market?
Azul is My Favorite Game That I Don’t Own in 2018
Today marked my tenth play of Azul, the abstract board game of choosing tiles to make pretty walls. (My younger daughter skunked me, 65-40.) Ten plays in a year is pretty good for any game, but what makes this such a milestone?
Busy September!
Earlier this year, I asked what the group should be doing more of. Based on our September events, it looks like the answer is: lots! We’re halfway through the month we’ve had plenty of meet-ups, including special game nights devoted to Settlers of Catan and chess. There’s even momentum building up for gatherings built around Dungeons &…
April Library Meetup Roundup!
The dead were on the loose at our April library meetup! Fortunately, they were the polite sort and let us get in some other games too. Short and evil were the order of the day early on, as The Duke, Hey! That’s My Fish and Quicksand hit the table. Hey! That’s My Fish has sassy penguin figures…
Last Month at Game Meetup
I’ve got a new game in that awkward stage where it needs lot of attention, so I’m just now catching up with an roundup of our October Library Meetup. Here we go! Attendance was light last month, but we got in some great games. Our Castle Panic game was just about as close to defeat…