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The snowshelf reached from horizon to horizon in all directions.
Tag: Player Interaction
Gold n’ Grog
Ho, ho, ho and a bottle of rum!
The Battle of Versailles
This week, Hope Thompson joins us on the blog with her review of a game about the fashion show held in 1973 in Versailles, France that pitted newcomer American designers such as Anne Klein, Halston, Oscar de la Renta, Stephen Burrows and Bill Blass against the stalwart French designers such as Yves Saint Laurent, Hubert de Givenchy, Emanuel Ungaro, Pierre Cardin and Christian Dior.
Trick-Taking it to the Next Level – my fascination with trick-taking games
As you probably know by now, I absolutely love trick-taking games.
Repeated Replayability – another look at games’ longterm interest
I have previously looked at replayability in board games and I must admit, I still can't put my finger on why a game like Chess, which has no variability and no randomness, is so hugely replayable and remains interesting even after dozens of plays, while other games with variable setup, different factions and a large amount of chance are sometimes boring after only a handful of plays.
Taiwan Night Market
There was all sorts of Xiaochi and other street food on offer, as well as a variety of speciality drinks.
Gingerbread Towers
The house smelled of cinnamon, golden syrup and ginger.
Chop Stacks
Using chopsticks isn't easy.
Viking See-Saw
We were going to leave our Scandinavian homelands to search for fortunes in new shores far beyond the horizon.
Akropolis
It was the 5th century BCE and we, the Athenians, had been victorious over the Persians.