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My Five And Dimes: 2011

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Published on 01-01-2012 10:50 PM Number of Views: 2128

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Games that you played five or ten times in a year (five and dimes) have been used as a barometer of the board gaming world for years. Here's what made my five and dime board gaming list in 2011:

Dominion — 19 plays

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Anime Maids vs. Dominion

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Published on 10-18-2011 11:45 PM Number of Views: 3379

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Deckbuilding game Tanto Cuore was first brought to market in 2009 … but only in Japan. It wasn't widely available in the United States until this year, which has resulted in an unusual combination: a brand-new (to us) deckbuilding game that still feels ...

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Quarriors! Rolls Snake Eyes!

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Published on 08-30-2011 09:01 PM Number of Views: 3867

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This summer has really proven the staying power of deckbuilding games with the release of supplements for Ascension, Dominion, and Thunderstone, plus some totally new deckbuilding games. Of those, the one that's the most unique is no ...

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Ascension vs Dominion: I Guess They Fight Too

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Published on 07-27-2011 06:08 PM Number of Views: 5252

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I've written a series of articles outlining the evolution of the deckbuilding genre through games like Thunderstone, Resident ...

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The Dice Games of Stefan Feld

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Published on 06-09-2011 08:01 AM Number of Views: 3268

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Last week, I got to play Die Burgen von Burgund, alea Big Box #14. It's yet another game by Stefan Feld and yet another Feld game that uses dice as part of its mechanical engine.

I wrote about game designer Stefan Feld just last ...

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Game Decisions & AI: A Look at Modern Art: The Card Game

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Published on 05-26-2011 11:01 PM Number of Views: 3253

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The last two years have been a programming whirlwind for me at my real-life job, Skotos. And that's a segue into the fact that I just released my fifth iPhone eurogame conversion in 17 months. This time around, it's Reiner Knizia's Modern Art: ...

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Dominion & Resident Evil Fight!

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Published on 04-28-2011 05:02 AM Number of Views: 3537

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This is my third article in a series that examines new deckbuilding games as they appear and investigates what they add to the quickly expanding subgenre. I've previously covered Thunderstone and Nightfall. This week I'm going to be looking ...

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Reiner Knizia's Amun-Re: Still Innovative after All These Years

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Published on 04-13-2011 11:01 PM Number of Views: 1756

Though the Cult of the New ever dominates eurogame playing, I increasingly find myself returning to the classics at least once or twice each month. That's what brought me back to Reiner Knizia's Amun-Re a few weeks ago.

I've always liked the ...

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