Archive for the ‘Board games’ Category

This week, the paragraph-based solitaire game Barbarian Prince. If that’s not enough of a mouthful, it’s also a Dwarfstar game.

Sorry about the delay on this one.
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2
Mar

Vintage Gamer #7: Can’t Stop

   Posted by: Jim   in Board games, Podcasts

This week, the dice game Can’t Stop, designed by Sid Sackson and originally published by Parker Brothers. Warning: heavy analysis content — may ruin fun.
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22
Feb

The Vintage Gamer #6: Diplomacy (BG)

   Posted by: Jim   in Board games, Podcasts

This week, I cover Allan Calhamer’s (in)famous game Diplomacy, once published through Avalon Hill and currently published by Hasbro through its Avalon Hill line (not quite the same thing).
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By request, and by desire, I cover the cult game Cosmic Encounter, originally published by Eon and designed by Bill Eberle, Jack Kittredge and Peter Olotka.
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In this episode, I discuss the board game Demonlord, originally published by Dwarfstar/Heritage in 1981. It is currently out of print, but you can download scans of the board, counters and rules at the website listed below.
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