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Zerbique
Jan 7
Labors of Love
If game designs are labors of love, critics must be insensitive haters. Or are they?
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Zerbique
Nov 30, 2023
Sexist Fantasy Covers
Some of you may know I left the 1Player Guild (meaning more time to dedicate to Solitaire Times!), and in the end, that's all about a...
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Zerbique
Jul 27, 2023
Cash Grabs Everywhere!
Zerbique sings the praise for grumpiness against respectable industry representants and bloodsucker big boxes that want to eat you whole!
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JW
Jul 9, 2023
You Watch My Back and I’ll Watch Yours: Week July 9 to 15
Scratch that. Athena landed her promotion at work and immediately left for vacation. And now I’m stuck here without a note or whatever to...
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JW
May 2, 2023
Escapism: it's only natural
Fantasy and Science Fiction were the main two genres that used to offer us a way to escape reality. But lately a new theme has emerged...
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JW
Jun 11, 2022
Almost as if nothing ever happened…
Athena: HeroQuest sucks JW: Good evening to you too. Athena: It’s a children’s game for childish people. JW: Cool! Athena: Some...
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Zerbique
Dec 2, 2021
If in doubt don’t back… or screw that and do back
There is one thing that annoys me, and that’s echo chambers: when a small community starts to adhere to a creed and keeps repeating it on...
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JW
Sep 5, 2021
Never Getting Old: September Crowdfunding Grumpy
JW: “Hey kids, let me tell you how Athena and I first met. It was a few years ago, this very weekend, that I had posted something on...
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JW
Aug 2, 2021
So Bored: August Crowdfunding Grumpy
August is boring. The whole editorial alphabet, from Athena to Zerbique, left the office for a Summer Break. 😞 I've dusted the laptops....
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JW
Jul 1, 2021
Minimal effort
As you may know, I started collecting playing card decks last year. To make my plays of Patience more colourful, and also out of...
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JW
May 1, 2021
May Hotness: Crowdfunding Grumpy
JW: Athena, you look flushed! You're sweating. Have you been working out? Athena: No, I have a fever. I got my first vaccine dose...
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Athena
Apr 20, 2021
Slowing down, backing out, and yet...
I became a member of BGG in January 2017 and have been both growing and culling my games collection ever since. It now sits at 65 titles...
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JW
Feb 28, 2021
The Seal of Disapproval: March Crowdfunding Grumpy
JW: I don't remember allowing pets in here, what's this? I nearly stepped on it. Eeww, it smells! Athena: It's cute. JW: You know you'll...
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JW
Feb 3, 2021
Bummed: February KS Grumpy
Athena: I don't feel like doing a grumpy post. I don't feel like doing anything. JW: Yeah, I'm bummed too. I have no idea if it's the...
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JW
Jan 17, 2021
Raise the double standard!
Publisher Board & Dice decided to suspend all future collaboration and work with their top designer Daniele Tascini because of his racist...
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Athena
Dec 20, 2020
Underwater Cities vs. Terraforming Mars: worst components face-off
I just received Underwater Cities. In many ways it looks heavily inspired by Terraforming Mars which is one of my favourite solo games....
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JW
Dec 16, 2020
The Waiting Game
When I was young, so much younger than today, I already was crazy about dice. Custom dice, coloured dice, big dice, small dice, with dots...
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JW
Dec 12, 2020
Games of 2021 I'm furious about
This evening Athena sent me a list of games that are expected to launch on Kickstarter next year. Her suggestion was we'd both write a...
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