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JW
Apr 24
Closed for Playing
I've only played one game solo in April. And that one just once. No solo plays in March. February was better, but mainly because I did a...
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JW
Jan 31
Got it Backwards
For this year's Creative 12x12 Challenge we have to celebrate a holiday each month by playing a game. Turns out today is Backwards Day,...
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JW
Jan 5
Fail Forward
I love a good challenge. But most of the time I don't have the discipline to complete them. I enjoy making plans so much more than acting...
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JW
Dec 27, 2023
2023 Sidequest: Let’s Get Digital
As most of you know, my brain doesn’t always work as intended. 2023 was another year where I struggled with depression and that made it...
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JW
Dec 22, 2023
A Year of Slacking - JW Pledges 2023
So, crowdfunding became an expensive hobby. Shipping, VAT and customs push most campaigns out of my reach. I take my chances of games...
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JW
Nov 5, 2023
From the Ashes
My favourite game Talisman is 40 years old today. I have never played that first edition, but I did play it from the 2nd edition onwards....
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JW
Oct 25, 2023
Just My Cup of Joe (Awesome Autumn Solocon #1)
Deck-building and dice rolling, a match made in heaven. G.I. Joe Deck-Building Game was tailor-made for me, except for the theme - I had...
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JW
Oct 20, 2023
Awesome Autumn Solocon
It's a school holiday over here in The Netherlands, so we went on our annual trip to a cabin in the woods. The weather seems bad enough...
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JW
Aug 24, 2023
Great Expectations: Summer 2023 - Games Edition
I'm on vacation (in my own house), and starting to relax. Everything is sunny and fine. 🌞 So what better time than now to look ahead. My...
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JW
Dec 2, 2022
Here Comes That Fuzzy Feeling
The best (gaming) month of the year is here again: Dicember! Dicember is a yearly challenge on BoardGameGeek, organized by user...
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JW
Sep 24, 2022
But wait, there's more! (Bare Essen-tials, part 2)
Yeah. Another year we’re not going. But if I was, these are some of the games I’d check out at Essen Spiel 2022. I am not someone who...
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JW
Jul 24, 2022
A B C, it's easy as 1 2 3
This summer I’m hosting an alphabet challenge in the Dutch and Belgian solo board gamers Facebook group. Good fun. Though I’m not...
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JW
Jun 10, 2022
... (Four Months Later)
Where was I. Like I said in A Game a Day, this year's theme is: "Play More Of My Owned Games and Play My Owned Games More". So, did I in...
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JW
Feb 6, 2022
A Game a Day... (January 2022)
Well, to tell you the truth you don't have to do anything at all to keep the doctor away. They're always awfully busy and it's been...
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JW
Dec 29, 2021
End Times 2021: JW's Playlist
Everybody had a hard year Everybody had a good time Oh yeah Oh yeah Well, I don't know about you of course, but I sure had. 2021 was a...
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JW
Dec 27, 2021
End Times 2021: The Art of Shopping
I like to play games that are new to me. I am not a chess player who gets his kick out of improving himself at a game. I absolutely suck...
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JW
Dec 8, 2021
Whatever happened to... Solotober?
In October JW joined a challenge to play a different solo game every day. He also aimed to get ten games off the shelf of shame that...
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