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Bare Essen-tials
JW reminded me that Essen Spiel is going to take place at the very beginning of October this year, so I went through the BGG preview list...
Athena
Sep 21, 2022
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End Times 2021: On collecting cards
Ever since I started board gaming, I realized I have a fascination with cards. The games I enjoy the most are card-driven, even though I...
Athena
Dec 26, 2021
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Hit and miss
"Oh, crap. Now I'm stuck with it", I uttered as soon as I saw the Kickstarter email that notified me Senjutsu has successfully funded and...
Athena
Nov 14, 2021
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Mission: Recollection 2
As our readers may remember, I have decided to revisit my games collection and try to play not just my latest acquisitions or games I'm...
Athena
Jul 8, 2021
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Mission: Recollection
JW and I had one of our usual "what to buy next" discussions the other day. I had browsed the local shops to check what's available, and,...
Athena
Jun 28, 2021
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Mid-year radar
It is the middle of 2021 already, which means, time to pause, look back on the games acquired so far, but mainly look forward at what is...
Athena
Jun 16, 2021
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Shelf portrait
Welcome to my room! This is a general view of my bookcases which are by now almost at full capacity. I recently did a spring cleaning and...
Athena
Jun 16, 2021
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This and that
Today I felt like sharing a few things I've been enjoying lately, along with random thoughts, somewhat in the style of the BGG blogs I'm...
Athena
Jun 2, 2021
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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...
Athena
Apr 20, 2021
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April Fool's fools
It is the 1st of April today and, instead of trying to deceive you, I chose to honour the figure of The Fool - the first card of the...
Athena
Apr 1, 2021
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The Owl in the Labyrinth
This post is classified under my personal "The Owl" subsection, and may or may not have to do with board games. Last night I watched Jim...
Athena
Mar 14, 2021
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A Pictorial Guide to John Burton's The Brambles
The first thing you notice about The Brambles: A Solo (PnP) Card Game is the striking artwork the designer John Burton has selected for...
Athena
Jan 2, 2021
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The clavis or key to the magic of Tony Boydell's Aleph Null
Goetia, a term that signifies the conjuration of demons, comes from the Greek word "γοητεία" which means charm. Having been charmed...
Athena
Nov 12, 2020
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Illustrators I would like to see create art for board games
As I was browsing the images of the Mystical Tarot deck, illustrated by the artist Giuliano Costa, I started thinking that I would very...
Athena
Sep 21, 2020
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The soothing sound of placing meeples: board game ASMR
An exhibition called 'Weird Sensation Feels Good' is currently running at the ArkDes (National Centre for Architecture and Design) in...
Athena
Jun 24, 2020
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Garden of degenerate delights: musings on the art and theme of Dungeon Degenerates
‘I'm not sure that I can get past the art style. It definitely belongs on the side of a purple van with wall to wall shag carpeting’.[1]...
Athena
Jan 15, 2020
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