It is my honour to welcome our 140th Geek of the Week... and it is with great pleasure that I bring you.... VerkistoOne of my earliest memories of boardgamegeek, was finding Isaac's Naaaame Gaaaame geeklist, which I thought was an absolutely brilliant idea.He is a prolifc contributor, and his cartoo...

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/contest/shercoHere's your chance to have a planet named after you! Your adventures are just beginning in this new contest from Amazing Space Venture, the clever tile and card playing game of intergalactic space exploration. Slightly mad game inventor Dr. Nevets Yahsel in...

BLACKBEARD You are without a doubt the worst pirate I’ve ever heard of. But you have heard of me... - Pirates of the Caribbean When I was a kid, I loved the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney World. I couldn't really explain why, it was just something about these people that lived a life of...

A word of warning - this review is a subjective take of Pandemic as a game suitable for playing with your non-gaming girlfriend (or your non-gaming wife, boyfriend, roomate, mom, fishy-looking neighbour, houseplant etc.) with not really much info about the rules or the game itself. I gather a lot of...

I don't know if it is some kind of late onset dyslexia or just too much Combat Commander: Europe recently, but when I read the title to http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/31264 "Want a copy of Flowerpower? Here's a DIY Guide", I somehow read it as a list to make a flamethrower.Man, was I disappoi...

I know it's not really news at this time but I did not post because when I got the news late last week that it would ship from the printer around the 1st week of June (assuming no other delays - see below) I had hoped I can convince the printer to shave off a week or two - but I have not heard from ...

General rules of thumb and how they relate to gaming....

BGG is ruining my life. So if it's destroying yours too, you can take comfort in knowing that you're not alone.This is how it's ruining mine, and why I hate BGG...(feel free to confess your own hate below)...

I read a very interesting article in the Economist last month.It polled 1000 people in Britain and the USA on a number of key issues and values.The results were fascinating. They showed in some cases a gulf in thinking/values between the two nations and sometimes a remarkable alignment.I present he...

This morning, my four year-old daughter demanded I teach her a "wergame". I asked her if she wanted to play with tanks or ships, and she requested ships.I took Afrika Korps off the shelf, largely because I remember being shown the game when I was her age. She commented, "That's a really old game!"...

This is a tale of sorrow, Joy, tears, and Love.It all began with a sad and dejected man staring at me with big sorrowful eyes. He was demanding a rematch since he had been so badly beaten. My heart went out to him as we re-set the game board. I was giddy at the thought of a win and excited to play ...

Race for the Galaxy took quite a while to grow on me. Last year's Secret Santa was very gracious and secured a copy for me when it was just coming out. I played it once or twice, and then just let it collect dust for a few months. Some time later my wife and I pulled it out again, and proceeded t...

Dear internet traveler, your cyber journeys have led you to a location that we will for now simply call BGG. Before we can allow access, there are a few things you should know about the site you are attempting to enter. There is much pleasure to be gained within, but also a cost to calculate. Ple...

I am a history professor with my general field in modern European history and a speciality in British history. Because of my fields of study, I get to teach a survey course on European history from the seventeenth century to the present. This era involves a massive number of wars in Europe, from t...

Hey Kids. Its been a bit of a review-break for Mister Tygo, but I'm back from Tennessee Game Days and I'm ready to write again. So, Wealth of Nations. I'm going to attempt to not regurgitate the rules, and just go over what the game is and how I feel about it. This game is definitely under the ...

Hi Guys. As many of you know there have been changes in management and ownership with ProLudo. The company will now go back to solely distributing games and ceased it's publishing activities. When this was announced I assured you all that this would not affect Age of Piracy as this was what I was t...

We all know them. They say pretty much the same thing when things don't go their way. ...