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I'm 35 years old and i live in Portugal, near the city of Leiria, in a small village called Vieira de Leiria near the sea.
I currently work at a cosmetics company where i'm responsable for international commerce.
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I love movies, boardgames, Music and Sports.
My favourite movies are LA HAINE, SHICHININ NO SAMURAI and THE QUIET MAN.
My favourite boardgames are Agricola, Caylus and Age of Steam.
My favourite Singers/Bands are SIGUR RÓS, ARCADE FIRE and THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS.
I love soccer and i'm a BENFICA fan.
I love basketball and i'm a CHICAGO BULLS fan.

But must of all i love my wife ANA


I have my own fantastic gaming group that usually plays every Friday and Saturday nights. In our blog we review and talk about boardgames and everything related to the hobby. We are also responsable for one of the most important gaming conventions in our country - LEIRIACON.

I also play at home with my wife, her sister and boyfriend. I've already converted these poor souls into boardgaming and we usually play one or two nights a week.
So, i'm a lucky dude that can play games 2 to 3 nights a week

I'm somewhat a mood player, so i often change my ratings on games.

You can see my GotW thread here.

Here you can see my MicroBadge designs

My personal blog is oblogdocosta.
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My HOT10 are the games that i played the most (or the last) during each month.
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Owned games that i haven't played yet, but looking forward to:

Commands & Colors: Ancients
Railroad Tycoon
Diplomacy
Dungeon Twister
Carolus Magnus
Warrior Knights
A Touch of Evil Supernatural Game
Android
Liberty
Dust
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Other games that i'm also looking forward to play:

Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
War of the Ring
Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage
Battlestar Galactica
Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! - Russia 1941-1942
Combat Commander: Europe
Twilight Imperium 3rd Edition
YINSH
Tichu
Wallenstein
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Games that i really need to play again soon:

Container
La Città
In the Shadow of the Emperor
Hamburgum
FAB: The Bulge
Blue Moon City
El Capitán
Canal Mania
Logistico
Friedrich
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These are the games that i'm considering to purchase, or at least would like to :

Endeavor
Campaign Manager 2008
Pandemic: On the Brink
Catan Geographies: Germany
Automobile
Richelieu
FITS
Giants
At the Gates of Loyang
Hive

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My HOT games in June '09 were:




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I started to track all the games i play in 2007. Before that... things are a bit blury...

So...In 2008 i played 161 diferent games 335 times, beeing May my best month with 54 plays.
My TOP10 most played games in 2008 is:

Pandemic - 16 plays
Crokinole - 8 plays
Patrician - 7 plays
Mr. Jack - 7 plays
Bohnanza - 7 plays
Aton - 7 plays
Notre Dame - 7 plays
Agricola - 6 plays
The Princes of Machu Picchu - 6 plays
Race for the Galaxy - 6 plays
Zeus on the Loose - 6 plays
Coloretto - 6 plays

In 2007 i played 99 diferent games 249 times, beeing June my best month with 34 plays.
My TOP10 most played games in 2007 is:

Ingenious - 13 plays
TransAmerica - 13 plays
Ticket to Ride - 12 plays
Battle Line - 10 plays
Hey! That's My Fish! - 10 plays
For Sale - 9 plays
The Downfall of Pompeii - 6 plays
Quo Vadis? - 6 plays
Terra Nova - 6 plays
Through the Desert - 6 plays