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Re: [Review] Airships

2008-09-05T15:32:09Z

"Greg J. Schloesser" <gschloes...@charter.net> skrev i en meddelelse
You are aware that only one bonus chip can be used to modify your dice roll,
so no matter how many chips you have you can at the most get a +1 bonus.
Lars

[Review] Airships

2008-09-04T16:04:14Z

Design by: Andreas Seyfarth
Published by: Rio Grande Games / Queen Games
2 - 4 Players, 45 minutes
Review by: Greg J. Schloesser
My first exposure to Airships was at the Essen show several years ago. I
had the pleasure of learning the game while it was still in development from
designer Andreas Seyfarth. I was surprised when the game was not released

Political convention Scrabble: ANAEMIC LIBERAL HEINIE . . .

2008-09-04T15:29:18Z

Here are the highlights from the six (6) Scrabble games played last
night,
Wednesday, September 3 2008, at the Dover Scrabble Club (Delaware).
We use
the American Heritage dictionary and do not allow phony words.
Still,
we make longer words and score more points than you. It was an off
night
for all of us, but, still, our finished boards go beyond anything the

East Tennessee Gamers website UPDATE

2008-09-04T13:38:10Z

Check out the latest update of the East Tennessee Gamers website, which
includes:
Gaming Session Reports: 08/28/08 Report, including Straw.
Game Reviews: Agora Barcelona & Airships
Mountain Market: LOTS of games added to the "For Sale" list.
Stop by for a visit!
[link]

The Dice Tower, Episode # 128

2008-09-04T06:17:45Z

A bit of a delay in posting this...
Episode # 128 is up!
New music, talk about awards, and our 2008 picks for our current top
ten games of all time!
[link]
Top Ten List here:
[link]

Re: daVinci's new US distributor: Alliance

2008-08-31T19:57:06Z

Great news to hear that BANG! will once again be available in USA!
Mik
"il Silvano" <ilsilv...@hotmail.com> skrev i en meddelelse
are
acclaimed
non-exclusive
the
and

daVinci's new US distributor: Alliance

2008-08-30T10:50:38Z

Hi! Maybe you know already that Mayfair is no more the US partner for
daVinci.
This news is for are BANG! players who are in panic right now. :)
I hope you'll find this interesting, otherwise I'll take one of those
Spammers Token (with five I'm out of the game!).
il Silvano
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ALLIANCE IS THE NEW DAVINCI DISTRIBUTOR IN THE US

Long-word Scrabble highlights: ENERVATED AMOEBAS . . .

2008-08-29T02:12:25Z

Here are the highlights from the four (4) Scrabble games played last
night,
Wednesday, August 27 2008, at the Dover Scrabble Club (Delaware).
(Just
Elsie and myself showed up.)
We use the American Heritage dictionary and do not allow phony
words.
Still, we make longer words and score more points than you. Our

East Tennesee Gamers website UPDATE

2008-08-28T18:54:52Z

FINALLY! After a long delay, I have updated the East Tennessee Gamers
website. This latest update includes:
Gaming Session Reports:
08/07/08 Report: Blox, Shanghaien, Saikoro, Fury of Dracula
08/21/08 Report: Venita, Tribune, Animality, Masons, Straw
Game Reviews: Solomon's Stones
Mountain Market: List of Games available for sale

[Review] Solomon's Stones

2008-08-27T23:27:17Z

Design by: Paul Edels
Published by: Solbenk
2 Players, 10 minutes
Review by: Greg J. Schloesser
I recently receive two abstract strategy games designed by Paul Edels, and
published by Solbenk. I thoroughly enjoyed Saikoro, finding it intriguing
as a nice tactical maneuver game. Sadly, I cannot give the same praise to

Re: Super Mario Sluggers Slides Home For The Wii Console

2008-08-26T17:32:44Z

<adamsim...@gmail.com> skrev i en meddelelse
Which relates to boardgames... just how?
Lars

Eternal Sunshine #20 Released - September 2008 Issue - Diplomacy Subzine

2008-08-26T17:09:10Z

I've uploaded the latest issue of my newsletter Eternal Sunshine to
the Diplomacy section of my website, at [link]
. This is #20, the September 2008 issue, full of Diplomacy, movie and
boook reviews, personal writing, classic press, and all the usual
follishness. It is available in both pdf and html format. Check it

Super Mario Sluggers Slides Home For The Wii Console

2008-08-26T04:38:52Z

You can get the Best reviews of
Super Mario Sluggers Slides Home For The Wii Console The latest entry
in Nintendo's surrealistic sports line-up slides into home for the Wii
console.
For the more info:[link]
mario-sluggers-slides-home-for -the-wii-console/

Krieg! World War II in Europe - Unpunched

2008-08-23T17:41:26Z

I have a copy on eBay that is selling for a surprisingly low amount.
[link]
-Robert

Scrabble club results: UNPROVEN GAZELLES . . .

2008-08-23T05:45:04Z

Transcendental Scrabble - game highlights
Here are the highlights from the eight (8) Scrabble games played last
night,
Thursday, August 21 2008, at the Dover Scrabble Club (Delaware). We
use
the American Heritage dictionary and do not allow phony words.
Still,
we make longer words and score more points than you.