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Mouse Trap (1963)

board game
  • December 23, 2011
20111223: Michael went first because his birthday was up next. I came after by going clockwise. I was first into the loop because I lande...
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Steam (2009)

board game train
  • November 24, 2011
20111124: (AM hours) It was getting late, but after playing Dominion, Ryan was reading rules for a board game called Steam and somehow we ...
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Euchre

card game
  • September 05, 2011
20110905: Today I learned to play euchre. I discovered certain game mechanics such as "going alone" as they were implemented by...
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Nim

game theory
  • August 30, 2011
20110830: While Mark, Ricky, and I wait for our food here at CVP ( Charles Village Pub ), they introduce me to a game called Nim. To play, ...
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Mansions of Madness (2011)

board game
  • July 08, 2011
Start game. 01 20110708: I haven't been in a big gaming mood this summer and I avoided the task of reading the rules. While I would...
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Pictionary

party game
  • July 07, 2011
20110707: It was our first time playing Pictionary. It was lots of fun. In a nutshell, it's basically just the drawing portion of Crani...
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Spot It! (2009)

  • July 05, 2011
20110705: This is how the game works. One card from the deck is dealt to each person per round. On 3, each person flips over the cards an...
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Pickomino (2005)

  • June 18, 2011
My tiles. 20110618: This game can definitely be made at home. All you need is enough dice and something on which you can mark numbers....
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Alphabet Game

on the road
  • May 22, 2011
20110522: This game is a fun game that helps pass time on the road. Sometimes it helps pass time simply by putting participants to sleep. ...
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Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot (2002)

  • May 20, 2011
20110520: We ended the game early and I'm not sure if anybody won. The game is decently fun. You need to satisfy certain conditions to ...
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Chess

  • April 27, 2011
20110427: The branch point (20110427) Gameplay Log: Arash's open interests me. We briefly discuss his advantages and my choices. W...
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Hive (2001)

  • March 03, 2011
20110303: This is an interesting game. Though from what I heard about games between Arash and Ryan, the game might be a little unbalanced i...
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Ergo

  • February 08, 2011
20110208: This is an interesting game. However, it's really only fun for those who have a strong grip on logic (math) statements. If ...
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Chinese poker

card game no pictures
  • February 02, 2011
20090716: Today was the first time I actually played Chinese poker. Prior to today, I had seen the game, but didn't really know the rul...
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Pente (1977)

  • January 28, 2011
20110128: Ryan and I played a bunch of games, and out of six games, I only won once. I think part of what makes the game hard is we often p...
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