My Five Favorite Board Games
- Weiqi (Go)
- Crokinole
- Le Havre
- Ticket To Ride
- Battlestar Galactica
Meet the Cambridge business: Pandemonium Books & Games - my local game shop. A friend swears by their fantasy and sci-fi book selection.
My board game closet and standing desk in our dining room. (Taken with instagram)
Citric Journal for May 20th
We were playing Race for the Galaxy, which is a cool game, but has a lot of stuff you have to learn to start playing, after that it’s not too hard but is pretty short sometimes.
The Board Game Family - The Best Board Games of 2010.
I’m still working on games that came out years ago. I think the newest game I own came out in 2008. In my observations of board game reviews I’ve noticed games get extreme reviews, either harsh or full of praise, and then start to sway the other direction after a couple years.
EDITED to make sense. Should not try to rush posts while preparing for brunch guests!
EDIT 2011-05-25: I forgot that I own Mystery Express, which came out in 2010. It’s a perfect example of the idea above - it seems to have a lot of possibility but got kicked to the back of the shelf after a disastrous evening of late-arriving friends, wine, and a relatively early bedtime for my son.
ANOTHER EDIT, 10 MINUTES LATER: Jesus. I forgot about Civilization The Board Game, which I purchased two months ago and also came out it 2010.
Tom Vasel has a newborn son who is in critical condition. He decided to auction some of his board game collection to pay for medical expenses. A lot of people are bidding a lot more than the games are worth new, much less used. Touching right?
It was then that I realized other members were auctioning their own games to help cover medical expenses too. How touching is that?
Go bid – the auction is open until December 3rd.
via Tasty Minstrel Games, who sent this out to all of their newsletter subscribers.


