tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79388380589804517862011-07-31T09:57:38.217+10:00Discussing all things nerdyJuleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03062038192917306069noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938838058980451786.post-87408064663504930112007-02-27T21:22:00.000+11:002008-12-12T18:22:06.786+11:00

As well as the cards you get in the starter and booster decks (which are all fixed, by the way, meaning that each contains the same cards), there are additional series' of cards.The cards in the Omega Series are released at special events (eg. conventions), or sometimes you can get them for free when you buy a booster deck. We have the following:#5: Lord Of The Bunnies (bought from eBay for $

Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03062038192917306069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938838058980451786.post-60947687465085668052007-02-19T16:31:00.000+11:002008-12-12T18:22:06.983+11:00

So.... we got Bohnaparte the other week - one of two expansions to Bohnanza.Now, don't get us wrong, Bohnanza by itself is great, but after a while of playing it, you start to feel that surely there's more to it.Write-ups of this expansion describe it as Bohnanza meets RISK, so I think I immediately thought - fricken schweeet, in a non-nerdy kind of way.Basically, this expansion adds another

Mealshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03673756678597220318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938838058980451786.post-87683426744023342502007-01-28T13:14:00.000+11:002008-12-12T18:22:07.282+11:00

Saturday was going to be just a normal Saturday of doing not much at all, but it ended up turning into a fully-blown Games Day. We started playing at around 1pm, and didn't finish until close to 2am. Joe and Kim had stayed the previous night, after our long Triple J Hottest 100 BBQ on Australia Day, and the five of us (including Meals, Simon and myself), started some games pretty much as soon as

Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03062038192917306069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938838058980451786.post-6164553202516350212007-01-26T11:39:00.000+11:002007-01-26T12:20:11.803+11:00

The Street Fighter CCG is part of the Universal Fighting System (UFS) set of games that allow you to mix any UFS cards with other UFS cards regardless of the genre. This allows for some interesting crossovers. The UFS system is quite complex for anyone coming from the likes of Magic: The Gathering or, say, Snap.The premise is two combatants squaring off in a theoretical arena, controlling a

Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270848988997379463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938838058980451786.post-7917169097613894172007-01-25T10:34:00.000+11:002008-12-12T18:22:07.435+11:00

This is a game that Aaron gave to Meals for her birthday. Neither of us had heard of it before, but it looked interesting, and boy are we pleased that we discovered it! Hours of entertainment! We spent quite a bit of time playing with our friends on our recent stay at a beach house in Phillip Island.About the GameMhing is a card game and according to our mate Joe, it is quite similar to Mahjong (

Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03062038192917306069noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938838058980451786.post-18958751076503103292007-01-23T23:23:00.003+11:002011-04-21T17:35:58.939+10:00

As mentioned in a previous post, Meals, Simon and I have been doing a tournament for each of the Killer Bunnies (Quest) expansion decks. The deal is: whoever wins the tournament does not need to chip in for the next deck (ie. the two losers have to split the cost). We split the cost of the first deck (blue) three-ways, and in fact the second deck (yellow) comes included. The cost of this starter

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A lot of people will tell you that the key to successful gaming is to get involved and have a good time. Pfftt. My key to successful gaming is to get everyone else to do the work for you. Mundane tasks like setting up boards, shuffling cards, gathering seats. Let the other suckers do this for you and you're well on your way to being a success in the real game. The social game that accompanies

Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270848988997379463noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938838058980451786.post-24185374754672473312007-01-10T12:56:00.000+11:002007-01-10T12:59:59.123+11:00

I've added a list of games to the side-bar, with links to relevant sites.If you can think of any more games to add, please add them yourself, or leave a comment to this post. And let me know if you can find a link to a better site (than the one I've already put there). I've tried to avoid using the Wikipedia entry, and sometimes I find that the BoardGameGeek entry is pretty light.

Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03062038192917306069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938838058980451786.post-58028548289455461772007-01-09T18:41:00.000+11:002008-12-12T18:22:07.895+11:00

This is a game that we stumbled across in early 2006, and we've been hooked ever since. Well... it's starting to get a bit old, but we are determined to get all the decks (and then the rest of the games in the Killer Bunnies series!). The game was introduced to us by Meals' bro.Since the very first deck, we've had a tournament between the three of us (Simon, Meals and Jules) for each subsequent

Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03062038192917306069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938838058980451786.post-62082937028606583812007-01-09T17:50:00.001+11:002008-12-12T18:22:08.126+11:00

We've also started a tournament for the game Bohnanza.Nil all at this stage, any suggestions for the winner?We played a game with 7 players last week which worked really well.Bring on those Stink Beans...

Mealshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03673756678597220318noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938838058980451786.post-49967178558482527502007-01-09T14:35:00.000+11:002007-01-09T15:29:51.516+11:00

The purpose of this blog is to keep track of games we* play (board games, card games, etc etc): to review them, critique them, and spread-the-word about them. We will also post the winners of the games, and update scores regularly in our on-going competitions.Examples of games: Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot, Guillotine, Citadels, Texas Hold 'Em Poker.* 'We' includes myself (

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