The Midnite Gamer

June 2006 - Posts

• Do you want a free copy of the game "Cleopatra and the Society of Architects"?

  Would you like to win a FREE copy of Days of Wonder's latest game "Cleopatra and the Society of Architects"? Days of Wonder (publisher) in conjunction with Boardgamegeek are running a contest to give away 10 copies of this cool-looking game. No Read More posted 28-06-2006 03:15 by jack208 | 0 Comments Filed Under: News & Ramblings

• "Escape to Victory" Subbuteo set

  The recent World Cup fever is bringing me back to my old fave table soccer game - Subbuteo (r). I still have a full set with Astropitch and two teams painted in the national colors of Brazil and Germany, coincidentally the two finalists in the last Read More posted 28-06-2006 01:14 by jack208 | 0 Comments

• Antike and the Curse of the Learning Curve

  some ppl said the winner in this game is a foregone conclusion as soon as you started the 1st move (huh?) and some said this game is all about scraping for the last victory point in the end by trying to sack temples. I've played (and won, and lost) Antike Read More posted 26-06-2006 01:01 by jack208 | 0 Comments Filed Under: News & Ramblings

• LIB: Havoc and Kuhandel have landed!

  Took a delivery of a small-ish order from Funagain. Sigh, what to do since the game Havoc (with the new expansion) is only available from them. Picked up two under-radar card games as well - Rook (100th Anniversary) and You're Bluffing.   Read More posted 20-06-2006 01:55 by jack208 | 0 Comments Filed Under: Games Library

• Byzantium Art Cover for auction!

  As reported from Boardgamegeek Martin Wallace and his partner, Julia, are off to Peru later this year to trek the Machu Picchu trail. This is a charity event to raise money for the Children’s Liver Disease Foundation, (UK). This is a cause close to Julia’s Read More posted 19-06-2006 11:57 by jack208 | 0 Comments Filed Under: News & Ramblings

• Civilisation quote

  Here's a nice quote on Civilisation. The next time you are playing Antike or even better, Sid Meier's Advanced Civilisation, do think of this. "The more rapidly a civilization progresses, the sooner it dies for another to rise in its place."~ Havelock Read More posted 16-06-2006 08:27 by jack208 | 0 Comments Filed Under: News & Ramblings

• Crouch Immortalised!

  The speed at which some biz unit can move...... Just soon after Peter Crouch was announced in the England's World Cup squad and after doing the amazing Crouch dance that's sweeping across England (even Prince Willian asked for a repeat rendition Read More posted 16-06-2006 04:22 by jack208 | 0 Comments Filed Under: Subbuteo

• Schotten-Totten of Battle Line

  Alan, my Pudu gaming buddy was asking me about the rules for Battle Line and how different are they from Schotten-Totten (which was the game that Battle Line evolved from). It seems Schotten-Totten has 1-9 values for each cards (6 colors also) Read More posted 12-06-2006 05:34 by jack208 | 2 Comments Filed Under: Games Library

• Martin Fowler into boardgames too?

  Came across this while surfing the web last nite. Apparently Martin Fowler, a well-known name in the software development industry, is into boardgaming too! And no, not the Monopoly or Risk games as he pointed out at the beginning of his blog Read More posted 12-06-2006 12:20 by jack208 | 0 Comments Filed Under: News & Ramblings