Category Archives: Board Games
OxCon 2008: Settlers of Catan
The Sunday session of OxCon left very little time for anything except the competition itself. Catan is one of the most popular serious boardgames, so more people entered and we had five rounds to play through. Much of the rest … Continue reading
OxCon 2008: Puerto Rico & 15 to 1
I like Puerto Rico, as games go it doesn’t have a lot of randomness, and the game play varies depending on which tactics other players use. This means that no two games are the same. Unfortunately, it seems that I … Continue reading
Getting ready for OxCon 2008
I’m posting this at some horrible hour on Saturday morning as I prepare to leave for OxCon. Hopefully the traffic isn’t going to be too bad, and I can improve my scores over last years efforts. Wish me luck.
Nottingham Winter ’07
Friday night and I set off for Nottingham. I started by going south from the office to Oprington to avoid the most expensive railway line in the country. Things would have worked out better if Jim hadn’t got lost trying … Continue reading
Giant Catan
Having seen a picture of Gigantic Settlers played at Burning Man 2007, I now have an urge to build my own set. The flat I’m buying has a fair amount of open space nearby, so this might just be a … Continue reading