When I got home from work yesterday, a package was on my front step, and it turned out to be the newly-released Viticulture from Stonemaier Games. The timing seemed too perfect to resist...<< MORE >>

Picking up right from where I left off in Episode 11, the main segment of this show is a celebration of my (and some others') favorite game mechanics. After going through some of the contributions from listeners in the guild (and announcing the winner of my little contest!), I get into my list of Top 10 (no, wait... 11... uh, 17!) Favorite Specific Game Mechanics! And then to wrap up the show, I do a full review of Courtier from Philip duBarry and AEG...<< MORE >>

In the spirit of trying to finally catch up, I'm going to double-up this week on game night reports. And almost picking up where last week left off, I faced at least one other game in this session that, perhaps, set new records in my group for getting the lowest average ratings. But on the other hand, I also managed to play a new game (to me, at least), that I can't stop thinking about, so let's start with that one... << MORE >>

Based on my first play of it last week, the game that is currently haunting my thoughts the most is the unique worker-placement game Tzolk'in. And not only does the awesome cog-wheel system make the game novel and interesting, it also looks really cool and different as well. I got a few good pictures from that game, but my overall favorite is this one...<< MORE >>

Prepare to be astounded by perhaps the worst average ratings I've ever given in one of these reports! Despite playing games that I assumed would have some pretty good potential for fun and excitement, I was let down time and again this week. Thankfully, there were two shining exceptions that helped restore my faith in all that is right in gaming. But still, this has got to be one of the worst game nights from a "what I played" perspective in recent history...<< MORE >>

One of my all-time favorite games and a mainstay in my top 10 favorites is Arkadia. Like so many favorites of the past, though, it doesn't see as much play as it should. Thankfully, I was able to get in a game of it last week with Josh, so my Picture of the Week will be dedicated to this awesome game...<< MORE >>

Wow. I just figured out that I'm three freaking weeks behind on my game night reports. I'll tackle a couple of them here and then try to nab the last one soon. But really, both of these game nights were dominated by playing one main game, so they sort of go together pretty well. Before I get to that game, though, I started off the first week by playing a quick game of...<< MORE >>

Despite being a little busy over the last several weeks, I didn't want to let the event of my 6th blog-i-versary go by without looking back a little over the last year and thinking about what I've been able to do here at GamerChris.com...<< MORE >>

Over the last two weeks, I've gotten in my first couple of plays of CO2. And while it's had a bit of a mixed reception with some of my opponents, it's still pretty amazing to look at. Here's a picture of the board near the end of my first game...<< MORE >>

My last two weeks at game night have been a little odd. In the first one, I played two tactical ship combat games, both for the first time, while at the second I was limited to playing a number of super-filler type games. And even though I was sort of accidentally shoe-horned into odd "themes" both nights, I still had a great time with almost everything I tried. So, let's take a trip back a couple of weeks and start on...<< MORE >>

Continuing with my ridiculous "every 6 weeks" schedule, I finally managed to get back onto the mic over the weekend and finish another episode! After working through tons of "recently" played games, my main topic for the show is an initial foray into exploring Game Mechanics...<< MORE >>

Yep, today marks my 6th anniversary of starting this blog!

I hate that I haven't had time to write up my usual retrospective of the past year quite yet, but I'll hopefully get that done soon.  And I'm actually just about to record the next episode of Exploring Games tonight, so despite my recent dry spell of posting here at GamerChris.com, this looks to be a busy week. Please come back over the next few days to see what year 7 has to offer!

I had the chance to play Africana for the first time this week, and in addition to having a really good time with it, I also got a few good pictures...<< MORE >>

For a long time, I've had this desire to get into a naval combat game. But mostly because I had an equally strong desire not to pay lots of money for miniatures that I would probably never paint, I never indulged this yearning. But then, I saw the Sails of Glory campaign on Kickstarter...<< MORE >>

Wow, it doesn't take much to get behind. A busy week or two at work, along with a huge 5th birthday party for one of my girls all really sap the time and energy. So for convenience, I'm gonna combine the reports from my last two game nights. I played a good mix of brand-new and sorta-new games, a few of them for the first time...<< MORE >>