tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53234637082766700812008-07-16T19:21:56.616-04:00Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-44891490166400402632008-06-04T20:45:00.019-04:002008-06-29T15:36:58.738-04:00After two game of Carcassonne I have already learn a lot. The reason why is that we played two completely different type of game. The first game I was alone with another player on the board and in...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=hKhJhU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=hKhJhU" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/304965176" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/06/carcassonne-strategy-summary.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-35219879746601652542008-06-03T18:32:00.029-04:002008-06-29T15:34:56.089-04:00Before I start analizing this second board game of Carcassonne, let me describe the setup. Instead of playing heads-up with my brother like in Carcassone strategy game 1, we are now playing with the...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=JmvgTn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=JmvgTn" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/304136144" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/06/carcassonne-more-strategy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-57703171999119276342008-06-01T13:18:00.029-04:002008-06-29T13:47:36.101-04:00What a great board game! I tried Carcassonne for the first time this weekend. It took me a game or two to fully understand the rules and start building some strategies. We played Carcassonne: Inns...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=YQ1ODz"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=YQ1ODz" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/303361737" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/06/carcassonne-strategy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-20947826212052108552008-05-21T20:45:00.018-04:002008-06-29T15:54:43.473-04:00Today I was thinking about Scrabble and a comment left after my previous post find a word for scrabble saying that Scrabble is kind of boring game. I was wondering if this game was getting old and...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=boaste"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=boaste" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/295460506" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/scrabble-cheat.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-74577783380519413522008-05-19T16:58:00.029-04:002008-06-29T15:49:22.791-04:00Find a word and a strategy The main thing you do when playing a Scrabble is to find a word that will give you the highest amount of point. Well, I don't fully agree with my last sentence. When I...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=DNsApF"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=DNsApF" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/294635289" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/find-word-for-scrabble.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-20665359518051271292008-05-18T21:12:00.035-04:002008-05-25T06:50:06.609-04:00Maybe I should have started this blog with this post, but hey, it's never too late to give out my personal board games list containing all my favorite classic games. Before I give out this list, I...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=hMzCU0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=hMzCU0" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/293665312" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/board-games-list.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-54265351250720099652008-05-17T20:37:00.035-04:002008-06-29T16:09:30.325-04:00This post is not about odds and probabilities. If you look out for monopoly strategies based on numbers, you will find great analysis on the subject. If I may suggest, you should take a look at How...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=zOk5Ne"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=zOk5Ne" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/292924364" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/monopoly-strategy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-81859998412731267622008-05-17T09:46:00.018-04:002008-06-29T17:38:47.633-04:00Yesterday I was watching a movie called "Ouija". If you like scary ouija board stories, you will love this one. I spent a lot of time reading very scary ouija stories but to actually see it is way...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=xfsmYJ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=xfsmYJ" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/292577103" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/scary-ouija-board-stories.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-61531140150499541222008-05-13T19:44:00.020-04:002008-06-29T16:17:59.086-04:00More monopoly rules and game elements! I hope you're not tired yet of those alternative monopoly rules and game elements because I have some more for you readers! In general what I found is...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=427h4p"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=427h4p" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/290537295" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/alternative-monopoly-rules-and-game_13.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-48659943644112762652008-05-10T20:17:00.023-04:002008-06-29T16:17:44.736-04:00Following my first set of alternative rules and game elements, here's some more... The Toll (monopoly game element) A new token called "the toll". This new monopoly token would be another way of...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=pdICEd"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=pdICEd" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/290537296" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/alternative-monopoly-rules-and-game_10.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-89908253374776651062008-05-09T10:26:00.030-04:002008-06-29T16:17:33.339-04:00Greatest classic board game of all time, Monopoly is on the top of my favorite game list. I like this game so much, that sometimes I'm dreaming of a Monopoly sequel. I would love to see something...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=m2V9In"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=m2V9In" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/290537297" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/alternative-monopoly-rules-and-game.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-6908578345528838372008-05-08T14:31:00.015-04:002008-06-29T16:26:20.260-04:00When playing the Ticket To Ride board game you sure need some luck to get an edge on the other TTR player. But apart from luck, you'll need a strategy to be able to ride on all those routes without...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=7SFmA9"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=7SFmA9" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/290537298" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/ticket-to-ride-strategy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-75982625873818229292008-05-06T21:05:00.028-04:002008-06-29T16:27:25.906-04:00For map and train lovers, here's a collection of what I've found around the net. First you need to know that Ticket To Ride is published in many languages and have very distinct version for each...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=yC3PyY"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=yC3PyY" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/290537299" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/ticket-to-ride-rules-and-maps.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-15961327688234126152008-05-06T14:04:00.026-04:002008-06-29T16:25:59.284-04:00Ticket to ride is not a classic board game yet, but I'm sure it won't take long to become one. Everyone that likes train, map and game should try playing this great board game. The goal in this game...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=8WSHFj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=8WSHFj" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/290537300" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/ticket-to-ride-board-game.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-28906292696765518332008-05-05T20:31:00.021-04:002008-06-29T17:39:21.945-04:00This one is not a board game, but I have to write about it anyways. Punk-O-Matic is a very cool "make your own punk music" online game. It was designed and created by a young talented AI programmer...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=IcynPe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=IcynPe" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/290537301" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/punk-o-matic.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-13456703373931557572008-05-02T16:08:00.013-04:002008-06-29T17:21:14.530-04:00Ok, now the clue character of this great board game that are not male. Let's find out the female clue characters and what clue weapons and clue rooms would have been the best option to commit this...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=cVQmf0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=cVQmf0" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/290537302" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/clue-characters-clue-weapons-and-clue.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-41005800117058887322008-05-01T13:38:00.021-04:002008-06-29T17:20:53.288-04:00While playing a game of clue (the board game) , I was asking the other clue players what they think was the most probable clue weapon that a clue board game characters would use to commit the murder...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=BtUjHu"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=BtUjHu" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/290537303" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/clue-characters-board-game-vs-clue.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-54334816960371198162008-04-30T22:07:00.015-04:002008-06-29T17:20:30.374-04:00Time to take notes! We already saw in a previous post a clue strategy on how to use optimal paths between rooms, in the clue game arena, to navigate through the clue board game. Now it's time to...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=os1mzJ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=os1mzJ" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/290537304" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/04/clue-board-game-strategy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-5596170238640916222008-04-30T13:40:00.015-04:002008-06-29T17:20:06.905-04:00In this post I want to talk about how I try to optimize my movements in the clue game arena. The arena is for me the actual board. I like this term since it sounds like gladiator fighting to kill...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=fw29xj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=fw29xj" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/290537305" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/04/clue-game-arena-part-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-83058699760718779872008-04-29T10:27:00.017-04:002008-06-29T17:19:44.167-04:00Many times while playing clue the board game, I wonder, where can i play clue on the internet ? There must be a big community of people playing this board game on internet. So I made some research...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=dIbawS"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=dIbawS" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/290537306" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/04/where-can-i-play-clue-on-internet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-79976476620472466632008-04-22T12:30:00.017-04:002008-06-29T17:18:57.467-04:00The clue game arena or more commonly known has Tudor's Mansion, is the house where Mr. John Boddy was found dead. At the time of the crime, a bunch of people (the suspects) where in this mansion and...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=2YpfB5"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=2YpfB5" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/290537307" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/04/clue-game-arena.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-27760572871881516192008-04-21T11:01:00.010-04:002008-06-29T17:39:35.244-04:00Life is funny, my wife gave birth of a 7.2 pound baby three weeks ago and yesterday I was cleaning my basement and removing some dust from a pile of old board games when I dropped one of them... It...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=VEKQqI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=VEKQqI" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/290589224" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/04/game-of-life-board-game.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-17372753997381902172008-04-15T22:19:00.011-04:002008-06-29T17:19:08.677-04:00The title says it all, this new series of post will answer this simple question: how do you play clue the board game ? Clue was one of my favorite game. I was always drive by the curiosity of...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=vYiTop"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=vYiTop" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/290537308" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/04/how-do-you-play-clue-board-game.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-73152587874043369472008-04-15T20:43:00.011-04:002008-06-29T17:33:10.737-04:00Ok, we are down to the last post on "instructions for risk game board". In this final post I will explain how to conquer Europe and Asia and how to make sure you won't lose your previously acquired...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=zj2nVw"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=zj2nVw" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/290537309" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/04/instructions-for-risk-board-game-final.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-57838241748655323392008-04-14T20:42:00.019-04:002008-06-29T17:32:41.549-04:00I will take a pause from the Risk strategies, but don't worry, the "instructions for risk board game" series will resume shortly. I want to write about some things that might interest some of you,...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog! <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?a=V67XTs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/game-board?i=V67XTs" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/290537310" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comhttp://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/04/best-risk-boardgame-online.html