tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53234637082766700812011-11-27T19:30:43.968-05:00A board games blog for all people addicted to playing with friends. Also interested in sharing board games stories, tips on how to build their own board games, best places to play board, and many more. Here we write about: the real ouija board game, the game of life, othello, chess, checkers, monopoly, and many more good board games.Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-12706329259378169592009-09-11T21:27:00.003-04:002009-09-15T19:55:48.291-04:002009-09-15T19:55:48.291-04:00If you already read some post on this blog, you already know how much I like board games. I recently received an email from another board game lover who decided to build a brand new one for us game...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/uRYD7qcY3Es" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com2http://game-board.blogspot.com/2009/09/if-you-already-read-some-post-on-this.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-84838779133694128982009-04-28T18:35:00.034-04:002009-04-28T21:11:20.942-04:002009-04-28T21:11:20.942-04:00Ok, you are wondering why I’m talking strategy in a monopoly kid board game. More than that, you are asking yourself what kind of strategy there could be in Monopoly Junior… I have to agree that...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/YynKn-5kIQc" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com0http://game-board.blogspot.com/2009/04/monopoly-junior-strategy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-91634950515875660122009-04-18T14:01:00.009-04:002009-04-28T21:31:25.740-04:002009-04-28T21:31:25.740-04:00Since Easter, I've been playing Monopoly Junior every day with my daughter. She's almost four years old and she's already into one of my favorite board game of all time, Monopoly (well, a kid version...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/tOYS2RMUzmQ" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com0http://game-board.blogspot.com/2009/04/monopoly-junior.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-87670854273085143322009-02-24T20:21:00.013-05:002009-02-24T22:32:54.630-05:002009-02-24T22:32:54.630-05:00"Small blocking goods" Let me explain the reasons why I said that "It's not always the right move to put the biggest Blokus piece remaining in your tray", in my previous Blokus strategy's post....<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/y2y8To0RbQE" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com0http://game-board.blogspot.com/2009/02/more-blokus-strategies.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-15761712893360940162009-02-22T13:41:00.013-05:002009-02-22T15:05:21.926-05:002009-02-22T15:05:21.926-05:00My first strategy at Blokus is the "Get rid of the bigger pieces at the begining" strategy, but that, I already mentioned it in my previous Blokus blog post about Blokus strategy. This approach is...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/xotwkysWWFk" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com0http://game-board.blogspot.com/2009/02/blokus-strategies.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-17655001898938654552009-02-21T20:49:00.000-05:002009-02-21T11:15:43.403-05:002009-02-21T11:15:43.403-05:00A Blokus strategy post! Two years ago, I discoveredd this very fun board game. The main reason why I liked Blokus so much, is that the random factor is completly out of it. It's all up to the player...<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/2pjyPrDqgTA" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com0http://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/free-fill-in-puzzles.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-63874195582912078192008-10-22T10:58:00.009-04:002009-02-21T10:16:19.060-05:002009-02-21T10:16:19.060-05:00A very cool game made by a friend of mine. I know it's not a board game but I thought it might interest some of you. It's a 1D game!! How do you play a 1 dimension game? Well that's a good question....<br/> <br/> Read more at Board Games Blog!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/xKe8NOfa-h4" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com0http://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/10/z-rox.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-44891490166400402632008-06-04T20:45:00.019-04:002008-06-29T15:36:58.738-04:002008-06-29T15:36:58.738-04:00After 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!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/cPL1oiWZ_xg" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com0http://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/06/carcassonne-strategy-summary.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-35219879746601652542008-06-03T18:32:00.029-04:002008-06-29T15:34:56.089-04:002008-06-29T15:34:56.089-04:00Before 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!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/0wxabYZsqlM" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com0http://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/06/carcassonne-more-strategy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-57703171999119276342008-06-01T13:18:00.029-04:002008-06-29T13:47:36.101-04:002008-06-29T13:47:36.101-04:00What 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!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/fr305M_Rg-g" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com0http://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/06/carcassonne-strategy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-20947826212052108552008-05-21T20:45:00.018-04:002008-06-29T15:54:43.473-04:002008-06-29T15:54:43.473-04:00Today 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!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/0ITgylCbYxM" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com0http://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/scrabble-cheat.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-74577783380519413522008-05-19T16:58:00.029-04:002008-06-29T15:49:22.791-04:002008-06-29T15:49:22.791-04:00Find 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!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/sweJY6qezDs" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com1http://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/find-word-for-scrabble.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-20665359518051271292008-05-18T21:12:00.035-04:002008-05-25T06:50:06.609-04:002008-05-25T06:50:06.609-04:00Maybe 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!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/FbT5UfLsTC4" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com1http://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/board-games-list.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-54265351250720099652008-05-17T20:37:00.037-04:002011-04-18T12:41:27.005-04:002011-04-18T12:41:27.005-04:00This 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!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/B5Ba42ngZ80" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com0http://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/monopoly-strategy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-81859998412731267622008-05-17T09:46:00.019-04:002009-03-04T20:26:11.269-05:002009-03-04T20:26:11.269-05:00Yesterday 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!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/R9fbz-EL6hA" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com0http://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/scary-ouija-board-stories.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-61531140150499541222008-05-13T19:44:00.020-04:002008-06-29T16:17:59.086-04:002008-06-29T16:17:59.086-04:00More 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!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/j6EAVzfBxq0" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com0http://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/alternative-monopoly-rules-and-game_13.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-48659943644112762652008-05-10T20:17:00.023-04:002008-06-29T16:17:44.736-04:002008-06-29T16:17:44.736-04:00Following 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!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/aFBNTpdgXX4" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com0http://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/alternative-monopoly-rules-and-game_10.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-89908253374776651062008-05-09T10:26:00.030-04:002008-06-29T16:17:33.339-04:002008-06-29T16:17:33.339-04:00Greatest 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!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/YdDNgK8MeHw" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com0http://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/alternative-monopoly-rules-and-game.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-6908578345528838372008-05-08T14:31:00.015-04:002008-06-29T16:26:20.260-04:002008-06-29T16:26:20.260-04:00When 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!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/jCwitERK_bs" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com1http://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/ticket-to-ride-strategy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-75982625873818229292008-05-06T21:05:00.028-04:002008-06-29T16:27:25.906-04:002008-06-29T16:27:25.906-04:00For 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!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/uPACBJVoQU4" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com0http://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/ticket-to-ride-rules-and-maps.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-15961327688234126152008-05-06T14:04:00.026-04:002008-06-29T16:25:59.284-04:002008-06-29T16:25:59.284-04:00Ticket 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!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/k-E-HGj6yx8" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com0http://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/ticket-to-ride-board-game.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-28906292696765518332008-05-05T20:31:00.021-04:002008-06-29T17:39:21.945-04:002008-06-29T17:39:21.945-04:00This 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!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/ub2hJH9IAUk" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com0http://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/punk-o-matic.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-13456703373931557572008-05-02T16:08:00.015-04:002011-04-18T13:00:57.637-04:002011-04-18T13:00:57.637-04:00Ok, 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!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/a9QadhHs2Ow" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com0http://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/clue-characters-clue-weapons-and-clue.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-41005800117058887322008-05-01T13:38:00.023-04:002011-04-18T13:02:26.144-04:002011-04-18T13:02:26.144-04:00While 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!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/i6UV9uwGMUQ" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com0http://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/05/clue-characters-board-game-vs-clue.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323463708276670081.post-54334816960371198162008-04-30T22:07:00.017-04:002011-04-18T12:53:37.291-04:002011-04-18T12:53:37.291-04:00Time 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!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/game-board/~4/i7ByDUpaFG0" height="1" width="1"/>Yanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556747725546432200noreply@blogger.com0http://game-board.blogspot.com/2008/04/clue-board-game-strategy.html