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  • Farming (Game) In Portugal

    Farming (Game) In Portugal

    My grandpa Finazzo was a farmer in Minnesota, he had a farm and a tractor and the whole shebang. Like most farmers he supplemented his income in a variety of ways but his core identity was related to tending to his crops. I imagine sometime around 1979 someone saw the new board game The Farming…

  • I Want To Be The Head Wizard In Charge!

    I Want To Be The Head Wizard In Charge!

    Today I’m going to talk about one of our favorite board games, Argent: The Consortium, in which players battle to win the most votes and become the new chancellor at the magic university where you all work. Don’t run out and buy the game yet, I have a lot to say about Argent and depending…

  • Ark Nova: A Zoo Building Boardgame

    Ark Nova: A Zoo Building Boardgame

    In reality building and running a zoo seems like a nightmare to most people, except maybe Matt Damon and a handful of zoologists. Today I hope to tell you how the experience translates into a board game, specifically Ark Nova. Released in 2021 by first time developer Mathias Wigge and currently rated as the #2…

  • All Aboard The Train To Mexico

    All Aboard The Train To Mexico

    I’ve never really played a lot of tile placement games. Before moving to Portugal I played online Mahjong Solitaire, the occasional game of Carcassonne, and Upwords (which feels more like a word game). Andrew generally favors games like Blokus more than me. We didn’t own dominoes and none of our fellow board gamers in the…

  • Perudo: Cups Full Of Fun

    Perudo: Cups Full Of Fun

    Back in the late 90’s I used to have house parties that involved lots of party games. My friendship with Michelle solidified during these nights in spite of the fact that they were chaos filled drunken nights that got progressively zanier as my move away from Minnesota approached. We lived in a college community and…

  • Lost Cities

    Lost Cities

    Another small two player game I brought on our journey to Portugal was Lost Cities by Reiner Knizia. This game is faster to play and easier to learn than Patchwork but has a depth of strategy that has kept me eager to play for many years. Before moving Michelle hadn’t played the game and I…

  • Patchwork

    Patchwork

    Michelle and I often play cooperative two player games, for example I’m sure we’ve mentioned playing Gloomhaven. I won’t put words in Michelle’s mouth but I think it is safe for me to say that she doesn’t love games with excessive direct conflict between players. I bought Patchwork thinking it would be a good fit…