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Controlling the Chaos 1

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Controlling the Chaos

As I posted a while back, I have a lot of games. Over 800 board games, counting expansions. The issue with having this many games is that you eventually need to keep track of what you have so you don’t buy multiples and so people who get you gifts don’t get you games you already have. Of course, in keeping track of the titles you have, it’s very easy to forget to add to the database that you have this game or that expansion. There’s also the issue of where the new games go, and sometimes where they end up...

Tahiti in Columbus 2

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Tahiti in Columbus

One of the games I got to try at Origins was Tahiti, which is currently on Kickstarter. While I am backing it already, due to how the game looked and knowing the designer, I thought it would be a great opportunity to learn the game from the designer himself. Dave sat down with four of us and taught us the game, and I was blown away.

Post Origins Review 0

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Post Origins Review

So I meant to have a post up here every night after the day’s events. However, when the hotel’s internet is flaky at best and coming back after talking and running around all day makes you want to just sleep, it becomes a little hard. However, if any of you are following the @demo_ken Twitter account, you’ll have seen lots of pictures and updates during the con. I’ll lay out the main events and things of note below the cut.

Origins 2012: Day 1 0

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Origins 2012: Day 1

Arrived in Columbus, OH yesterday for Origins Game Fair 2012. First thing on the list was to visit the Mayfair room and see some old friends: The next stop was event registration, where I saw tables with Mayfair games printed on them. It was a very interesting idea and seemed really well made: Finally over to the Board Game Room to play Elder Sign and check out the rest of the library of games that the Columbus Area Boardgaming Society brought: Overall, a pretty good first day. Today I’ll be demoing for Mayfair and Eagle & Gryphon games, so if...

Buttons galore with a giveaway! 42

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Buttons galore with a giveaway!

The button maker arrived and, as you can see, I’ve been a little busy making buttons inspired by comic books, Doctor Who, MineCraft, Star Trek, Looney Labs, Hell Boy, H. P. Lovecraft, Portal, Setters of Catan, and loads of other ideas. However, since the eventual goal is to sell these, do you see any you really like? Anything you’d like to see that I haven’t made? Leave a comment below and one lucky commenter will have a set of five buttons of their choice made and shipped to them! I’ll close the drawing at 11:59 PM on Monday, so you have all...

Origins is just a week away! 0

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Origins is just a week away!

With only one week to go, I’m more excited for Origins this year than ever. I already have plans to try some new games at the con, teach lots of games for Mayfair Games and Eagle & Gryphon Games, have some wonderful ice cream at the North Market, and just have a blast gaming with friends for five days. For this year, I believe the Twitter hashtag for the convention is #Origins2012. If you follow me on twitter, you’ll be seeing a lot of updates and probably some pictures as well. I’ll tweet about the games I’m playing, pictures of...