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Sagrilarus
Written by: Sagrilarus
#"The game is on.  I'm flat on my belly, inching forward through scrubby brush trying to keep as low as I possibly can.  With yesterday's rain I'm good and dirty.  My weapon's out in front of me and ev...
April 12th, 2010
Written by: Sagrilarus
# So my plan for yesterday evening was a first solo game of Valor & Victory. There's a nice little scenario that plays in about an hour including setup. Instead I ended up making chits. This ...
March 27th, 2010
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Written by: Sagrilarus
# Let's play a game.  I step into a room with all of you, 52 of my favorite game-playing friends.  I crack open a deck of cards, toss out the jokers and deal out one card to each of you.  Go ahead and ...
February 16th, 2010
Written by: Sagrilarus
#    This is core-game. This is foundational. This is learning for young players in a clean, accessible form. Truly elegant exposition, the game's pieces are reminiscent of the golden age of science fi...
February 13th, 2010
Written by: Sagrilarus
Quite the storm expected here in the Mid-Atlantic Region, and I intend to stay up late this evening both to keep the driveway clear and to revel in the sheer volume of white due to land on us.  I'll...
February 5th, 2010
Written by: Sagrilarus
#In a previous article I touched on two very different games that had something very much in common -- they had the ability to provide a level of complexity and immersion that lifted their play off the ta...
January 30th, 2010
Written by: Sagrilarus
#        I got a solo play of King Philip's War in yesterday at Winter Offensive and it was a very rewarding session.   This game is not yet ready for release, but it's ...
January 17th, 2010
Written by: Sagrilarus
# I have the pleasure of doing the toss to Mr. Barnes' most recent article on game shark --> The Future of Gaming Well worth the price of admission. S.      
January 14th, 2010
Written by: Sagrilarus
#"No one acts irrationally from their own perspective."-- Jack Edwards
January 11th, 2010
Written by: Sagrilarus
#"It's more fun when you can just make shit up because it seems like a good idea and then test out the idea rather than working step by step through some painful proof."   
January 4th, 2010
Written by: Sagrilarus
#  This is what I'm working on for Rush 'n Crush.  I'm thinking that the game is too zoomy and not enough bruisy.  It talks a good game but there's no chance to react to someone, to stick 'em as that ...
December 31th, 2009
Written by: Sagrilarus
# "This has been a great." "You like the way the game plays?" "This thing?  Nah.  It's crap.  But this may be the best Scotch I've had in a year . . . can we do this again next week?"
November 6th, 2009
Written by: Sagrilarus
    So on October 31st, 1985 I sat down to a game of Dune playing the Fremen.  I like the Fremen because they just keep piling onto the board turn after turn.  But that's not why I remember this g...
October 30th, 2009
Written by: Sagrilarus
This is the game I wrote about in some length here (bottom half of article) ---> http://fortressat.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Contact-Report-A-Day-Trip-to-MultiMans-Winter-Offensiv.html&Itemid...
October 8th, 2009
Written by: Sagrilarus
#    Hi.  It's me again -- that guy that complains about worker placement and drones on and on about how important "unpredictability" is in board games and why it matters to me.  I'd like to spend a ...
October 6th, 2009
Written by: Sagrilarus
#    "Running will only postpone your traitorous death."  Paul's voice was low, damn near cold-blooded.  All around him the others were arguing and yelling at each other in a fevered pitch as their p...
August 31th, 2009
Written by: Sagrilarus
# Last night my wife ran up to me with this shell, which obviously has an image of Jesus on the left-hand side.   My wife thought it looked like a Bernese Mountain Dog, but if you ask me the res...
August 16th, 2009
Written by: Sagrilarus
One of the most interesting findings is of a genetic mechanism for bringing about quick evolutionary change in a gene for behavior.  A possible subject of future inquiry is whether longstanding trai...
June 21th, 2009
Written by: Sagrilarus
#     So I'm looking to buy a copy of Merchant of Venus and I've decided that I'm not going to be a damn fool about it.  I'm not going to blow the $75-$125 require...
May 13th, 2009
Written by: Sagrilarus
#    You just can't name even one thing better than having a gaming convention a mere eight miles from your house.      Okay, maybe having some women in attendance w...
February 20th, 2009
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