http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2006/02/11/in-praise-of-german-boardgames/ "crass, boorish and more a bruiser than blogger" - Alex Wilcock Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:56:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2006/02/11/in-praise-of-german-boardgames/#comment-1007 Richard Gadsden Sat, 11 Feb 2006 22:43:23 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2006/02/11/in-praise-of-german-boardgames/#comment-1007 As an old-fashioned wargamer, I do like beer-and-pretzels games, and both Siedler and Carcassone are excellent. I just wish I could find some proper wargamers, even if I have to play simple, short, wargames with 16-page rulesbooks like Afrika Korps and not one of the three all-time classics (ASL, WiF and A3R for them as care). As an old-fashioned wargamer, I do like beer-and-pretzels games, and both Siedler and Carcassone are excellent. I just wish I could find some proper wargamers, even if I have to play simple, short, wargames with 16-page rulesbooks like Afrika Korps and not one of the three all-time classics (ASL, WiF and A3R for them as care).

]]> http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2006/02/11/in-praise-of-german-boardgames/#comment-1004 Will Sat, 11 Feb 2006 20:20:32 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2006/02/11/in-praise-of-german-boardgames/#comment-1004 If I may, I'll take this opportunity to slag off Cluedo - an entirely pointless game of luck that requires as much skill as a game of Noughts and Crosses. If I may, I’ll take this opportunity to slag off Cluedo - an entirely pointless game of luck that requires as much skill as a game of Noughts and Crosses.

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