Posts By Michael Eyre
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4.6KReviewsOld-School Gamers Rejoice!! Colossal Cave Review
From the present perspective, summiting yet another peak among the vast range of ever-more fantastic achievements in the digital age, I stop...
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2.6KReviewsThe Spiel on the Spiel des Jahres 2012 – Kingdom Builder
Game awards tend to be an exercise in pretentious favoritism, where the flashier products of the big names tend to get the...
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7.3KReviewsRabble and Ballots — Five Points Gangs of New York Review
The theme of Five Points: Gangs of New York appeals to people like me who are interested in American history. If you...
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1.6KNewsWhy Games Suck – It’s Human Nature
Christmas Morning. The excitement of finding shiny-wrapped boxes under the tree with my name written on each card. Dreams fulfilled. For kids,...
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The Cons and Cons of Victory Points
In my recent review of Conquest of Nerath I eviscerated the game for using arbitrary measures for “victory.” The truth about that...
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2.3KEditorialsEditorial: Good At Chess
I used to be good at chess. Not great, but as with all my interests I rarely contribute the substantial energy and...
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2.4KEditorialsThe Ecstacy and Agony of Dice
There is no such thing as a “Purist” when it comes to dice. One may claim that applying arbitrary randomization to games...
