Author: RichMShay
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Recon #5: Le Havre: The Inland Port
Welcome to another episode of Play Boardgames Better Recon. In this episode, I’ll examine Le Havre: The Inland Port. Its Uwe Rosenberg’s 2-player, fast game based on Le Havre for theme and Ora & Labora for mechanisms. [display_podcast]
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Recon #4: Village
Welcome to another episode of Recon. This time we are going to explore Village. It was designed by Inka and Markus Brand. Originally published by Eggertspiele, an American edition has been produced by Tasty Minstrel Games and is now widely available. Because it is fairly new, I’ll go through play of the game, but it…
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WBC 2011 Yspahan Final Game
In the “better late than never” category, I have finally finished and published the write up of the 2011 WBC Yspahan Tournament Final Game. I think it is a good example of how the game is played by great players, since three of the most competitive gamers I know duke it out for the title.…
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Recon #3: Eminent Domain
This is a podcast about Tasty Minstrel’s game Eminent Domain by Seth Jaffee. It has more introductory information than previous Recon episodes because the game isn’t as widely know. I’m a big fan of the game and my favorable opinion shows through. As usual, I will try to give you enough information to play competently…
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Episode 4 – Puerto Rico the Beginning
In this episode, I start a series on playing Puerto Rico and I interview Andy Latto, an incredibly good player and a nice guy to play with. I’ll present what I think every Puerto Rico player should understand right after they learn the rules. This episode is a strategic overview. I’m sure plenty of folks…