Hi everyone, I know that B and M board game shops are pretty much non-existent in Korea but thought I'd take a chance and ask here. Thanks. cheers, david...
Interviews by an Optimist # 23 - Lawrence Whalen Larry got his start in the gaming industry 22 years ago when he acquired The GameKeeper store in Providence,...
Interviews by an Optimist # 24 - Friedemann Friese Friedemann gave this bulleted account of his life... Born 5th of June 1970 in Germany 13 years of school ...
Hi David, It's not a gameshop per se, but Checkmate game cafe off of the Kyungsung University/Pukyoung University subway stop used to carry extra games for...
Interviews by an Optimist # 25 - Jerry Taylor Jerry says this about himself... "I am 41 years old and live in Alexandria, Virginia. My "day job" is director of...
Well, with Shin and Joe sick on Tuesday, and not being able to get in touch with Jaewon, nothing happened. But Jesse is leaving in a little over a week, so I...
Indeed. I am in Osaka. (Went to the Ghibli Museum in Mikata yesterday, what a riot!) I will not be back until next Wednesday. It's OK if we game at the...
Sounds good! I plan to head down to Seoul around 9 AM tomorrow morning. I'll meet Shin at whatever stop he specifies (if all else fails, I guess the Coex Mall...
The title of Garden Competition (Toccata Games, 2004 - Ken Stevens) didn't send me into spasms of glee. I've never cared too much about gardens - my mom...
In my "Interviews by an Optimist", I often ask the interviewees their opinions on the importance of theme in a game. For some, it doesn't matter; but most feel...
Interviews by an Optimist # 26 - Kristian Roald Amundsen Ostby Kristian says this about himself... "I was born on February the 23rd, 1980, in the Norwegian...
I look forward to each Silver Line release from Fantasy Flight, regardless of theme. Yet some themes get me more interested than others, and Senator (Fantasy...
Interviews by an Optimist # 27 - Aaron Fuegi Aaron says this about himself... "Aaron Fuegi has played games since he was a kid, early on mostly with his...
Interviews by an Optimist # 28 - Kevin Wilson After graduating from UC Berkeley with a degree in Artificial Intelligence, Kevin went to work for Alderac...
Meatbot Massacre is a recently published tactical board game by two designers who are probably more well-known among role-playing gamers than among boardgame...
Two things came to mind when I first opened up the box of Amazonas (Mayfair Games, 2005 - Stefan Dorra). One was how absolutely beautiful the board looked,...
Interviews by an Optimist # 29 - Mike Petty Mike says this about himself... I was born in Lapeer, Michigan in 1969. There are plenty of things I could talk...
I picked up Elixir (Mayfair Games, 2000 - Los Rodriguez and Frederic Leygonie). I was at the game auction at Origins and was able to snag the game for an...
When Angelo Porazzi told me that he was sending me a copy of his latest game, TaTaTa! (Angelo Porazzi Games, 2005 - Angelo Porazzi) in a shipment to me, I was...
Rome (GMT Games, 2001 - Reiner Knizia) is an unusual "Euro game." This is because the box of Rome contains three distinct games inside it: Imperium, Circus...
Interviews by an Optimist # 30 - Frank Nestel Frank gives this bulleted biography of himself... * Born exactly 472 years after Columbus arrival in America. *...
I have given Lost Cities a ranking of "10" at www.boardgamegeek.com, the only two-player game to get that rating from me. This is because it's the one...
When I first saw pictures of Big Deal (Amigo Spiel, 2001 - Gal Zukerman, Tzvika Harpaz, Roy Wagner, and Yoel Rotem) on the internet, it had instant appeal. I...
Interviews by an Optimist # 31 - Steve Jackson Steve Jackson graduated from Rice University in Houston. While there, he spent most of his time playing wargames...
Hei everybody I am a boardgamer live in Hong Kong. I know boardgame is becoming popular among Korean and there are a number of Boardgame cafe. Actually i want...
Interviews by an Optimist # 32 - Scott Alden Scott (Aldie) says this about himself... You could say my entire waking life is about games. I have always been...
Joe Steadman and I have started an audio show/blog, inspired by Geekspeak and Mark Johnson. Check it out and give us feedback, so we know whether to stop the ...
Get Paul That Promotion (Black and White Games, 2005 - Mike Petty), uses the slogan "Just how uncreative can you get?" This was an interesting point for me,...
Interviews by an Optimist # 33 - David Coutts David says this about himself... "I was 6 when I first emigrated to Australia (Dad had left the RAF). I vividly...
I like the Axis and Allies series, as well as other plastic miniature-filled games such as Attack! There's just something about commanding large forces and...
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