Tag Archives: boardgames

Sacramento boardgames tied with Chicago!

Posted on 2005-08-12 by Jim Vanderveen

Our boardgame meetup in Sacramento just tied Chicago for third most members worldwide! Continue reading →

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New game at home, “Candamir”

Posted on 2005-08-06 by Jim Vanderveen

Last week I picked up a new game, Candamir: The First Settlers. I’ve played it a few times so far, and it’s pretty good. I thought I would share some analysis I’ve done on the tiles and movement cards.

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My BoardGameGeek profile is active again!

Posted on 2005-08-06 by Jim Vanderveen

I registered a profile on BoardGameGeek (BGG) back in February of 2004. At the time, I was using a dial-up connection which was only reaching about 30 kbit/s. This proved to be painfully slow for the BGG site, particularly when … Continue reading →

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Game night at Arden-Dimick library

Posted on 2005-07-14 by Jim Vanderveen

I’ve got the community room at the Arden-Dimick branch of the Sacramento Library reserved for boardgaming this coming Wednesday, July 20th from 19:30 until 21:30 (7:30 pm to 9:30 pm for those stuck on 12-hour clocks). I’m posting this event … Continue reading →

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Sacramento boardgaming

Posted on 2005-07-12 by Jim Vanderveen

Nicholas is setting up a new boardgames site for Sacramento-area gamers. (I’m kibbitzing providing helpful advice.) The new site will be based on WordPress, of course. This whole thing was brought about by Meetup’s recent decision to start charging fees … Continue reading →

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