Archive for the ‘Boardgames’ Category

Brain-teasing sales on Android

Written by alejo on December 12th, 2011
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Commemorating the 10 billion downloads from the android market, some apps have seen their priced reduced to 0,10 cents. I’m quite certain it applies for both Euros and US dollars. These sales have been going on for the last 3 days and each app only stays for a reduced price for 24 hours, so I’d recommend [...]

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Review: Kamisado’s colourful strategy

Written by alejo on November 26th, 2011
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A few months ago I already mentioned Kamisado as one with uncommon mechanics. This game has received several awards since its release in Essen 2008. Today I’ll try and make a small review and a brief introduction to this game. The rules are very simple and can be learnt within a minute: – Players control [...]

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Google Plus is out!

Written by alejo on June 29th, 2011
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“Among the most basic of human needs is the need to connect with others. With a smile, a laugh, a whisper or a cheer, we connect with others every single day. Today, the connections between people increasingly happen online. Yet the subtlety and substance of real-world interactions are lost in the rigidness of our online [...]

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My opponents choose for me

Written by alejo on January 10th, 2011
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A couple of years ago I got to play Quatro. It’s a variation from the traditional 4 in a row game… played on a 4×4 board. So there must be something else in order to make it appealing, right? Of course there is… Actually, there ARE a couple of twists that make this game worth [...]

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Android phones heterogeneity

Written by alejo on December 23rd, 2010
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A year has gone by since I got my Android phone. Now, it’s time to get a new one. Taking into account that we are on Christmas, I assumed there would be a lot of wonderful mobile phones on the market. Poor me. For some unknown reason, noone has thought of making a single “complete” [...]

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Boardgame randomizer for android

Written by alejo on August 5th, 2010
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-Which game should we play today? -… dunno… you choose… -… choose whatever you want. Tired of having too many of these dialogues with my play-pals, I decided to fix it last month. There are a few boardgame randomizers available over the net, but I failed to find one suitable for my android phone. Though [...]

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