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Game Design Consultant for Hire

I received the following email:I found your name searching for a board game designer in Israel. My kids and I are working on a board game that is probably not ready to be evaluated. I wanted to know...

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Session Report, in which we have a new player and I get to play Santiago again

The latest Jerusalem Strategy Gaming Club session report is up. Games played: Year of the Dragon, Dominion, Settlers of Catan, It's Alive, Santiago.All the games were enjoyedread more

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Preparation Day

Leaving for the airport tomorrow evening, 8:00 pm. My ticket id isn't being recognized by online early check-in on El Al's web site, which has me worried.My ApartmentI'm letting a Pardesread more

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Final Prep

Last night I tried to check-in online only to discover that El Al didn't recognize my ticket number. It took until 10 am today before I cleared that up: between the time that I bought the ticket and...

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The Countdown Roundup

I've been counting down the days to see Rachel on Facebook. For those that don't have me in their Facebook feed, here is how the last 84 days went:84 days to go83 days to go82 days to go81 days80...

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Ups and Downs

At Ben Gurion:"Do you know why you were pulled over for additional checking?""The four bottles of wine in my suitcase?""Perhaps. How long have you owned this suitcase?""I don't know.""A week? Aread more

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Where the golden grain dwarf the lovely flowers

Cincinnati international airport is not, in fact, in Cincinnati. It's not even in Ohio. It's located in Boone County, Kentucky It's not owned or operated by Boone County, Kentucky. Kenton County,...

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Miami Magic and the Missing Mana

Student life is vibrant at Miami University. Buildings and houses are still adorned with Halloween decorations. Banners call passersby to dances and performances. Students outside are engaged in...

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Oxford Pictures

First pictures of Oxford. I haven't gotten out much, yet.read more

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When Did Lectures Become Entertainment?

I guess I always saw "lectures" listed next to movies, dance, theater, and so on, but somehow I never connected them to entertainment.I must be an adult.Seeing how Rachel prepares for her...

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Session Report, in which they play Fluxx while I'm away, thank God

The latest Jerusalem Strategy Gaming Club session report is up. Games played: Fluxx, Amun-Re, Tichu.First of four sessions at Nadine's house, while I'm away.read more

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A Trip, But Not a Vacation

At least, not yet.Every other time I've traveled, I went out every day, camera and curious eye ready to see and report on something new. This trip, I've just been holed up in the house, working, just...

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Silvoor Biological Sanctuary

Friday I walked around the Silvoor Biological Sanctuary ...read more

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Hueston Woods State Park

Some 20 minutes north of Miami University, Hueston Woods State Park is a small lake surrounded by short hikes and picnic grounds, riding, boating, a small nature center and a small beach.read more

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Gaming in Dayton

Dayton's game group generally only meets on shabbat, which would preclude me from attending. Perhaps in response to my request for an alternative day for gaming while I was in the area, or simply by...

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I Can't Give You Water Because We Sell Water

Or, Adventures in CincinnatiHalf-Priced BooksI drove along small roads, because I couldn't figure out how to get onto and off of the major highways.read more

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Session Report, in which Abraham uses a crooked die in Stone Age

The latest Jerusalem Strategy Gaming Club session report is up. Games played: Stone Age, Power Grid.BGG.con prep:I'm flying in on Wed morning and out on Mondayread more

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A Revolution With Momentum

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To NYC

We're off to NYC for the weekend. Rachel was invited to give a lecture in honor of Malka Bina, director of MaTaN, on Sunday morning. I have no idea where we're staying and what we'll be doing while...

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Storms

Continental CVG to EWRRachel foolishly scheduled a Skype interview for 3:30 pm, which meant that we had to be at our destination and connected to the Internet by that time. Our flight was scheduled...

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Slices of Heaven

I'm usually the one who leaves his cell phone (or overcoat) in the airplane lounge. It wasn't me this time. I gave the phone to the agent at the gate, and it turned out to be the guy sitting in front...

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Last Day in Oxford; Next Stop BGG.con

Visited the Oxford Gaming Club to play a little more Magic. This evening, attendance was low and people had to go early, so we didn't play an entire draft and Swiss rotation like we did last time.I...

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BGG.con Wed

For more information, see my Purple Pawn entry.Games I saw a lot of, so far: Tichu, Race for the Galaxy, Endeavor. Mischa brought me kosher food from New Orleans. Yum.read more

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BGG.con Thurs

More info and picturesMy computer decided to start working again, so I'll write while I can. Games played today:Russian Fishread more

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BGG.con Friday

More infoRachel is scholar and residence in Dallas this shabbat (not a coincidence). She landed in Dallas at 1:00, at the same time that I found my good friend Chrisread more

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BGG.con Saturday

Rachel was scholar-in-residence, and I was "her husband", for shabbat. We stayed with and ate at lovely people's houses, but I felt a little out of place; most of the conversations were about sports,...

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BGG.con Sunday

At the Geekbuzz station. BGG.con is now wrapping up and I'll try to help clean up, get a ride to Dallas, hit 1/2 Priced Books, and a bridge club this evening with David. Then to Toronto tomorrow.Played...

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BGG.con: One Night in Dallas

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Airline Lost my Ticket

I just spent a half an hour arguing and pleading with American Airlines to give me a discount after they lost my ticket Dallas to Toronto. They said it was my agent's fault for changing something; they...

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Airline Found My Ticket

I have verbal assurance from American that they will be refunding me my $1200. And it only took three hours on the telephone to four different airline reps at two different airlines. Here's what...

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Session report, in which many people I don't know show up at game night while...

The latest Jerusalem Strategy Gaming Club session report is up, quite belatedly (last Wed's). Games played: Fluxx, Year of the Dragon, Shadows Over Camelot, Notre Dame, Vegas Showdown,read more

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Zauberenhändler aka Wizard Trader

I ran a game at BGG.con which I called Zauberenhändler, which I hope means Wizard Trader in German (that's what it was supposed to mean).CardsThere were 1000 cards, 10 identical copies of 100read more

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Games Shed and Acquired On This Trip

ShedIt's Alive x 4Carpe AstraHaciendaKingdomsPathMerchants of AmsterdamBeyond BalderdashGreedy GreedyChapatiBridge TrollVerrater / Meutererread more

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Session Report, in which they play Galaxy Trucker while I'm away

The latest Jerusalem Strategy Gaming Club session report is up. Games played Galaxy Trucker, It's Alive.First play of Galaxy Trucker for everyone, I think.Nextread more

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In Toronto

Toronto is old hat to me, I guess. Other than a brief trip for Chinese at Golden Chopsticks (ok, but nothing amazing), Cafe Bistro with Rachel (very nice dairy), and to pick up some games, I've been...

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Back in Israel

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Session Report, in which we play new games, especially Le Havre

The latest Jerusalem Strategy Gaming Club session report is up. Games played: Dominion: Intrigue, Dominion: Seaside, Tichu, Le Havre, Pillars of the Earth, San Juan.Firstread more

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Shabbat Coming

I'm invited out for dinner, and I made lunch: roast potatoes, noodel kugel, veggie cholent, cheese, bread, wine, salad, apple pie.Gamers are coming for lunch, so I expect to play something after. Maybe...

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Shabbat Gaming

Five of us played Alice in Wonderland Parade and Vegas Showdown.Not having been to Essen, I didn't have a copy of Parade, but it was easily made from my Sticheln deck.I'm pretty sure I got most of the...

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Watching vs Performing vs Mastering

Watching vs PerformingThere are two distinct aspects to board gaming; so distinct, that they aren't the same activity at all, though they look the same from the outside, and most games package someread...

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Session Report, in which we play Homesteaders and Tribune

The latest Jerusalem Strategy Gaming Club session report is up. Games played: Alice and Wonderland Parade, Dominion: Intrigue, Magic: the Gathering, Homesteaders, Tribune.read more

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Shabbat and Hanukkah Gaming

Dinner at Nadine's. I brought Tribune. It supports up to five players, and is fairly easy to understand.We played with Beth, a longtime friend of Nadine's from LA who comes from a gaming family, and...

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eLuna: I screwed up

PraiseeLuna.com is a fantastic, invaluable web site.The site contains a large list of kosher restaurants around Israel, and offers - for free - 10% discountread more

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Session Report, in which every game played is our first play

The latest Jerusalem Strategy Gaming Club session report is up. Games played: Hare and Tortoise, Cuba, Amyitis.First play for all of us on each game. First looks at Hare andread more

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Board Game Blog World Roundup

This post lists new (to me) blogs since my last roundup, which was around three months ago.You may also want to check the sidebar on my blog to see if your blog was dropped from my list, which it was...

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Two Weddings, A Funeral, A Bris, A Bar-Mitzvah, and a Wife (and some Movies)

Rachel is returning tomorrow, God willing, for semester break.Over the next two and a half weeks, we're scheduled to attend two weddings, a funeral/shiva, a bris, a play, a bar-mitzvah, one or two...

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Session Report, in which we try out Phoenicia

The latest Jerusalem Strategy Gaming Club session report is up. Games played: Phoenicia, Atlantic Star, Alice and Wonderland Parade.First play of Phoenicia for four of us,read more

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From (One Person's) Bris to (Another Person's) Funeral. And a Play.

On Rachel's first full day back, we went to a bris, a funeral, and a play. I reminded her that Jerusalem isn't like this all the time. But considering all of the other events that will occur in the...

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More of the Same, and Games

If it's 8:30, it must be a bar-mitzvahOur dear friends had a bar-mitzvah for their (4th? 5th?) son on shabbat morning. The BM boy read beautifully and then spoke very quickly.Shul was followed by a...

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The Strangest Board Games of 2009

Following Steve Jackson's other release +6 Bag O'Munchkins. Aside from the weirdness of using these in a game of Munchkin - you can put one in front of you in order to gain a benefit during the game -...

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