Author Archives: Ben (chally)

Ben’s Gathering Wrap-Up

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Ben (chally)

This year’s Gathering of Friends has come to a close for me.  As happened last year, the the beginning of the week featured long, leisurely days of gaming and socializing.  Those days quickly disappeared toward the end of the week, replaced … Continue reading →

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Ben’s Gathering Day 6

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Ben (chally)

Very little gaming today, as I decided to go outside and enjoy the weather.  I opened the day with another game of CGE’s word-game prototype.  It is still in the early stages, so I am limited in what I can … Continue reading →

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Ben’s Gathering Day 5

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Ben (chally)

The Gathering of Friends is a strange kind of event at times.  You often find yourself playing games you never expected to with people you never expected to.  That was kind of the theme yesterday, as I opened the day … Continue reading →

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Ben’s Gathering Day 4

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Ben (chally)

Another day of short descriptions and few pictures, I’m afraid, as a large portion of the day was committed to unpublished, unsigned prototypes.  Great day all around, however.  It began with a third play of Elysium.  This is the third … Continue reading →

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Ben’s Gathering Day 3

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Ben (chally)

Day 3 saw a return to some better games, including a couple of promising prototypes.  It started off, however, with a quick game of Patchistory.     Brian Leet took this one home with a well-executed trade-route based strategy.  Amazingly, the … Continue reading →

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Ben’s Gathering Day 2

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Ben (chally)

Today has been an oddly unproductive day, so this update should be quick. I only managed two games in the first 7 hours and then finished with a leisurely dinner and a lot of small games that I didn’t take … Continue reading →

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