GenCon Reports

Sorry for leaving off so much stuff on this blog link. I'll see if I can keep this more current for those few faithful who subscribe to this RSS feed...

Here are my GenCon reports from August:

At BGN: (Boardgame News)
Aug 21 - Matt Carlson: Gen Con 2008 Photo Report

Since that time (Aug 21st) I’ve written several more articles over at GamingWith Children. If you’re interested at all, check out Gen Con – The Boardgame, Gen Con – The Video Games, and/or Gen Con – The RPG.

Updated oldies

Here are some oldies but goodies just reposted onto Gaming With Children:

Unplugged: A Different Kind of Game
An introduction to modern boardgames and a bit of intro of myself.

Unplugged: The Awards Shows
My take on some of the boardgame awards and the games that have won them.

many updates

Wow, apologies for not posting recently. I was caught up in some Winter business, and also was dealing with a possible move of the GamerDad site to a new setup.

Well, I'm back againf finally and GamerDad.com has moved. It is now combined with GamingWithChildren.com. I'll still be writing a biweekly post on boardgames of some sort, its just now at a new URL (GamerDad.com will continue to exist and will forward you on to the GamingWithChildren site.)

As part of the move, I'm revamping some of my old "classic" articles for inclusion on the Gaming With Children archive. In the meantime, I will be transferring some of my old reviews onto the BoardGameGeek web site while trying to simultaneously create a bit of new content for posting as well...

In the meantime, here are some of my latest ramblings over at Boardgame News where I'm also a biweekly contributer:

April 5, 2008 - Concentrated Gaming
March 22, 2008 - Matt J. Carlson: The Return of the Club
March 8, 2008 - Matt Carlson: Secondary Boardgaming
February 23, 2008 - Matt Carlson: A Risky Retrospective
February 9, 2008 - Matt Carlson: Is Your Game Tight or Baggy?
January 26, 2008 - Matt Carlson: Unnecessary Pieces
January 12, 2008 - Matt Carlson: A Hello, a Lack of Dimes, and an Election

Z-Man's 1960 election game

Here's a short overview of my thoughts on Z-Man's excellent new card-driven election game:


Unplugged #79: 1960: The Making of the President

Take a liberal amount of quality mechanics, add one part history, and mix to result in an excellent game that can also teach.

GamerDad Unplugged Nickel & Dime

Unplugged #78: It's Time for Nickel and Dime

A look at my most-played boardgames of 2007.