JoostJan 12, 20201 minBlokus - so simple, so elegantSo we've been playing a bit of Blokus recently. This is one of those games I wish I had come up with. So so simple - your next piece must...
JoostNov 1, 20191 minThree of ClubsOkay, so this maybe a bit of a cheat, but its a game that has given us much joy over the years. The rules are simple: 1 player takes a ca...
JoostOct 25, 20191 minShitheadDon't let the name put you off. Shithead, created by Gauthier Malzac in the not too distant past is great fun. This is a beating game in...
JoostOct 18, 20191 minRummyRummy has players trying to turn hands of seven or ten cards into groups of three or four sets of card that are either three/four of a ki...
JoostOct 10, 20191 minMustn't Brag but...Basic Brag is a three card game. With each hand you make various three card hands whose strength resemble hand strengths in poker. Theref...
JoostOct 3, 20192 minA variation on BlackJackThere are two games named Blackjack. One is played in Casinos where you get nearest to 21 in total face value without going over. I'm not...
JoostSep 26, 20191 minSpitIts been a while since I typed. I feel guilty about that, but have no gaming opinions right now that you need forced upon you. So instead...
JoostJul 8, 20191 minA Fantasy in YellowI've just entered my fantasy team for the Tour De France this year. I think my friends and I have had a team in the https://ifarm.nl/tdf...
JoostJun 28, 20191 minAdvanced JeopardyI absolutely love this article by Tim Urban on how much people stake in Final Jeopardy. How those in the lead optimise their chances of w...
JoostJun 21, 20191 minDeep ThoughtI was interested by what is defined as more complex when it comes to DeepMind learning games. Googles Ai has already mastered Chess, Go a...
JoostJun 8, 20191 minGame theory?I have been enjoying some of the (simpler) mathematical explorations of simple games on numberphile with the sadly recently-passed Elwyn ...
JoostJun 1, 20191 minEsport gamble?I'm don't want to jump on any bandwagon of negativity. I don't want to say "I told you so". But I have had this nagging feeling about esp...
JoostMay 22, 20191 minRealities becoming realThe launch of Google’s Glass 2 and the acceleration of Augmented Reality games such as Minecraft Earth means that the world is finally ca...
JoostMay 17, 20191 minGAMES INNNN SPAAAAACE!I was intrigued about whether astronauts play board games in space and how they manage it. I'd thought maybe magnets would be a bad idea ...
JoostApr 28, 20191 minThoughts on making gamesGames should be fun. More-over, making games should be fun. I listen to designer podcasts, I read designer blogs and postings. They do al...