Author: RichMShay

  • WBC 2014 Puerto Rico Tournament

    132 different people played 59 games of Puerto Rico to determine that Raphael Philbert-Larivee is the champion. Here I am with the finalists: Below are the final player boards at the end of the game: The tournament has 3 preliminary rounds. Winners and a few of the best non-winners advance to a quarterfinal round that…

  • WBC 2013 Puerto Rico Tournament

    Results from the WBC 2013 Puerto Rico Tournament will appear here. Starting with a transcript of the final game and pictures of the players’ final boards, followed by the long version of the event report written by your humble host who served as GM for the tournament this year.

  • Recon #7: Trajan Part 2

    Welcome to another episode of Play Boardgames Better Recon. In this episode, I’ll continue the examination of Trajan, Stefan Feld’s 6 ring circus of a Euro with more direct competition than many games. [display_podcast] This is part 2 of a 2-part Recon. We’ll go over the mancala (and I was surprised at what I found…

  • Recon #6: Trajan

    Welcome to another episode of Play Boardgames Better Recon. In this episode, I’ll examine Trajan, Stefan Feld’s 6 ring circus of a Euro with more direct competition than many games. [display_podcast] This is part 1 of a 2-part Recon. Trajan has a lot going on and much important information is better understood if you go…

  • Recon #5: Le Havre: The Inland Port

    Welcome to another episode of Play Boardgames Better Recon. In this episode, I’ll examine Le Havre: The Inland Port. Its Uwe Rosenberg’s 2-player, fast game based on Le Havre for theme and Ora & Labora for mechanisms. [display_podcast]