Westpark Gamers - Boardgaming in Munich

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Westpark Gamers - Boardgaming in Munich

Essays about gaming in Germany, thoughts about boardgames and game designs as well as reports from our game sessions with rules explanations and game rankings.

  1. 89

    Cosmic Encounter

    Moritz short piece on what is so special in EON's Cosmic Encounter

  2. 88

    Armageddon - The Strategic Fantasy Battle Game

    Moritz tells the story behind the German roleplaying game Armageddon

  3. 87

    Why Games Are Loud or Silent

    Moritz talks about what mechanics makes games silent or loud

  4. 86

    The April News

    Moritz' April 1st report on the latest in game development

  5. 85

    Star Trek III

    This time Moritz talks about Star Trek III, a collection of three games published by West End Games in 1984

  6. 84

    A Tribute to Gary Gygax

    Moritz gives a tribute to Gary Gygax, one of the masterminds behind the Dungeons and Dragons game design, who recently passed away

  7. 83

    The One Game

    In this episode Moritz talks abut a bug that is possessing so many gamers: the search for "the one game"

  8. 82

    Boredom in Games - part 1

    Moritz talks about boring elements in game designs. Part 1: repetition combined with futility

  9. 81

    Divine Right

    Moritz talks about another game from the golden age of fantasy wargaming

  10. 80

    Retrospect on 2007

    Moritz takes a look back at the gaming year 2007

  11. 79

    2008 Gaming Trends

    Moritz forecasts the 2008 trends in gaming plus adds a new (and serious) startegy tip

  12. 78

    Orcs to Orcs: Valkenburg Castle

    Moritz talks about Valkenburg Castle, a fantasy title by Taskforce Games

  13. 77

    German Gaming News: December 12, 2007

    Tension in games - part 3: The Race

  14. 76

    German Gaming News: November 28, 2007

    Tension in games - part 2: The Unknown

  15. 75

    German Gaming News: November 12, 2007

    Moritz talks about features that make games exciting - and he provides a strategy tip for ASL.

  16. 74

    German Gaming News: October 28, 2007

    Moritz talks about the greatest games never made. And he provides his first random strategy tip.

  17. 73

    The future of gaming - part 3

    Moritz' third segment on innovative game designs. This time he talks about paragraph based game designs.

  18. 72

    Hazards of Gaming Vol.1

    Moritz' first episode about the hazards of gaming: Here I Stand with a baby.

  19. 71

    The worst theme for boardgames

    Game themes are a matter of taste, no question. And while the rest of the Westpark Gamers rate games of the 18xx series among the best games ever designed Moritz has a completely different opinion about railroad games.

  20. 70

    The future of gaming - part 2

    Moritz' second segment on innovative game designs. This time he talks about a concept that avoids ganging up on the leader.

  21. 69

    German Gaming News 16 Sep 2007

    Moritz talks about new game mechanics. This time he provides ideas for step-by-step games.

  22. 68

    The future of gaming - part 1

    Moritz talks about the need for new game mechanics and innovation in game designs

  23. 67

    The 10 Commandments of Game Design

    Moritz has defined the ten commandments of good game design.

  24. 66

    The 10 Commandments of Gaming

    Moritz has defined the ten commandments of gaming.

  25. 65

    Titan - The Game

    A report about the fantastic Titan game that will be republished soon.

  26. 64

    Grudge Match Report No. 5

    The fifth and last part of the Wilderness War match between Jason and Moritz.

  27. 63

    German Gaming News May 22 2007

    Moritz about H.G. Wells, the inventor of wargames.

  28. 62

    Grudge Match Report No. 4

    The fourth part of the Wilderness War match between Jason and Moritz.

  29. 61

    German Gaming News May 9 2007

    Moritz this time provides news about Mozart and gaming.

  30. 60

    Dragon Pass

    This is Moritz' view on one of his favorite fantasy games.

  31. 59

    German Gaming News April 25 2007

    <img src="https://www.westpark-gamers.de/Ressourcen2/yspahanpc_t.jpg"> Moritz tells us about the new Yspahan for Windows release.

  32. 58

    German Gaming News - Special April Edition

    This is Moritz' very special April edition of the German Gaming News with lots of fresh information directly from the top game publishers of the world. And JLo joins in as a surprise guest.

  33. 57

    Grudge Match Report No. 3

    The third part of the Wilderness War match between Jason and Moritz.

  34. 56

    Grudge Match Report No. 2

    The second part of the Wilderness War match between Jason and Moritz.

  35. 55

    Grudge Match Report No. 1

    Moritz' first report about the Wilderness War match between Jason and him.

  36. 54

    German Gaming News March 22 2007

    Moritz talks about another favorit game accessory of his - The Black Arpad.

  37. 53

    German Gaming News March 13 2007

    Moritz reveals his favorite game accessory.

  38. 52

    German Gaming News February 28 2007

    Moritz talks about the influence free review copies might have on reviewers.

  39. 51

    German Gaming News February 14 2007

    Moritz' view on why there are so few fantasy and SF games in Germany.

  40. 50

    German Gaming News February 7 2007

    Today Moritz talks about new versions of old games.

  41. 49

    German Gaming News 31 January 2007

    The latest edition of Moritz's gaming news. This time he talks about the website hexwars.com.

  42. 48

    German Gaming News January 22 2007

    The latest edition of Moritz's news about gaming in Germany. This time he talks about German children games.

  43. 47

    German Gaming News January 17 2007

    The latest edition of Moritz's news about gaming in Germany. This edition is about game collectors.

  44. 46

    German Gaming News January 10 2007

    The latest edition of Moritz's news about gaming in Germany. This edition is about one of his favorite games: Magic Realm.

  45. 45

    Moritz Top Ten of Classic Games

    Moritz' list of top ten games (classic range).

  46. 44

    German Gaming News #43

    The latest edition of Moritz's news about gaming in Germany.

  47. 43

    Tara - Seat of Kings Review

    Moritz' scenic review of the new game from Alan Paull: Tara - Seat of Kings.

  48. 42

    24/7 Review

    Moritz' slightly different review of the new Sunriver game 24/7.

  49. 41

    German Gaming News #42

    The latest edition of Moritz's news about gaming in Germany.

  50. 40

    How to talk Spielsh - part 3

    This is lesson three of the Moritz' Spielsh course.

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Essays about gaming in Germany, thoughts about boardgames and game designs as well as reports from our game sessions with rules explanations and game rankings.

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Produced by Aaron Haag

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