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.

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Episodes

Cosmic Encounter

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

May 12, 2008•2 min

Armageddon - The Strategic Fantasy Battle Game

Moritz tells the story behind the German roleplaying game Armageddon

May 11, 2008•9 min

Why Games Are Loud or Silent

Moritz talks about what mechanics makes games silent or loud

Apr 26, 2008•6 min

The April News

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

Apr 01, 2008•6 min

Star Trek III

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

Mar 29, 2008•6 min

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

Mar 15, 2008•9 min

The One Game

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

Mar 11, 2008•5 min

Boredom in Games - part 1

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

Feb 23, 2008•6 min

Divine Right

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

Feb 16, 2008•6 min

Retrospect on 2007

Moritz takes a look back at the gaming year 2007

Jan 12, 2008•5 min

2008 Gaming Trends

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

Jan 10, 2008•7 min

Orcs to Orcs: Valkenburg Castle

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

Dec 23, 2007•8 min

German Gaming News: December 12, 2007

Tension in games - part 3: The Race

Dec 12, 2007•6 min

German Gaming News: November 28, 2007

Tension in games - part 2: The Unknown

Nov 28, 2007•7 min

German Gaming News: November 12, 2007

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

Nov 12, 2007•7 min

German Gaming News: October 28, 2007

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

Oct 28, 2007•6 min

The future of gaming - part 3

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

Oct 20, 2007•5 min

Hazards of Gaming Vol.1

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

Oct 13, 2007•3 min

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.

Oct 06, 2007•2 min