Re: What did we do before spielfrieks?
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I feel bad about forgetting BGN... and so many other sites. (I even ran one for 4-5 years.) Games Magazine was occasionally helpful - but it was hit or miss on their coverage of Euros. On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 3:04 PM Jonathan Franklin [email protected] [spielfrieks] <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Gotta mention Rick Thornquist's time at the helm as well. > > On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 12:28 PM Jacob Lee [email protected] > [spielfrieks] <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> I used to subscribe to Boardgamenews (BGN) run by Eric W. Martin before >> he came over to BGG. I loved it. I think Eric was a one man show >> operating that website and the quality of writing there was the best among >> all the board game sites I frequented. >> >> Jacob >> >> On 23 July 2018 at 10:00, Brent Mair [email protected] [spielfrieks] < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> I played Catan and El Grande in 1998 and found both BoardGameGeek and >>> Spielfrieks soon after they were created in 2000, but I'm trying to >>> remember what information was available on the web prior to 2000. What >>> websites were used and what other places? I slightly remember >>> rec.board.games or rec.games.board or something like that but I don't >>> remember what it was. >>> >>> Where did we find our translations? >>> >>> Also, if there is an article or info about when Jay first brought the >>> games over for Mayfair, that would be interesting to me. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Brent Mair >>> - Spielguy >>> >>> >> > > > -- mark jackson http://akapastorguy.blogspot.com