Re: What did we do before spielfrieks?
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The sites I used all the time back then were The Game Cabinet (Tidwell) rec.games.board The Game Report Online (Sarrett) Brett 'n' Board (Svellov) The Gaming Dumpster (Branham) Kulkmann's G@mebox DIGers mailing list SOS' Gameviews KMW's Spielplatz On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 1:13 PM, Mark Jackson [email protected] [spielfrieks] <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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 > > >