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| 12.05.2008 |
Cosmic Encounter
Moritz short piece on what is so special in EON's Cosmic Encounter |
| 11.05.2008 |
Armageddon - The Strategic Fantasy Battle Game
Moritz tells the story behind the German roleplaying game Armageddon |
| 26.04.2008 |
Why Games Are Loud or Silent
Moritz talks about what mechanics makes games silent or loud |
| 01.04.2008 |
The April News
Moritz' April 1st report on the latest in game development |
| 29.03.2008 |
Star Trek III
This time Moritz talks about Star Trek III, a collection of three games published by West End Games in 1984 |
| 15.03.2008 |
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 |
| 11.03.2008 |
The One Game
In this episode Moritz talks abut a bug that is possessing so many gamers: the search for "the one game" |
| 23.02.2008 |
Boredom in Games - part 1
Moritz talks about boring elements in game designs. Part 1: repetition combined with futility |
| 16.02.2008 |
Divine Right
Moritz talks about another game from the golden age of fantasy wargaming |
| 12.01.2008 |
Retrospect on 2007
Moritz takes a look back at the gaming year 2007 |
| 10.01.2008 |
2008 Gaming Trends
Moritz forecasts the 2008 trends in gaming plus adds a new (and serious) startegy tip |
| 23.12.2007 |
Orcs to Orcs: Valkenburg Castle
Moritz talks about Valkenburg Castle, a fantasy title by Taskforce Games |
| 12.12.2007 |
German Gaming News: December 12, 2007
Tension in games - part 3: The Race |
| 28.11.2007 |
German Gaming News: November 28, 2007
Tension in games - part 2: The Unknown |
| 12.11.2007 |
German Gaming News: November 12, 2007
Moritz talks about features that make games exciting - and he provides a strategy tip for ASL. |
| 28.10.2007 |
German Gaming News: October 28, 2007
Moritz talks about the greatest games never made. And he provides his first random strategy tip. |
| 20.10.2007 |
The future of gaming - part 3
Moritz' third segment on innovative game designs. This time he talks about paragraph based game designs. |
| 13.10.2007 |
Hazards of Gaming Vol.1
Moritz' first episode about the hazards of gaming: Here I Stand with a baby. |
| 06.10.2007 |
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. |
| 02.10.2007 |
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. |
| 16.09.2007 |
German Gaming News 16 Sep 2007
Moritz talks about new game mechanics. This time he provides ideas for step-by-step games. |
| 15.09.2007 |
The future of gaming - part 1
Moritz talks about the need for new game mechanics and innovation in game designs |
| 03.08.2007 |
The 10 Commandments of Game Design
Moritz has defined the ten commandments of good game design. |
| 24.06.2007 |
The 10 Commandments of Gaming
Moritz has defined the ten commandments of gaming. |
| 16.06.2007 |
Titan - The Game
A report about the fantastic Titan game that will be republished soon. |
| 09.06.2007 |
Grudge Match Report No. 5
The fifth and last part of the Wilderness War match between Jason and Moritz. |
| 26.05.2007 |
German Gaming News May 22 2007
Moritz about H.G. Wells, the inventor of wargames. |
| 13.05.2007 |
Grudge Match Report No. 4
The fourth part of the Wilderness War match between Jason and Moritz. |
| 13.05.2007 |
German Gaming News May 9 2007
Moritz this time provides news about Mozart and gaming. |
| 13.05.2007 |
Dragon Pass
This is Moritz' view on one of his favorite fantasy games. |
| 29.04.2007 |
German Gaming News April 25 2007
<img src="https://www.westpark-gamers.de/Ressourcen2/yspahanpc_t.jpg"><p> Moritz tells us about the new Yspahan for Windows release.</p> |
| 14.04.2007 |
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. |
| 14.04.2007 |
Grudge Match Report No. 3
The third part of the Wilderness War match between Jason and Moritz. |
| 31.03.2007 |
Grudge Match Report No. 2
The second part of the Wilderness War match between Jason and Moritz. |
| 25.03.2007 |
Grudge Match Report No. 1
Moritz' first report about the Wilderness War match between Jason and him. |
| 25.03.2007 |
German Gaming News March 22 2007
Moritz talks about another favorit game accessory of his - The Black Arpad. |
| 17.03.2007 |
German Gaming News March 13 2007
Moritz reveals his favorite game accessory. |
| 11.03.2007 |
German Gaming News February 28 2007
Moritz talks about the influence free review copies might have on reviewers. |
| 18.02.2007 |
German Gaming News February 14 2007
Moritz' view on why there are so few fantasy and SF games in Germany. |
| 11.02.2007 |
German Gaming News February 7 2007
Today Moritz talks about new versions of old games. |
| 04.02.2007 |
German Gaming News 31 January 2007
The latest edition of Moritz's gaming news. This time he talks about the website hexwars.com. |
| 27.01.2007 |
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. |
| 20.01.2007 |
German Gaming News January 17 2007
The latest edition of Moritz's news about gaming in Germany. This edition is about game collectors. |
| 13.01.2007 |
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. |
| 05.01.2007 |
Moritz Top Ten of Classic Games
Moritz' list of top ten games (classic range). |
| 31.12.2006 |
German Gaming News #43
The latest edition of Moritz's news about gaming in Germany. |
| 23.12.2006 |
Tara - Seat of Kings Review
Moritz' scenic review of the new game from Alan Paull: Tara - Seat of Kings. |
| 16.12.2006 |
24/7 Review
Moritz' slightly different review of the new Sunriver game 24/7. |
| 09.12.2006 |
German Gaming News #42
The latest edition of Moritz's news about gaming in Germany. |
| 02.12.2006 |
How to talk Spielsh - part 3
This is lesson three of the Moritz' Spielsh course. |
| 25.11.2006 |
Yspahan Spieleabend
Yspahan galt schnell als eines der besten Neuerscheinungen der diesjaehrigen Spiel in Essen. Hier gibt es einen Mitschnitt eines der ersten Durchgaenge bei den Westpark Gamers. |
| 25.11.2006 |
How to talk Spielsh - part 2
This is lesson two of the Moritz' Spielsh course. |
| 18.11.2006 |
How to talk Spielsh - part 1
Moritz provides interesting insight into the German gaming talk. This is part one of the series. |
| 11.11.2006 |
Kabale und Hiebe
Moritz's review of the new Hans im Glueck game Kabale und Hiebe. |
| 28.10.2006 |
Essen 2006: Top 10 Games
Moritz's subjective list of Essen 2006 top games. |
| 28.10.2006 |
Essen Game Report: Die Saeulen der Erde
Moritz the reviews one of the highlights of Essen 2006: Die Saeulen der Erde by Kosmos. |
| 21.10.2006 |
Weird Euro Games part 2: Frantic Frankfurt
In this show Moritz talks about the weird Frantic Frankurt game. |
| 14.10.2006 |
Nottingham, Taluva and Canal Mania
Capsule Reviews of Nottingham, Taluva and Canal Mania |
| 07.10.2006 |
Weird Games Essay part 1
The first of a series of essays about weird games |
| 01.10.2006 |
Essen 2006 Preview part 7
The last part of Moritz' series of previews of Essen 2006 releases. |
| 23.09.2006 |
Essen 2006 Preview part 6
Part six of Moritz' series of previews of Essen 2006 releases. |
| 16.09.2006 |
Essen 2006 Preview part 5
Part five of Moritz' series of previews of Essen 2006 releases. |
| 09.09.2006 |
Essen 2006 Preview part 4
Part four of Moritz' series of previews of Essen 2006 releases. |
| 02.09.2006 |
Essen 2006 Preview part 3
Part three of Moritz' series of previews of Essen 2006 releases. |
| 27.08.2006 |
Essen 2006 Preview part 2
Moritz' part two of a series of reports about the Essen 2006 releases. |
| 18.08.2006 |
Essen 2006 Preview part 1
Moritz' first of a series of reports about the Essen 2006 releases. |
| 15.08.2006 |
Millionen von Schwalben Review
Moritz' Podcast review of Urs Hostettler's game "Millionen von Schwalben". |
| 12.08.2006 |
Spiel des Jahres 2006
Moritz' Podcast about this year's Spiel des Jahres. |
| 05.08.2006 |
Top 10 German Games For Newbies
Moritz' recommendation of ten German games for beginners. |
| 29.07.2006 |
Beginner's Guide To German Gaming
Today Moritz tells us all about the facts behind the German gaming culture. |
| 22.07.2006 |
The German Cardgame Quartett
It's been a while since the last German Gaming News do to the Soccer Championship here in Germany and Moritz' envolvement in it. Today Moritz tells us about the German cardgame "Quartett". |
| 24.06.2006 |
The German Stammtisch
In this issue Moritz provides insights into the German culture of the "Stammtisch" and the games played there. |
| 22.06.2006 |
Game Stores in Germany
In his new issue of the German Gaming News Moritz reports about game stores in Germany. |
| 31.05.2006 |
The Poeppel
Here is Moritz new essay this all the facts behind the "Poeppel". |
| 28.05.2006 |
German Gaming News #16
Here is Moritz latest edition about the German gaming scene. |
| 20.05.2006 |
The Kramer Leiste
In this essay Moritz explains the details about the Kramer Leiste. |
| 13.05.2006 |
Awards and Online Gaming
In this edition Moritz has news about the Pfefferkuchl award and the online gaming site Brettspielwelt. |
| 06.05.2006 |
The Spiel des Jahres Award
This edition of Moritz' German Gaming News is a little essay about the German Spiel des Jahres award. |
| 29.04.2006 |
German Gaming News #12
This edition of Moritz' German Gaming News has information about the games Antike, John Silver, Settlers and China. |
| 23.04.2006 |
Wargargames in Germany?
This is Moritz' essay about the reasons why there are no wargames in Germany. |
| 17.04.2006 |
German Gaming News #10
Here is Moritz latest edition about the German gaming scene, resolving some April Fool's Day jokes and some information about the "Games International" magazine. |
| 06.04.2006 |
German Gaming News #9
Here is Moritz' April 1st edition about the German gaming scene. |
| 01.04.2006 |
German Gaming News #8
Here is Moritz' new report about the German gaming scene. Today he he has news about the games "Friedrich" and Dragon Riders" and the publisher "Krimi total". |
| 25.03.2006 |
German Gaming News #7
Here is Moritz' latest report about the German gaming scene. |
| 19.03.2006 |
German Gaming News #6
Here is Moritz' spezial edition about the new Andreas Seyfarth game "Thurn und Taxis". |
| 18.03.2006 |
German Gaming News #5
Here is Moritz' latest episode about German gaming. |
| 05.03.2006 |
German Gaming News #4
Here is Moritz' latest episode about German gaming. He talks about the latest list of recommended games by the Hippodice Game Club in Bochum, the new games by Symbiose and other new games published in Europe. |
| 02.03.2006 |
Das Ende des Triumvirats
<img src="https://www.westpark-gamers.de/Ressourcen2/endedestriumvirats_t.jpg"><br /> <br /> Kurzportrait und Spieleindruecke ueber "Das Ende des Triumvirats" von Lookout Games |
| 25.02.2006 |
German Gaming News #3
Here is Moritz' latest episode about the German gaming scene. |