Tonight on GeekNights we review Shogun, released as part of the Milton Bradley Gamemaster series that we reviewed back in 2006. Renamed to Samurai Swords and then to Ikusa, we revisited it with pro tabletop players this past weekend. We're a lot wiser about game mechanics and game design here in 2025, and this game holds up surprisingly well except for a few notable flaws.
We're also trying an experiment. Rym is writing new rules in an attempt to refurbish this old game. Comments appreciated!
In the news, the Four Nations Face-Off has been lit, the Nintendo Switch 2 is coming, Nintendo is dropping their coupon pricing, we're playing the newly released Civilization VII to prepare a grand review, Magic: The Gathering announces Final Fantasy commander decks, and NetEase fired the people who made the hit game Marvel Rivals..
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Things of the Day
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Electronic Payments
February 10 2025
Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss electronic payments. We grew up in a world where credit …
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Fantastic Four (2022)
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Tonight on GeekNights, we review Ryan North's Fantastic Four (2022). It's kind of fantastic. …
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Ways to Sell Software
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Moorland (2023)
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Tonight on GeekNights we review Moorland (2023). We played it twice at PAX Unplugged …
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Terminals
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Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about Terminals. From the VT100 to any modern Terminal …
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Fear
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Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about fear. Rym was on a panel about fear at …
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Drones
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Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about drones. In the news, the common clay of the …
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Knives
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Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about knives. Learn to use the right knife for …
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PAX Unplugged 2024
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Tonight on GeekNights, we consider PAX Unplugged 2024. It was a top tier PAX. In …
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