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Nicolas Fränkel 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @frankel.wsocial.eu · 17/10/2026

Back from JavaCro after 2 years of absence: enlightening talks, passionate hallway discussions, boardgames, tourism in nearby Rovinj... Guys, it was as amazing as ever! #conference #croatia

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Nicolas Fränkel 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @frankel.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026

4. Ada's Dream boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41... A must-have for any developer worth the name You help Ada to implement Babbage's machine. Again, interesting mechanics, with a board to construct literally, and different ways to earn points. My second game, and this time, with 4 players

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Nicolas Fränkel 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @frankel.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026

2. Avalon boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/40... The game is nice, but the deluxe version is just gorgeous! It was a Kickstarter brought by a friend, and I was jealous. Look at this 👇 I need a second try, now that I understand the mechanics better

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Nicolas Fränkel 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @frankel.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026

My week of #boardgames. 1. SETI boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41... My second round in 2 weeks, and it went faster. Plus, I won. Again, a lot of fun. My only complaint: alien civilizations are very different; some are very powerful, some not. Granted, all players have the same, but still.

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Nicolas Fränkel 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @frankel.wsocial.eu · 29/08/2026

New week, new #boardgame. This week, it was Barrage boardgamegeek.co... A friend had warned me that a wrong start would botch the entire game. However, for me, the problem was the inability to "read" the game. Worst, I don't think I'll be better next time.

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Nicolas Fränkel 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @frankel.wsocial.eu · 24/08/2026

To all my 🇺🇦 friends and freedom-loving people everywhere

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Nicolas Fränkel 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @frankel.wsocial.eu · 22/08/2026

My latest #boardgame session: SETI boardgamegeek.co... I like the theme and the mechanics. A huge downside: it takes time; time to set up, time to play (~6 hours), and time to put all the components neatly in the box afterwards.

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Nicolas Fränkel 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @frankel.wsocial.eu · 19/08/2026

A Java Geek Weekly issue 150 🎂 blog.frankel.ch/java-geek-we...

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Nicolas Fränkel 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @frankel.wsocial.eu · 15/08/2026

4. Feya's Swamp boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43... Interesting mechanics. I probably need to play one more to understand better. The theme - swamp people in a pond - isn't really my thing, though

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Nicolas Fränkel 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @frankel.wsocial.eu · 15/08/2026

3. Mycelia boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37... A "light" mushroom game. Easy to learn, hard to master

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Nicolas Fränkel 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @frankel.wsocial.eu · 15/08/2026

2. Clank Catacombs, with the Underworld extension boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36... boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44... Do I need to introduce my favorite game? Found an artifact super early, rushed to the exit, but my opponent was lucky and came out alive, with way more points. Still fun!

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Nicolas Fränkel 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @frankel.wsocial.eu · 15/08/2026

Two weeks of #boardgames in pictures 1. Recall boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44... A slightly different gameplay than Revive, by the same authors I tended to like it slightly more, but I can't describe why.

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