Friday link love

It’s Friday! You guys are probably just counting down the hours at work, surfing the net and thinking about the weekend.  In the meantime, I’ve rounded up some board-game links and other fun things for you all to enjoy.

— An entertaining boardgamegeek.com thread about naming your kids after board games. I love Meeples probably more than the next guy (obviously since it’s part of my alter ego)  but that would be an awful baby name. But I must admit, Caylus sounds pretty bad-ass.

— A great list of top 10 cooperative games by Board Game Quest. Eldritch Horror is on the list, which is a great game and a slightly shorter version of Arkham Horror.

— Opinionated Gamers did a review on Istanbul. I had a chance to play this at BGG Con. It has a mechanic that’s similar to Five Tribes in terms of moving around the board and collecting resources.

— The Board Game Family talks about going to SaltCon, which is a gaming convention in Utah.

— Over at The Daily Worker Placement, a review talks about how Diamonds brings a fresh approach to the old trick-taking card-game mechanic. I also love how the website banner looks like a newspaper masthead.

— Lastly, who doesn’t love a board-game birthday cake?? Here’s the thread that accompanies the photo below.

Have a good weekend, everyone! Happy gaming!