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Larry’s Gathering Impressions

Posted on May 3, 2013

The 2013 Gathering was a blast as always, the highlight of my gaming year.  Thanks, as always, to Alan Moon for organizing such an amazing shindig! There were plenty of good games on hand to sample, but nothing that really … Continue reading →

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Larry Levy: 2012 Designer of the Year Award

Posted on March 6, 2013

Let’s say you’re a salesman.  Which would seem the fairer method of determining your annual salary increase:  the size of your single biggest sale or the total sales you generated over the course of the year?  I imagine everyone would … Continue reading →

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Larry Levy: Overview and First Impressions of Bora Bora

Posted on February 25, 2013

Interest in Stefan Feld games continues to run at an all-time high.  If anything, the fact that he released no titles last year only served to ramp up the anticipation for 2013, when he will produce four major designs.  First … Continue reading →

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Larry Levy: Some Essen *Second* Impressions

Posted on February 11, 2013

I’ve posted a number of articles giving my first impressions of Essen games.  But as every gamer knows, the first play of a game doesn’t always tell the whole story.  So here are some second impressions of games I recently … Continue reading →

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Review of Tzolk’in: Gearing Up for Fun!

Posted on December 21, 2012

Tzolk’in:  The Mayan Calendar Designers:  Simone Luciani, Daniele Tascini Publisher:  Czech Games Edition, Rio Grande Players:  2-4 Ages:  12+ Time:  90 minutes Theme:  Ancient Mayan Civilization Building Main Mechanics:  Worker Placement, Resource Conversion Times played:  4, twice with prototype, twice … Continue reading →

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Larry Levy: My Essen First Impressions #4

Posted on December 12, 2012

Here’s another installment of my early views of some of the new Essen titles that I got to play recently.  Most of these were with our newest OG correspondent Ben McJunkin, as we delved deep into the wonders of his … Continue reading →

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Larry Levy: My Essen First Impressions #3

Posted on December 7, 2012

After spending some quality time with family and friends during Thanksgiving (I hope you were all able to do the same), it was back to the gaming tables last Saturday to catch up on some more new Essen titles.  Here … Continue reading →

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Larry Levy: My Essen First Impressions #2

Posted on November 16, 2012

Much of the gaming world is enjoying the new Essen games at BGG.con.  Sadly, that group doesn’t include me, but I did my best to compensate by getting a second helping of new titles last Saturday.  Here are my early … Continue reading →

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Larry Levy: My Essen First Impressions #1

Posted on November 8, 2012

They say it’s nice to have friends in high places and, lacking that, you might as well have friends with good taste in games and plenty of disposable income.  So I thank my lucky stars that some of my gaming … Continue reading →

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First Impression: Aeroplanes

Posted on October 15, 2012

Aeroplanes: Aviation Ascendant Martin Wallace, Mayfair Games 3-5 players, 120 minutes High Concept:  Majorities/Route-building game set in the beginnings of the aviation industry in Europe, between the world wars. Brief Description:  The map shows cities in Europe, Africa, and Asia, … Continue reading →

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