Author Archives: lornadune

First Impression – A Short Safari on String Savanna

Posted on May 22, 2013

Ok I admit it, I am a huge sucker for animal/zoo themed games. As a kid I wanted to grow up and be a zookeeper, that was before I figured out I’d have to clean a lot of cages. Still, … Continue reading →

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First Impressions – More on Japan’s Mini-games

Posted on May 21, 2013

With the enormous popularity of Love Letter, I think it’s a fine time to explore what I’ll call the Minimalist Movement from Japan. Apparently the tradition at the Japanese Game Market is to try and design a small game with … Continue reading →

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OddVille a First Impression

Posted on April 23, 2013

I passed this title by last fall, amidst the general buzz of the bigger, heavier games released at Essen. Seeing the lack of reviews under the entry on BGG, I guess I wasn’t the only one! I was lucky enough … Continue reading →

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More First impressions from the EGG Head on Essen ’12

Posted on November 6, 2012

Myrmes, the ant game. We played a 4 player game. A game of resource collecting and maximizing your moves.  I spent a good portion of the game figuring out all the different actions and how best to utilize resources and … Continue reading →

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EGG Head’s Essen ’12 First Impressions

Posted on October 24, 2012

Didn’t have much time to play games while in Essen so am trying to catch up this week! P.I. Martin Wallace meets Mastermind. Kind of film noir art design. Nice little deduction game. If you like quick deduction games where … Continue reading →

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Quest for the Treasure of Essen Spiel

Posted on October 22, 2012

Greetings! I am the all powerful wizard, Lorna, here to detail my account of our party’s quest for the treasure of Essen Spiel. Our adventure began with the arrival of all party members: our leader, the sorcerer, Mad Ted, his … Continue reading →

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First Impressions: 1830 Cardgame and Thousand Islands Railway

Posted on July 23, 2012

I couldn’t wait to try out the new games from Winsome this year. I am a huge Locomotive Werks fan and Dieter Danziger also designed 1830 Cardgame. I like the idea of 18XX games but they are just a little … Continue reading →

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First Impression – Maharani

Posted on July 10, 2012

I was looking forward to trying Maharani after reading the description and a quick flip through the rules. It sounded like it would hit the sweet spot with me – puzzle-y, good tile placement and it had a cool wheel … Continue reading →

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Town Center

Posted on July 3, 2012

I recently received my copy of Town Center. I have enjoyed and admired the maps that Alban Viard has done for Age of Steam and was quite curious to see what he had designed as a stand alone game. Town … Continue reading →

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Trains

Posted on June 25, 2012

I recently was able to acquire a new game which I was quite interested in playing, Trains, from OKAZU Brand . At first glance, Trains seems like just another of hundreds of Dominion clones and it is, but it adds … Continue reading →

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