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Category Archives: Recap
2012 Sasquatch Board Game Festival Recap: Best Way to Spend a Rainy Weekend in November
The 3rd annual Sasquatch Board Game Festival took place 10/31-11/4. There were several changes this year – attendance grew by 50% (we had about 80 people) so we moved up from mansions to a hotel venue for the first time, … Continue reading
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Tom Rosen: 2011 Retrospective
As the end of the year approaches, it’s a good time to look back at the past year in gaming. 2011 got off to a disappointing start with a slew of underwhelming Nurnberg releases that I discussed back in June. … Continue reading
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iBoardgaming – Spring 2011
Boardgame translations onto the iOS platform continue to come fast and furious. The iPhone/iPod Touch platform can serve up a quick boardgaming hit, while the iPad can serve as an alternate boardgaming platform in an extremely portable package. There’s no … Continue reading
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(Almost) Monthly Recap from the Opinionated Gamers – April 8, 2011
Well – normally I don’t like to wait this long between recap posts here on the “OG”, but real life has kept me (and the other writers) quite busy. I think that we’re finding a good balance right now between … Continue reading
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Weekend Recap – 2 week’s worth!
Somehow we missed the weekend recap last weekend. Here’s what we’ve talked about over the past 14 days. Sun 2/27 – Mary Prasad reviews Navegador Mon 2/28 – Larry Levy continues his Designer of the Year series Tues 3/1 – … Continue reading
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Weekend Recap – February 26, 2011
This week on the Opinionated Gamers – the focus was on game reviews: Sunday Feb 20 – a guest appearance by Superfly Pete and a nice review of Wrath of Ashardalon Monday Feb 21 – Greg Schloesser looks at Lemming … Continue reading
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Weekend Recap
We just finished our first theme week, “Wine and Beer week”, with a number of reviews on games with that theme. Monday – Rick Thornquist reviews Vinhos Tuesday – Dale Yu looks at Toscana Wednesday – Matt Carlson reviews Die … Continue reading
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Weekly Recap – Reviews, German Game Companies and a First Look at Nightfall
This week was busy here at the Opinionated Gamers! Sunday – Jeff Allers continues his Postcards from Berlin series Monday – Dale Yu lists a bunch of games he hears mis-pronounced often Tuesday – Valerie Putman reviews Magnum Sal Wednesday … Continue reading
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Recap: Two Weeks In – What do you think so far?
We’ve reached the end of the second week here at The Opinionated Gamers. The demand for writing slots has increased to the point where we’re starting to publish almost every day now! In case you might have missed something, here’s … Continue reading
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Gulf Games 29 – Report
By: Greg J. Schloesser Gulf Games is a relatively small, invitation-only gathering of families and individuals who enjoy socializing and playing games. While there is an abundance of different games played and enjoyed, the emphasis is placed on fellowship and … Continue reading →