Monthly Archives: August 2012

Baltimore and Ohio

BALTIMORE & OHIO Design by:   Eddie Robbins Published by:  Eagle Games / Winsome Games 3 – 6 Players, 3 – 4 hours Review by:  Greg J. Schloesser While I am not an avid 18xx player, I must admit to be … Continue reading

Posted in Reviews | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

2012 Essen Preview #2 – More games already reviewed/previewed and news from Z-man

Wow. Miss a few older reviews, and the natives get restless…  In the previous post, I highlighted a few games that we had already covered.  Of course, I missed a few things (which I’m fairly apt to do), so I’ll … Continue reading

Posted in Essen 2012 | 2 Comments

2012 Essen Preview #1 – Catching up with games already released

There’s only 7 weeks to go until the start of Essen, so it’s time to start taking a look at all the new games that are coming! One of the interesting trends that I’ve noticed this year is that there … Continue reading

Posted in Essen 2012 | 1 Comment

SPIEL 2012 is coming! The annual SPIEL fair in Essen is just around the corner. Until the show, the Opinionated Gamers will try to preview as many of the new games as we can to get you up to speed … Continue reading

Posted on by Dale Yu | 1 Comment

The Art of Design: interviews to game designers #22 – Rudiger Dorn

Dear Gamers, after reaching the interview #20 I’m continuing the series: Eric Lang and today I’m gone to interview Rudiger Dorn, one of the greatest examples of the so called “German School”. Goa really impressed me (and gamers world) and … Continue reading

Posted in Interviews | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

OG Roundtable: What games would you introduce to a new gamer?

OK, here’s a fun idea to talk about… Let’s say you have a colleague at work who has just starting to play Euro-games.  For kicks, let’s call him Jim.  Jim has been playing games seriously now for about a year, … Continue reading

Posted in Commentary | 11 Comments