Monthly Archives: July 2015

Gen Con 2015: Five Games That Impressed Me on Day One

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Chris Wray

As the first day of Gen Con 2015 comes to an end, I wanted to provide a quick review of five games that have impressed me: Artifacts, Inc.; Tides of Time; Mysterium; Terra; and Coup Rebellion G54. I haven’t tried … Continue reading →

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SdJ Re-Reviews #19: Mississippi Queen

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Chris Wray

Designer:  Werner Hodel Publisher:  Goldsieber, Rio Grande Players:  3 – 5 Ages:  10 and Up Time:  45 Minutes Times Played:  5 (On the Rio Grande Edition) Mississippi Queen: Racing Against Obstacles in Paddleboats Mississippi Queen traces its roots to 1986, … Continue reading →

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Matt Carlson: First Impressions of Evolution: Flight expansion

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Matt J Carlson

Evolution: Flight Expansion Publisher: North Star Games Designers: Dominic Crapuchettes, Dmitry Knorre, Sergey Machin Ages: 12+ Players: 2-6 Time: 60 mins Review copy provided by North Star Games As you read this, the second edition of Evolution should be releasing, … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: Review of New York 1901

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Dale Yu

  New York 1901 Designer: Chenier La Salle Publisher: Blue Orange Players: 2-4 Ages: 8+ Time: 30-60 mins Times played: 3, with review copy provided by Blue Orange New York 1901 is the new big-box release from Blue Orange, a … Continue reading →

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Counter Magazine Issue #69

Posted on July 28, 2015 by gschloesser

Counter Magazine Issue #69 (July 2015) is now available for download from the BoardGameGeek store: http://boardgamegeekstore.com/products/counter-magazine-issue-69-july-2015 Here is a peek at the brilliant cover, designed by Timothy Weaver: Issue #69 is jam-packed with 100 pages of articles, reviews and commentary … Continue reading →

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SdJ Re-Reviews #18: El Grande

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Chris Wray

Designer:  Wolfgang Kramer, Richard Ulrich Publisher:  Multiple (Originally Hans im Glück) Players:  2 – 5 Ages:  12 and Up Time:  90 Minutes Times Played:   > 50 (On the Rio Grande Edition) El Grande: Kramer teams up with Richard Ulrich to … Continue reading →

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