Monthly Archives: March 2016

Tricks and Trumps #3: Trick Taking Meets German Game Designers (1990-1995)

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Chris Wray

This is our third entry in an eleven-part series featuring trick taking games.  This entry will focus on trick taking games from the early 1990s to 1995.  During this era, German game designers started to put their own creative twists … Continue reading →

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Tricks and Trumps #2: Variations on the Classics (1966-1990)

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Chris Wray

Tricks and Trumps #2: Variations on the Classics This is our second entry in an eleven-part series featuring trick taking games.  This entry will focus on trick taking games from the mid-1960s to the early 1990s, which tended to closely … Continue reading →

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The Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Chris Wray

Designer: Stefan Feld Publisher:  alea / Ravensburger Players:  1 – 4 Ages:  12 and Up Time:  30-60 Minutes Times Played:  3 A Card Game Version of Stefan Feld’s 2011 Hit This year marks the fifth anniversary of Stefan Feld’s The … Continue reading →

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Tricks and Trumps #1: The Classic Trick-Takers Before 1965

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Chris Wray

This is the first entry in an eleven-part series featuring trick taking games.  We put more than 150 such games into a ratings spreadsheet, giving each Opinionated Gamer the chance to offer their rating.  We decided to write about any … Continue reading →

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Above and Below

Posted on March 8, 2016 by gschloesser

ABOVE AND BELOW Design by Ryan Laukat Published by Red Raven Games 2 – 4 Players, 1 1/2 hours Review by Greg J. Schloesser Many gamers are familiar with Tales of the Arabian Nights, the story-telling board game designed by … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: Review of Potion Explosion

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Dale Yu

  Potion Explosion Designer: Lorenzo Silva, Andrea Crespi and Stefano Castelli Publisher:  Horrible Games Players: 2-4 Ages: 8+ Time: 30-40 minutes Times played: 4, with review copy provided by Horrible Games   Potion Explosion was the big ticket game from … Continue reading →

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