Monthly Archives: September 2017

Dale Yu: Review of Fantasy Realms

  Fantasy Realms Designer: Bruce Glassco Publisher: WizKids Players: 3-6 Ages: 14+ Time: 20 minutes Times played: 5, with review copy provided by WizKids In Fantasy Realms, each player is the ruler of a far-away kingdom, trying to make the … Continue reading

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King Chocolate

KING CHOCOLATE Design by Stefan Alexander Published by Mayfair Games 2 – 6 Players, 60 – 90 minutes Review by Greg J. Schloesser One of my many weaknesses is chocolate, which I find almost irresistible.  So a game about growing … Continue reading

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Terraforming Mars Wins 2017 DSP Award

The results of the Deutscher Spielepreis award were announced a couple of days ago.  This is the German game award which focuses more on heavier games than the SdJ does.  Terraforming Mars, designed by Jacob Fryxelius and published by FryxGames, emerged … Continue reading

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My top 189 games of all time

For more than a decade now, I’ve made a tradition of ordering my favorite games – all games I rate an 8 or higher.  In spite of playing an ever increasing number of games – as I write this, I’ve … Continue reading

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Dale Yu: First Impressions of Seikatsu

  Seikatsu Designer: Matt Loomis and Isaac Shalev Publisher: IDW Games Players: 1-4 Ages: 10+ Time: 30 minutes Times played – 3 with preview copy provided by IDW Seikatsu is a word that means “Life” in Japanese. In this game, … Continue reading

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Whistle Stop

Design by Scott Caputo Published by Bezier Games 2 – 5 Players, 1 ½ – 2 hours Review by Greg J. Schloesser Really?  Does the boardgaming world really need another train game?  The market is saturated with hundreds, if not … Continue reading

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