Author Archives: Chris Wray

Ten Years of Opinionated Gaming

I posted my first game review to this site 10 years ago today. It was a review of Hare & Tortoise, the first entry in my 36-part series revisiting the Spiel des Jahres winners. Each entry featured not only a … Continue reading

Posted in Commentary | 2 Comments

Trick-Taking Week 2025: Most Innovative

This is the continuation of Trick-Taking Week 2025, where I’ll be posting trick-taking related content all week. We here at The Opinionated Gamers love trick-taking games, and as I wrote two years ago, many of the writers in this group … Continue reading

Posted in Best Of, Commentary | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Trick-Taking Week 2025: Most Beautiful

This is the continuation of Trick-Taking Week 2025, where I’ll be posting trick-taking related content all week. We here at The Opinionated Gamers love trick-taking games, and as I wrote two years ago, many of the writers in this group … Continue reading

Posted in Best Of, Commentary | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Trick-Taking Week 2025: Top 10 Hidden Gems

This is the continuation of Trick-Taking Week 2025, where I’ll be posting trick-taking related content all week. We here at The Opinionated Gamers love trick-taking games, and as I wrote two years ago, many of the writers in this group … Continue reading

Posted in Best Of, Commentary | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Trick-Taking Week 2025: Top 10 Greatest Hits

Welcome to Trick-Taking Week 2025, where I’ll be posting trick-taking related content all week. We here at The Opinionated Gamers love trick-taking games, and as I wrote two years ago, many of the writers in this group have contributed to … Continue reading

Posted in Best Of, Commentary | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Game Market West: Are indie game markets coming to the United States?

I attended Game Market West in Fremont, California, this morning, and the event was tremendous fun. For the gamer in me, this was an exciting shopping adventure, a chance to buy something off the beaten path. For the game designer … Continue reading

Posted in Commentary | Tagged , | 2 Comments