Author Archives: Chris Wray

Ten Years of Opinionated Gaming

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Chris Wray

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 →

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Trick-Taking Week 2025: Most Innovative

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Chris Wray

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 →

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Trick-Taking Week 2025: Most Beautiful

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Chris Wray

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 →

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Trick-Taking Week 2025: Top 10 Hidden Gems

Posted on March 31, 2025 by Chris Wray

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 →

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Trick-Taking Week 2025: Top 10 Greatest Hits

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Chris Wray

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 →

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

Posted on October 20, 2024 by Chris Wray

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 →

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