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Voices in Board Gaming: Interview with Brandon Kempf
About Today’s Guest: This is the fifth interview in our “Voices in Board Gaming” series here on The Opinionated Gamers. Today’s guest, Brandon Kempf, is one of the most prolific gaming voices I know, and one of the finest. He previously … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Kempf, Interviews, Voices in Board Gaming
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Voices in Board Gaming: Interview with Chad DeShon
About Today’s Guest: This is the fourth interview in our “Voices in Board Gaming” series here on The Opinionated Gamers. Today’s guest, Chad DeShon, wears many hats in this hobby and industry. He runs BoardGameTables.com. He designs games, most notably the … Continue reading
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Tagged Age of Steam, Board Game Tables, Chad DeShon, Interviews, On Tour, Q.E., Voices in Board Gaming
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Essen ’18 Days Three & Four: What’s was hot, and thoughts on the year in gaming… (Chris Wray)
Essen 2018 is now complete! I’m taking a brief break from packing to write this blog post. Many of the Opinionated Gamers left today (Sunday), but I don’t fly out until Monday morning. Below I talk about what was hot … Continue reading
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Tagged Convention Reports, conventions, Essen 2018
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Essen ’18 Day Two: What’s hot, and what I played… (Chris Wray)
For me, Friday at Essen means more time chatting and playing games and less time shopping. This post includes overall convention thoughts so far, plus an analysis of what’s hot, and mini-reviews of several games I’ve been playing. The Convention … Continue reading
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Tagged Belratti, BrunoSautter, Convention Coverage, Essen, Essen 2018, Feuerland Spiele, Frosted Games, Fuji, Just One, Ludovic Roudy, Michael Loth, Mogel-Verlag, Renegade Game Studios, Repos, Reykholt, Uwe Rosenberg, Wolfgang Warsh
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Essen ’18 Day One: What was hot, and what I played… (Chris Wray)
As with my past coverage, I’ll be posting each day about (1) what’s hot, (2) what I played, and (3) general thoughts on the convention. I haven’t had the chance to play many games so far: I typically spend the … Continue reading
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Tagged Convention Coverage, Delicious Games, Essen 2018, Underwater Cities, Vladimir Suchy
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Gunkimono (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Jeffrey D. Allers Publisher: Renegade Game Studios Players: 2 – 5 Ages: 10 and Up Time: 45-60 Minutes Times Played: > 4 (with additional plays on Heartland) Gunkimono is a tile placement game in which players take on the … Continue reading
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Tagged board games, Essen 2018, Gunkimono, Heartland, Jeff Allers, Renegade Game Studios, reviews, Tile Placement
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Voices in Board Gaming: Interview with Bill Corey Jr.
About Today’s Guest: This is the third interview in our “Voices in Board Gaming” series here on The Opinionated Gamers. Today’s guest, Bill Corey Jr., is one of my favorite voices in the hobby, and his live YouTube show, The Cubist, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Corey Jr., Interviews, Voices in Board Gaming
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Essen 2018: Quick Thoughts on 5 Games (Mini Reviews by Chris Wray)
Spiel ’18 (a.k.a. Essen) starts on Thursday, so our coverage here on The Opinionated Gamers begins in the next few days. Several of us will be at the fair, and I’ll be in town from Tuesday to Monday. I’ll be … Continue reading
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Tagged Alea, Alexis Allard, Capstone Games, Carpe Diem, Cryptid, Florian Fay, Hal Duncan, Klaus Zoch, Mesozooic, MushrooM Games, Osprey Games, Ruth Veevers, Simply Complex, Small Islands, Stefan Feld, The Estates, Z-man
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Voices in Board Gaming: Interview with Talia Rosen
About Today’s Guest: This is the second interview in our “Voices in Board Gaming” series here on The Opinionated Gamers. We’re starting the series with a couple of writers from this site. Longtime readers will be familiar with today’s guest, Talia … Continue reading
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Tagged Interviews, Talia Rosen, Voices in Board Gaming
Chris Wray: What I Enjoyed Playing in Recent Months
This is the November, December, and January entry for my series where I post five games I enjoyed playing in the past month that I didn’t have time to do full reviews of. Even though I’m covering three months, I’m still just … Continue reading →