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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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Congratulations to Voodoo Prince, winner of the Trick-taking Guild’s 2017 “Golden Trickster” award!
A couple of months ago, I created the Trick-taking Guild on BoardGame Geek with the goals of (1) having a forum to discuss trick-taking games, (2) giving an annual award to the best trick taking games of that year, and … Continue reading
Voices in Board Gaming: Interview with Greg Schloesser
Series Note: Today we’re launching a new series on The Opinionated Gamers called Voices in Board Gaming. Each article will feature a different gamer who (a) has been in the hobby for an extended period of time, and (b) can … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Interviews
Tagged Greg Schloesser, Interviews, Voices in Board Gaming
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Paper Tales (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Masato Uesugi Publisher: Stronghold Games Players: 2 – 5 Ages: 10 and Up Time: 30 Minutes Times Played: > 5 (On Review Copy from Publisher) Paper Tales is a card game in which players draft units to bring glory … Continue reading
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Tagged board games, Card Drafting, Drafting Games, Gen Con 2018, Masato Uesugi, Paper Tales, reviews, Stronghold Games
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 International Gamers Awards!
Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 International Gamers Awards, Rajas of the Ganges and Codenames Duet! The jury announced their decision this morning. In the multi-player category, the winner was Rajas of the Ganges, designed by Inka & Markus Brand … Continue reading
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Tagged Codenames Duet, Game Awards, IGA, International Gamers Awards, Rajas of the Ganges
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Sprawlopolis (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Steven Aramini, Danny Devine, Paul Kluka Publisher: Button Shy Games Artist: Danny Devine Rules Editing: Travis D. Hill Players: 1 – 4 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 15 Minutes Times Played: > 5 Sprawlopolis is a cooperative “wallet” … Continue reading
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Tagged Button Shy Games, Danny Devine, Microgames, Paul Kluka, reviews, Sprawlopolis, Steven Aramini, Travis D. Hill
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Ten Tips for Increasing Rules Clarity (Article by Chris Wray)
In preparing yesterday’s article on rules quality, I glanced through dozens if not hundreds of rules threads on BoardGameGeek. I noticed some common themes, so as a follow-up to yesterday’s article, I’m posting my thoughts here on what publishers and … Continue reading
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 →