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Gen Con 2017: What’s Hot, and What I Played
The first day of Gen Con 2017 is a wrap, and what a day it was. This year’s sold out event marks the 50th anniversary of the convention, and if the first day is any indication, this is going to … Continue reading
Posted in Convention Report, Reviews
Tagged Asmodee, Cities of Splendor, Crossfire, Gen Con, Gen Con 2017, IDW Games, Kingdomino, Plaid Hat Games, Santorini, Seikatsu, Space Cowboys, Splendor, Wizards Wanted
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Gen Con Mid-Day Report (Chris Wray)
I’m only at Gen Con for one day this year, so I won’t be doing my normal daily updates. But I did want to record a brief description of the convention and what I’ve seen so far. This is clearly … Continue reading
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Chris Wray: My Gen Con Most Anticipated List
I’ll arrive in Indianapolis later today, and I’m excited for Gen Con 2017 to get started. This will be my third year at Gen Con, and thanks to Eric Martin’s amazing new BGG preview tool, I’m better prepared this … Continue reading
Posted in Convention Report
Tagged AEG, Asmodee, Bezier Games, Blue Orange, Capstone Games, Caverna Cave vs Cave, CGE, Cities of Splendor, Codenames Duet, Crossfire, Custom Heroes, days of wonder, EmperorS4 Games, Gen Con 2017, Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters, Indulgence, Mattel, Mayfair Games, Photosynthesis, Plaid Hat, Restoration Games, Shadows in Kyoto, Stronghold Games, Terraforming Mars, Terraforming Mars Hellas & Elysium, The Ruhr, Ticket to Ride Germany, Tournament at Camelot, Whistle Stop, WizKids
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Caverna Cave vs Cave (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Uwe Rosenberg Publisher: Mayfair; Lookout Artists: Klemens Franz Players: 1 – 2 Ages: 12 and Up Time: 20 Minutes (Solo) or 40 Minutes (2-Player) Times Played: > 5 (Both Solo and 2-Player) Uwe Rosenberg loves making 2-player versions of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2-player games, board games, Caverna, Caverna Cave vs Cave, Klemens Franz, Lookout, Mayfair, reviews, Uwe Rosenberg
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Terraforming Mars Hellas & Elysium (Expansion Review by Chris Wray)
Designers: Jacob Fryxelius Publisher: Stronghold Games Artists: Isaac Fryxelius Players: 1 – 5 Ages: 12 and Up Time: 90 – 120 Minutes Times Played: > 6 (On Review Copy from the Publisher) Terraforming Mars has been one of the hottest … Continue reading
The Many Versions of Hanabi
In honor of the Fourth of July, I wanted to post about my favorite fireworks-themed game, Hanabi. Hanabi has been in my personal top 10 for the past couple of years, and it is one of only two games (the … Continue reading
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Tagged Abacusspiele, Antoine Bauza, Cocktail Games, Fireworks, Fourth of July, Hanabi, Hanabi & Ikebana, Les XII Singles, R&R Games
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Tempel des Schreckens (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Yusuke Sato Publisher: Schmidt Spiele Players: 3 – 10 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 15 Minutes Times Played: > 12 I’m a big fan of social deduction games (as I detailed at this Geeklist), and Tempel des Shreckens (“Temple … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2016, Reviews
Tagged board games, reviews, Schmidt Spiele, Social Deduction Games, Tempel des Schreckens, Yusuke Sato
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One Night Ultimate Alien (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Ted Alspach, Akihisa Okui Publisher: Bezier Games Players: 4 – 10 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 10 Minutes Times Played: > 5 I’m a big fan of social deduction games (as I detailed at this Geeklist) and the “One … Continue reading
Draconis Invasion (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Jeff Lai Publisher: KEJI Inc. Players: 1 – 6 Ages: 14 and Up Time: 30-90 Minutes Times Played: > 5 (On Review Copy from Publisher) I’m a big fan of deck building games, and between Clank, El Dorado, and … Continue reading
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Tagged board games, deckbuilding, Draconis Invasion, Jeff Lai, Keji Inc., reviews
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