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Review of Rhein: River Trade

Posted on June 4, 2017

Review of Rhein: River Trade [#JonathanFranklin] Rhein: River Trade Designers: Marco Canetta and Stefania Niccolini Artists: Alan D’Amico and Mirco Paganessi Publisher:Arclight, Devir Americas, Giochi Uniti, Stratelibri,and available for sale in the GeekStore Players: 2-5 Ages: 12 and up Time: … Continue reading →

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Jonathan Franklin: Review of Days of Ire

Posted on March 30, 2017

Review of Days of Ire: Budapest 1956 [#JonathanFranklin] Days of Ire: Budapest 1956 Designer: Katalin Nimmerfroh, Dávid Turczi, Mihály Vincze Artist: Sami Laakso, Kwanchai Moriya, Katalin Nimmerfroh Publisher: Cloud Island, Korona Games, Ludonova, Mr. B Games Players: 1-4 Ages: 12 … Continue reading →

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Review – Evolution: Climate

Posted on October 20, 2016

Evolution: Climate Designers: Dominic Crapuchettes, Dmitry Knorre, and Sergey Machin Artists: Ben Goldman, Catherine Hamilton, and Jacoby O’Connor Publisher: NorthStar Games 2 – 6 players 60 – 75 minutes Ages 12+ Reviewed by Jonathan Franklin Source: Official photo from NorthStar … Continue reading →

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Area 51 – A First Look

Posted on August 20, 2016

Area 51 – A First Look By Stefan Alexander Art by Christian Opperer Publisher – Mücke Spiele Ages: 12+ Length: ~15 minutes per player Players: 2 – 6 players (probably best with 3-4) First Look by Jonathan Franklin   Have … Continue reading →

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Builders of Blankenburg – Review

Posted on May 26, 2016

Builders of Blankenburg Designed by Peter Schultz Art by Liz Stephanoff Cobblestone Games 2-6 players 60-120 minutes Ages 13+ Review by Jonathan Franklin Are you tired of building towns where no one lives? Do you despise resource conversion games that … Continue reading →

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Tuscany, a Belated Review of an Excellent Expansion

Posted on August 8, 2015

Tuscany Review Designers: Morton Monrad Pedersen, Jamey Stegmaier, and Alan Stone Artist: Beth Sobel Publisher: Stonemaier Games 1 – 6 players (1 player uses the Automa) 60-120 minutes – assuming you are already familiar with Viticulture and don’t add too … Continue reading →

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Epoch: Early Inventors

Posted on May 22, 2015

Epoch: Early Inventors by Martyn F Prototype: Currently on Kickstarter 2 – 4 players 75-120 minutes Non-compensated Preview by Jonathan Franklin   I really enjoy games with technologies, modular boards, and a narrative arc integrated into the game, so when … Continue reading →

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Princes of Florence – What if it had been an Essen 2014 release?

Posted on February 17, 2015

Assertion: Princes of Florence would have been a middle of the pack game if it had been released at Essen 2014. Agree or disagree? Imaginary review of a new game called Princes of Florence: PoF has tons of auctions, and … Continue reading →

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Desert Island Variants & House Rules

Posted on February 10, 2015

OGers’ Favorite Official Variants and House Rules as of the end of 2014 Acquire – Open Shares – Dale Joe – That’s not a variant.  Playing with trackable information open is a play style choice, not a variant in my … Continue reading →

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Why are Most Dice Games Light?

Posted on February 5, 2015

Do dice games need to be light?  Often they are lighter versions of card and board games, but why is that?  Yes, there are exceptions, including Roll for the Galaxy and the forthcoming Biblios Dice, but in general, they are … Continue reading →

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