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Beyond the Rift: A Review

Beyond the Rift: A Perdition’s Mouth Card Game By Nikolas Lundström Patrakka Artwork by Lars Munck & Jamie Noble Published by Dragon Dawn Productions 1 – 4 players 60-90 minutes per scenario (over 25 scenarios in the book as a … Continue reading

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When is ‘X: the Dice Game’ or X: the Card Game’ better than the original?

Often the OG is the best, which is often the board game, although sometimes a board game is made after a card game or dice game. What second comers do you like more than the original? At Opinionated Gamers, we … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Four Immersive Games I Played Recently

by Jonathan Franklin I thought I liked thematic games. Apparently, thematic does not mean what I thought it meant. The term is often used when the theme meshes with the game mechanisms, such as Viticulture, Arnak (sort of), and other … Continue reading

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Hot Games Haiku With Answers

Opinionated Gamers have opinions about the best games of 2020 that they have played so far.  In addition, they have opinions about poetry, in particular, haiku. We bring you some of our favorite games of 2020 & 2021 in haiku … Continue reading

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Best Games of the Past 18 Months . . . as Haiku

Opinionated Gamers have chosen some of their favorite recent games. As we all know, readers often skim the article to get to the ‘answer key’. To offer a bit more than a list, we have written haiku for each game. … Continue reading

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A Review of Faza

Faza Designed by Benjamin Farahmand Illustrated by: Scott Chantler Published by TheFAZA.com Impressions (after 5 plays) by Jonathan Franklin As I was about to write a review of Faza, I saw a question posed on BGG, “If I like the … Continue reading

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