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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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →