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Review of Spellbloom
Spellbloom Review Review by Jonathan F. Designer: Alexandros Kapidakis Artist: Laimės Kūdikis Publisher: Brain Games 1 – 4 players 45 minutes (honestly, maybe 20 min/player) Played 4 times, once at each player count with a review copy provided by Brain … Continue reading
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Lucre and Berries: A tasty pair of card games
Lucre Design: John Clowdus Art: Aaron Nakahara Publisher: Small Box Games Players: 4 Time: 30 minutes Played: 4 times Berries Design: John Clowdus Art: Liz Lahner Publisher: Small Box Games Players: 3-4Time: 20-30 minutes Played 3 times Review copies provided … Continue reading
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Two 2 player Small Box Games: Cacti and Exordium
Both were designed by John Clowdus Art for Exordium by Aaron Nakahara Art for Cacti by Liz Lahner All published by Small Box Games Exordium and Cacti are 2p games Each takes 20-30 minutes. Review by Jonathan Franklin Review copies … Continue reading
Preview of Justice
Preview of Justice Designer: Ren Multamäki Artist: Sampo Jumisko 3-5 players 45 minutes Played 3 times at 3 & 4 players Justice is a hidden role game that uses trick-taking to hide some information while letting you shift levers to … Continue reading
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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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