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About gschloesser

Greg Schloesser is the founder of the Westbank Gamers and co-founder of the East Tennessee Gamers. He is also a prolific reviewer of games and a regular contributor to numerous gaming publications and websites, including Counter, Knucklebones, Boardgame News, Boardgame Geek, Gamers Alliance and many others. Greg has been a gaming enthusiast his entire life, growing up in our hobby mainly on the war game side. His foray onto the internet exposed him to the wonderful world of German and European games and now nearly all of his gaming time is devoted to this area of our hobby. He travels to several gaming conventions each year and is the co-founder of Gulf Games, a regional gaming get-together held in the Southern USA. Greg was born in 1961 and lived his entire life in New Orleans before moving to East Tennessee in 2005. He is married and has one daughter (now married.)

ECOS: FIRST CONTINENT

Posted on February 14, 2020 by gschloesser

Design by John D. ClairPublished by AEG|2 – 6 Players, 1 1/2 – 2 hours|Review by Greg J. Schloesser Set at the origins of the earth and the emergence of the first continent, Ecos: First Continent poses the question, “What … Continue reading →

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Era: Medieval Age

Posted on November 10, 2019 by gschloesser

Design by Matt LeacockPublished by Eggertspiele2 – 4 Players, 1 hour – 1 ½ hoursReview by Greg J. Schloesser  Designer Matt Leacock rocketed to designer stardom with his highly addicting game Pandemic, which won numerous awards and continues to spawn … Continue reading →

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Catalyst

Posted on September 12, 2019 by gschloesser

Design by Permar RodaserPublished by dvGiochi2 – 4 Players, 45 minutesReview by Greg J. Schloesser I have enjoyed several games from Italian publisher dvGiochi, most recently their clever release 3 Secrets.  So, I was intrigued by one of their most … Continue reading →

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Curios

Posted on August 22, 2019 by gschloesser

Designer UncreditedPublished by AEG2 – 5 Players, 30 minutesReview by Greg J. Schloesser  Curios is part of AEG’s line of games that are aimed squarely at the family and casual gamers market.  These are games that are designed to be … Continue reading →

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POINT SALAD

Posted on August 15, 2019 by gschloesser

Design by Shawn Stankewich, Molly Johnson and Robert MelvinPublished by AEG2 – 6 Players, 30 minutesReview by Greg J. Schloesser  AEG has introduced a line of games that are targeted squarely at the family and casual gamers market.  The games … Continue reading →

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Mystic Vale

Posted on May 7, 2019 by gschloesser

Design by John D. ClairPublished by AEG2 – 4 Players, 45 minutes – 1 hourReview by Greg J. Schloesser I appreciate originality in game design.  Most games will use existing mechanisms and combine them in various fashions in order to … Continue reading →

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