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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.)

Montana

Posted on June 29, 2018 by gschloesser

MONTANA Design by Rudiger Dorn Published by White Goblin Games 2 – 4 Players, 45 minutes – 1 hour Review by Greg J. Schloesser                                                                                               Montana in the mid-to-late … Continue reading →

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Reworld

Posted on May 1, 2018 by gschloesser

Design by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling Published by Eggertspiele 2 – 4 Players, 1 ½ – 2 hours Review by Greg J. Schloesser Ever since discovering El Grande way back in 1995, I have been a fanboy of designer … Continue reading →

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CLAIM

Posted on January 30, 2018 by gschloesser

CLAIM Design by Scott Almes Published by White Goblin Games 2 Players, 20 – 30 minutes Review by Greg J. Schloesser Shortly after discovering German-style games, I was introduced to the “trick-taking” game genre.  I did not grow-up in a … Continue reading →

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Counter Magazine Issue #78 now available

Posted on January 25, 2018 by gschloesser

Issue #78 (January 2018) is now available for download from the BoardGameGeek store: https://boardgamegeekstore.com/collections/counter-magazine IMPORTANT NOTE:  After a nearly 20 year run, the time has come for Counter magazine to retire.  Issue #78 will be our FINAL issue.  You can … Continue reading →

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Justice League: Dawn of Heroes

Posted on December 19, 2017 by gschloesser

JUSTICE LEAGUE: DAWN OF HEROES Design by Buster Lehn & Fran Ruiz Published by Abba Games 2 – 6 Players, 1 hour Review by Greg J. Schloesser I was an avid reader of DC Comics’ Justice League of America series … Continue reading →

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Road Hog

Posted on December 4, 2017 by gschloesser

ROAD HOG Design by Randall Hoyt Published by Jolly Roger Games 2 – 5 Players, 45 minutes Review by Greg J. Schloesser The road to getting a board game published can be a long and arduous one, more often than … Continue reading →

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