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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.)

Royals

Posted on November 1, 2016 by gschloesser

Design by Peter Hawes Published by Abacus Spiel 2 – 5 Players, 1 – 1 ½ hours Review by Greg J. Schloesser Many years ago I had the opportunity to play Peter Dawes’ excellent prototype Heads of State.  I was … Continue reading →

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Villainy

Posted on October 21, 2016 by gschloesser

Design by Nicholas Trahan Published by Mayfair Games 2 – 4 Players, 90 minutes Review by Greg J. Schloesser Superheroes are all the rage, with seemingly an endless array of television series and movies focusing on even minor characters.  That … Continue reading →

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Helios

Posted on October 17, 2016 by gschloesser

Design by Martin Kallenborn & Matthias Prinz Published by Hans im Gluck 2 – 4 Players, 60 – 90 Review by Greg J. Schloesser In a land far, far away … That would be Helios by designers Martin Kallenborn and … Continue reading →

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Lords of Vegas with UP! Expansion

Posted on October 3, 2016 by gschloesser

LORDS OF VEGAS Design by:  James Ernest and Mike Selinker Published by:  Mayfair Games 2 – 4 Players, 1 – 1 1/2 hours Review by:  Greg J. Schloesser NOTE:  I originally reviewed Lords of Vegas when it was first published … Continue reading →

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International Gamers Awards – winners announced!

Posted on September 13, 2016 by gschloesser

  The International Gamers Awards committee has announced the recipients for the 2016 IGA in the General Strategy category: In the multi-player category, the award goes to Mombasa, the creation of award winning designer Alexander Pfister and published by eggertspiele.  Rather … Continue reading →

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America

Posted on September 12, 2016 by gschloesser

Design by Ted Alspach & Friedemann Friese Published by Bezier Games 2 – 6 Players, 30 minutes Review by Greg J. Schloesser Trivia games still remain popular, although probably not quite as much as when the Trivial Pursuit craze struck … Continue reading →

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