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Larry & Ben, Together Again: Our Second Joint Gathering Report, Part 2

Welcome to the second half of Larry and Ben’s detailed report of their wonderful week at the Gathering of Friends.  When last we left our likeable loonies, they were languishing with Lacrimosa.  Let’s see what’s next on the docket, starting … Continue reading

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Larry & Ben, Together Again: Our Second Joint Gathering Report, Part 1

Once again, our intrepid heroes, Larry and Ben, ventured to the far northern realms of Niagara Falls and a week of gaming bliss at the Gathering of Friends.  We got to meet with friends, old and new, had a lot … Continue reading

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Carnegie, Heat, and Cat in the Box Win 2022 Golden Geek Awards

The results of the Golden Geek awards for the 2022 calendar year have just been announced.  The Golden Geeks give Game of the Year (GotY) awards for three categories:  Light, Medium, and Heavy.  Here are the results, together with the … Continue reading

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Sometimes Witty Trumps Pretty

Last week, in his regular BoardGameGeek News article, Eric Martin disclosed that Amigo would be releasing a new version of their durable megahit Bohnanza, where the beans would be replaced with different kinds of flowers.  The game will be called … Continue reading

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Designer’s Corner: WYSIWYG

Our stable of writers at Opinionated Gamers includes a bunch of talented game designers.  So to give them a chance to expose some of their creations to the world, we’ve started a new feature called “Designer’s Corner”.  The first entry … Continue reading

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Scout Wins 2022 a la carte Award

Every year, Fairplay magazine conducts the a la carte award, in which their readers choose their favorite card game of the year.  It’s one of my favorite of the gaming awards, as they’ve consistently rewarded excellent designs over the last … Continue reading

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