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Molly House, Fate of the Fellowship, Hot Streak, and Magical Athlete Win 2026 ATA Awards

Well, the 2026 game awards season has finally begun. The American Tabletop Awards have been around since 2019 and they feature an interesting division of games into four categories. The winner in the Complex category is Molly House, designed by … Continue reading

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Larry Levy: 2025 Designer of the Year Award

Well, I guess it’s that time of year again.  I’ve been writing Designer of the Year (DotY) articles for over 20 years, but for those of you who are new to the series (or who suffer from temporary amnesia), let … Continue reading

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Toy Battle, Civolution, Zenith, and Mooki Island Win France’s As d’Or Awards

The winners of the As d’Or–France’s Game of the Year awards–were announced last week. Taking the main award is Toy Battle, a 2-player affair in which tiles representing toys do battle on a small territorial map. It was designed by … Continue reading

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SETI Adds Portugal’s Jogo do Ano to Its Win Total

As we prepare to ring out the gaming year of 2025, it’s obvious which title dominated the Game of the Year awards.  Tomas Holek’s SETI, published by CGE, swept through the awards like E.T. on a flying bicycle.  It recently … Continue reading

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Larry Levy – Review of Baseball Card GM

Designers: Matthew and Garrett Weaver Publisher: Weaver Media Group, LLC Players: 1-2 Age: 7+ Duration: 30-45 minutes Price: $35 Over the years, the Opinionated Gamers website has made enough of an impression on our hobby that quite a few publishers … Continue reading

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SETI’s Search Ends With Two More Game Awards

In addition to everything else associated with it, Essen represents the unofficial end of the annual game award season.  We’ve already mentioned the a la carte results which were announced there.  A newer tradition is the revelation of which of … Continue reading

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