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Preview: Hegemonia Senki

Posted on October 18, 2020

Designer: Hiroyuki Sadamatsu Artist: Ryo Hirata Publisher: Studium Mundi Players: 2-5 Time: 45-60 min Hegemonia Senki aka Epic of Hegemonia was initially released in 2018 but a new version will be coming to Kickstarter Oct 22 (I am not affiliated … Continue reading →

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Opinionated Gamers Spiel Want Lists Part 3

Posted on October 18, 2020

Larry’s Top Essen Wants 1. Anno 1800 – Wallace’s economic designs are often great and the previews of this sound extremely good. I’m really looking forward to this one. 2. Alma Mater – The same designers and publisher that brought … Continue reading →

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Opinionated Gamers Spiel Want Lists part 2

Posted on October 17, 2020

Lorna’s Top Essen Wants in no particular order Renature – I’ve demoed this game at Camp Capstone, fun tile placement game. It’s rather abstract but interesting in a puzzly good way. Bonfire – I’ve demoed the game on Tabletopia and … Continue reading →

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Opinionated Gamers Spiel Want Lists

Posted on October 16, 2020

October normally brings the excitement of new games from Spiel and Dale’s food lists but this year we will miss some of that. So let’s talk about SPIEL.digital and what might be found there. The Opinionated Gamers will present their … Continue reading →

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Odds and Ends

Posted on February 24, 2020

Thought I’d mention some games that I enjoyed that were off my radar. There are so many games released these days it’s easy to miss some good ones. Paris La Cite de La Lumiere – At first glance it looks … Continue reading →

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Essen Preview: Realm of Sand

Posted on October 9, 2018

Realm of Sand  Publisher: EmperorS4 Designer: Ji Hua Wei Artist: Maisherly Chan Age:10+ No. of Players 1-4 30-60 min   Realm of Sand is a new game from EmperorS4. It features Maisherly’s wonderful fantasy art on the cards. Gameplay involves … Continue reading →

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