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Preview: Ginza Retro Café
Ginza Retro Café is a new game from the Japanese design team of Nanatsumu. It was released recently in a Japanese only edition at TGM Spring 24 and sold out in 10 minutes. Nanatsumu will be bringing it to Kickstarter … Continue reading
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Review: The Phantom of the Opera
Designer: Geonil Artist: BIJOU Publisher: Schemers Players: 2 Time: 15 min The Phantom of the Opera is based on the novel and in the game, one player takes on the role of the Phantom (Erik) and the other Christine.The Phantom … Continue reading
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Review GACHIJO: Four Ninja and the Castle of Treasures
Players: 2-4 Designer: Martin Nedergaard Andersen and Banana Moon Studio Sapporo Artist: Banana Moon Studio Sapporo and Richard Zimba Time: 15-90 minutes Four clans have each sent a ninja to enter the ancient enchanted castle to gain the valuable treasures … Continue reading
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Preview: Acornism
Designer: Kotori Artist: Kotori Publisher: PhantomLab Players: 2-4 Time:15-20 minutes Age: 5 + Acornism is a sweet little tile placement game coming to crowdfunding near you. I was provided with a nearly finished prototype. The components include nicely illustrated tiles … Continue reading
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Preview Tokyo Highway: Rainbow City
When Tokyo Highway debuted in 2016 it was an instant must have. It was one of the coolest looking games I had ever seen. The little cars and the road construction were fantastic. Of course it was quite a challenge … Continue reading
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Recent Game Acquisitions from Tokyo Game Market Part 1
Unfortunately I wasn’t able to attend in person this year but with the help of some friends, a language translating app and a forwarding service it’s the next best thing!! Here are some brief first impressions of some non trick … Continue reading
