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Alison Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2026 (Part 12)
New-to-me games played recently include … COVENANT (2025): Rank 2072, Rating 7.8 Another bog box, big rules Euro. There are 12 actions to advance up tracks and engineer lots of chaining and bonus effects. Your actions are either … Continue reading
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Derek J: Review of 1975 White Christmas
1975: White Christmas Designer: Albert Reyes Publisher: Looping Games Players: 1-4 Age: 12+ Time: about 25 mins per player Review by Derek J 1975: White Christmas specifically simulates Operation Frequent Wind. The “White Christmas” song isn’t just flavor text; it … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2025, Reviews
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Ryan Post: Review of Evacuation
Evacuation Designer: Vladimír Suchý Publisher: Delicious Games Players: 1-4 Age: 12+ Time: 60-150 minutes Played with review copy provided by Delicious Games Shortly after Essen Spiel 2023 ended, Evacuation sat at #3 on the BGG Hotness. A very impressive amount … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2023, Reviews
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Mitchell T: The Legacy of Sid Sackson
On a cold winter day in 1975, I was wandering through the remainder section of Brentano’s bookstore in midtown Manhattan. I discovered an intriguing book filled with interesting and unusual games—Sid Sackson’s classic A Gamut of Games—for the remarkable price … Continue reading
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Simon’s first take on Humanity
Since I got back I’ve played a few of the Essen games, so here are my thoughts: Humanity – Yoann Levet, published by Bombyx, 2-4 Players Age 14+ Humanity is a worker placement game in which you start with 2 … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2023, First Impressions
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Josiah’s Round Up March 2024
Josiah Fiscus is one of our newer members, and he writes up a monthly recap of the games he plays. He is planning to repost his thoughts here. March 2024 Games I played for the first time this month, … Continue reading →
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