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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
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Simon Saturday report including mini preview of Civolution
Saturday started with a games of Ahau: Rulers of Yucatan. A well researched and caring game (checked by two professors of Mayan Culture) Ahau uses some pleasing and clever ideas embedded in a slightly tricky graphic design. Based in Guatemala, … Continue reading
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Simon W’s Day 2 Report from SPIEL 2023
Good day today with two nice games played…very busy in the Halls again! EvenfallThis is a great meaty game from DLP and Nanox games – it’s a card driven worker placement game which I really enjoyed. In your turn you … Continue reading
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Simon W’s Day 1 Report from SPIEL 2023
Day 1 of Essen Spiele First impressions: the new owners of the convention have changed the traditional logo, and rearranged the halls completely – I don’t have any issue with any of that. I rather like the new arrangements of … Continue reading
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Ryan Post – Review of Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Missing Expedition
Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Missing Expedition Designer: Mín & Elwen Publisher: CGE Games Players: 1-4 Age: 12+ Played with review copy provided by publisher Lost Ruins of Arnak (“Arnak”) is my #1 game from 2020. Excuse this paragraph of … Continue reading
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Ryan Post – Review of Revive: Call of the Abyss
Revive: Call of the Abyss Designer: Helge Meissner, Eilif Svensson, Anna Wermlund, Kristian Amundsen Østby Publisher: Aporta Games Players: 1-4 Age: 14+ Time: 0-15 Minutes? (The expansion doesn’t add much time to the base game experience) Played with review copy … Continue reading
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