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Mark’s Top 100 Games: The 2026 Edition
Every couple of years (or so) I blog through my top 50 or top 100 games over on my personal blog, akapastorguy. In 2022 and 2024, I shared that list with our faithful readers here at the OG… and I’m back … Continue reading
Solo Gaming 2026: The First Four Months
The new era of well-designed automata and solo modes for multiplayer games, coupled with excellent new solo game designs, is actually quite heartening to someone (me!) who finds something very satisfying about physically playing a game: shuffling cards, moving pieces, … Continue reading
Happy 15th Birthday to the Opinionated Gamers!
It’s amazing how much time flies when you’re having fun. Fifteen years ago on this cold day, we published our first review – https://opinionatedgamers.com/2011/01/24/game-review-norenberc/
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Solo Gaming: My Personal Journey of the Past Six Years
In junior high & high school (1977-1982), I played a lot of wargames. At different points, I had a subscription to both The General (Avalon Hill’s magazine) and Strategy & Tactics (SPI’s magazine that included a wargame in each issue)…. and, for a … Continue reading
Solo Gaming 2025: The End of the Year Edition
In the last year, I’ve played seventy-one (71!) different games solo… and this annual post is my attempt to share my impressions of those games and make some recommendations to my fellow solo gamers. I’ve been writing these solo gaming … Continue reading
Amazon Prime Day Boardgames on Sale – all at least 30% off
If you’re not interested in buying games on sale, then please ignore this… But it’s time for the annual Amazon Prime day (well 4 day) sale, and lots of bargains to be had on games. Below is a list of … Continue reading →
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