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10 Great Roll ‘n Writes (Article by Chris Wray)
The “roll ‘n write” genre is having a moment. Though the mechanic has existed for quite some time — I’d (perhaps controversially) describe Yahtzee as a roll ‘n write — the number of new title available has exploded in the … Continue reading
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Dale/JaNate: Roll With It – the Opinionated Gamers’ Roll and Write Decathlon
As some of you may have seen on Twitter, this past weekend, Dale and James Nathan brought together a wacky idea that actually ended up with a pretty darn good result… James Nathan had been toying with the idea of … Continue reading
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Voices in Board Gaming: Interview with James & Sheila Davis
About Today’s Guests: This is the sixth interview in our “Voices in Board Gaming” series here on The Opinionated Gamers. Today’s guests, Sheila & James Davis, are among the kindest people you’ll ever meet in the hobby. A husband and … Continue reading
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Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots –2019 (Part 7)
In the 20 years I’ve been tracking games and plays, these are the games I’ve played 100 times or more: 1 Lord of the Rings: The Card Game (685) 2 Hanabi (261) 3 Bluff (242) 4 Zirkus Flohcati (202) 5 … Continue reading
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Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots –2019 (Part 6)
When you look at the games you’ve played the most compared to those which you’ve spent the most time playing, you’d expect the list to be filled by your best fillers and shorter-length games. When you have a group who … Continue reading
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Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots –2019 (Part 5)
I keep a log of all my game plays in an Access database, and have done since I re-caught the gaming bug in 1999. Being able to *know* things rather than guess them (like how many times have I played … Continue reading
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Chris’s Trip to the Gathering of Friends: Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday
I wrote about my first couple of days at The Gathering, and this is the next installment in that series. Whereas my first post discussed specific games, this post is primarily commentary about what seems popular and some other random … Continue reading →