Category Archives: Convention Report

Mark’s Bundle of 2020 Essen Game Thoughts

Posted on October 27, 2020 by

Unless otherwise noted, these are FIRST impressions… I only had the opportunity to play each game one time with a physical copy and three of my mask-wearing Opinionated Gamer friends. I’ve left out the older (read: non-2020) games we played … Continue reading →

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Simon Weinberg – report for SPIEL.digital, Day 3

Posted on October 24, 2020 by

Here are my impressions for today.   Farm Shop – This probably would have flown under most people’s radar if it hadn’t been for the Author – Rudiger Dorn, who is sometimes erratic but always worth checking out. In this … Continue reading →

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Spiel Digital (Day 1 Brandon Kempf)

Posted on October 23, 2020 by

In an effort to kind of blog along with everything that is going on at Spiel in 2020, I’m trying my best to participate from home, which is kind of difficult as I am working while most of Spiel is … Continue reading →

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The Opinionated Gamers Report on the First Morning at SPIEL.digital

Posted on October 22, 2020 by

So, SPIEL.digital has started… A number of us are poking around and seeing what there is to experience. So far, I’ve watched a video from Hans im Gluck about Paleo https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8ceDaR1jTFowHFTV0VUNVQ We’ve reading the rules and we’re going to play … Continue reading →

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Renegade Fall Virtual Convention (Game Convention Thoughts by Brandon Kempf)

Posted on October 16, 2020 by

A couple years ago, if you had talked to anyone who played games with me and asked them my favorite publisher, they would have easily been able to answer. It was Renegade Games. I love the Clank! Universe and the … Continue reading →

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Report from Castle TriCon – Free and Open to the Public Sept 26-27

Posted on September 24, 2020 by

Well, in 2020, all the cons are apparently developed by James Halliday…   I did not really participate in Gen Con Online earlier this summer (as I had IRL work to do), and Castle Tricon is my first real venture into … Continue reading →

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