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Category Archives: Essen 2014
Dale Yu: Review of Medieval Academy
Medieval Academy Designer: Nicolas Poncin Publisher: IELLO / Blue Cocker Games Players: 2-5 Ages: 8+ Time: 30 minutes Times Played: 3, with review copy provided by IELLO Twelve years ago, when I was still just starting to go to … Continue reading
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Dale Yu – Review of Abracada-What?
Abracada…What? Designer: Gary Kim Publisher: Z-Man Games/ Korea Boardgames Ages: 7+ Time: 30 min Players: 2-5 [Editor’s Note – The initial part of this review is a repost of Nathan Beeler’s December 2014 piece.  The second portion of this review … Continue reading
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Dale Yu: Review of Evolution (NorthStar Games)
Evolution, 2nd Ed. (2015) Designers: Dominic Crapuchettes, Dmitry Knorre, Sergey Machin Publisher: NorthStar Games Players: 2-6 Ages: 10+ Time: 60 minutes Times Played: 10, with review copy provided by NorthStar Games My first review of Evolution was back in … Continue reading
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Dale Yu: Review of Mangrovia
Mangrovia Designer: Eilif Svensson Publisher: Zoch Players: 2-5 Ages: 10+ Time: 60-90 mins Times played: 8, with review copy provided by Zoch Games We’re just about to the end of the Essen 2014 reviews, and I’ve saved one of … Continue reading
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Dale Yu: Review of Royals (Abacus)
Royals Designer: Peter Hawes Publisher: Abacus Players: 2-4 Ages: 2-5 Time ~60 minutes Times played: 6, with review copy provided by Abacus So, sometimes it’s funny how things work out.  As you are probably aware (as you’re reading this … Continue reading
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Dale Yu: First Impressions of [redacted]
[redacted] Publisher: LudiCreations, distributed by Passport Games in the US Designers: Kalain Nimmerfroh, David Turczi, Mihaly Vincze Players: 2-6 Ages: 12+ Time: 45-60 minutes Times played: 1.5, with review copy provided by Passport Games In the game of [redacted], … Continue reading
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