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Category Archives: Essen 2016
Flamme Rouge
Designer: Asger Harding Granerud Publishers: Lautapelit.fi & Stronghold Games Players: 2-4 Time: 30-45 minutes Ages: 8+ Games Played: 9 (with a review copy provided by Stronghold Games) My ability to speak French is nicht sehr guht. Yes, I know … Continue reading
Tempel des Schreckens (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Yusuke Sato Publisher: Schmidt Spiele Players: 3 – 10 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 15 Minutes Times Played: > 12 I’m a big fan of social deduction games (as I detailed at this Geeklist), and Tempel des Shreckens (“Temple … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2016, Reviews
Tagged board games, reviews, Schmidt Spiele, Social Deduction Games, Tempel des Schreckens, Yusuke Sato
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Kingdomino (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Bruno Cathala Publisher: Blue Orange Games, Pegasus Spiele, Others Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 15-20 Minutes Times Played: > 10 I love family-weight strategy games, but so far, there haven’t been many that have stood … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2016, Reviews
Tagged Blue Orange, board games, Bruno Cathala, Essen 2016, Family games, Kingdomino, Pegasus Spiele, reviews
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Hanamikoji (Re-Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Kota Nakayama Publisher: Quick Simple Fun Games; EmperorS4 Games Players: 2 Ages: 10 and Up Time: 15 Minutes Times Played: > 10 Quick Simple Fun games released Hanamikoji in the U.S. in December. The game is currently up for … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2016, Reviews
Tagged board games, Card Games, EmperorS4 Games, Essen 2016, Hanamikoji, Quick Simple Fun Games, reviews
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Spyfall 2 (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Alexander Ushan Publisher: Cryptozoic / Hobby World Players: 3 – 12 Players Ages: 13 and Up Time: 15+ Minutes Times Played: > 5 Spyfall came out a couple of years ago and was a big hit on the social … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2016, Reviews
Tagged Alexander Ushan, board games, cryptozoic, Hobby World, reviews, Social Deduction Games, Spyfall 2
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Insider (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designers: Akihiro Itoh, Kwaji, Daichi Okano, Kito Shinma Publisher: Oink Games Players: 4 – 8 Ages: 9 and Up Time: 15 Minutes Times Played: > 12 (with 4-8 Players) Insider is a bit of “20 questions” mixed with “Werewolf” (or, … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2016, Reviews
Tagged Akihiro Itoh, Daichi Okano, Essen 2016, Insider, Kito Shinma, Kwaji, Oink Games, reviews, Social Deduction Games
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