Category Archives: Essen 2016

  SOL Designer: Pierre Buty Publisher: Catch Up Games Players: 2-8 Ages: 10+ Time: ~45 minutes Times played: 2, with review copy provided by Catch Up Games In SOL, players split up into 2 teams, the Adventurers and the Conquistadors, … Continue reading →

  Snowblind: Race for the Pole Designer: Robert van Zyl Publisher: Pleasant Company Players: 1-4 Ages: 10+ Time: 45-60 minutes Times played: 2, with review copy provided by Pleasant Company In Snowblind, players lead an expedition to try to reach … Continue reading →

  Freak Shop Designer: Henri Kermarrec Publisher: Catch Up Games Players: 2-5 Ages: 8+ Time: 20-30 minutes Times played: 2, with review copy provided by Catch Up In Freak Shop, players each are trying to build up their mansion (card … Continue reading →

  Jorvik Designer: Stefan Feld Publisher: eggertspiele, distributed by Stronghold Games Players: 2-5 Ages: 10+ Time: 45-90 mins Times Played: 2, with review copy provided by eggertspiele Jorvik is a re-boot of a old game which I used to love, … Continue reading →

  Ulm Designer: Günter Burkhardt Publisher: Huch! & Friends/ R&R Games Players: 2-4 Age: 10+ Time: 60 minutes Times played: 2, with review copy provided by R&R Games Ulm was high on my list of games to try at Essen … Continue reading →