Category Archives: Essen 2016

Dale Yu: First Impressions of Oceanos

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Dale Yu

  Oceanos Designer: Antoine Bauza Publisher: IELLO Players: 2-5 Ages: 8+ Time: 30 minutes Times played: 2, with review copy provided by IELLO Oceanos has been high on my anticipated list for about a year now! I first heard about … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: Review of Round House

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Dale Yu

Round House Designers: Eros Lin, Zong-Ger Publisher: EmperorS4 Players: 2-5 Ages: 10+ Time: 60-90 minutes Times played: 3, with review copy provided by EmperorS4   The round houses (a.k.a., Fujian Tulou) are unique rural dwellings that can be found in … Continue reading →

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La Granja: No Siesta! (Game Review)

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Mark Jackson

  Designers: Andreas “ode” Odendahl Publishers: Stronghold Games Players: 1-4 Time: 30-45 minutes Ages: 10+ Times Played:5 (with review copy provided by Stronghold Games)   I wanted to start this review by making some kind of sweeping pronouncement about the … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: First Impressions of Touria

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Dale Yu

  Touria Designers: Inka Brand, Markus Brand, Michael Rieneck Players: 2-4 Ages: 10+ Time: ~45 minutes Times played: 2, with review copy provided by R&R Games Touria is the land of the dancing towers, or so the rules tell me. … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: First Impressions of Mondrian the Dice Game

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Dale Yu

  Mondrian the Dice Game Designers: Israel Cenderero and Sheila Santos Publisher: Tranjis Games Players: 2-4 Ages: 10+ Time: 20-30 minutes Times Played: 2, with review copy provided by Tranjis Games I have always liked the clean blocky simplicity of … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: Review of Glux

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Dale Yu

  Glux Designer: Jakob Andrusch Publisher: Queen Games Players: 2-4 Ages: 8+ Time: ~30 minutes Times played: 3 Glux is a nice light abstract game from Queen.  I honestly didn’t know much about this game prior to the show as … Continue reading →

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