Category Archives: Essen 2016

Bohemian Villages Designer: Reiner Stockhausen Publisher: dlp games Players: 2-5 Ages: 8+ Time: ~30 minutes Times played: 2, with review copy provided by dlp games Bohemian Villages wasn’t really on my list of games for Essen until about three days … Continue reading →

  Kingdomino Designer: Bruno Cathala Publisher: blue orange Players: 2-4 Ages: 8+ Time: 15 minutes Times played: 2, with review copy provided by blue orange In Kingdomino, players vie to build the best 5×5 grid of dominoes (each starts with … Continue reading →

  Kilt Castle Designer: Guenter Burkhardt Publisher: Zoch Players: 2-4 Ages: 10+ Time: 30-45 minutes Times played: 2, with review copy provided by Zoch This year, there were two Burkhardt games that caught my eye, and each of them uses … Continue reading →

    Planet Defenders Designer: Wei-Min Ling Publisher: EmperorS4 Players: 2-4 Ages: 10+ Time: 30-60 min Times played: 2 with preview copy provided by EmperorS4 In this new game from EmperorS4, players are trying to protect the planet from rogue … Continue reading →

  1001 Designers: David Duperret and Vincent Greco Publisher: TIKI Editions Players: 2-8 Ages: 8+ Time: 40-60 minutes Times played: 2 in team version, with review copy provided by TIKI Editions – and once as 2p game 1001 is a … Continue reading →