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Category Archives: Essen 2017
Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 (Game Review by Chris Wray) (Spoiler Free)
Designer: Rob Daviau, Matt Leacock Publisher: Z-Man (U.S.) Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 14 and Up Time: 60 Minutes Per Game, Campaign Takes 12-24 Games Times Played: 20 (Full Campaign) Pandemic Legacy first took the boardgame world by storm back … Continue reading
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Fast Forward from Friedemann Friese – A Triple Review
Designer: Friedemann Friese Publishers: 2F and Stronghold Games Players: 2-4 (Fear), 2-4 (Fortress), 1-4 (Flee) Time: 15 minutes (Fear & Fortress), 75-90 minutes (Flee) Ages: 12+ Games Played: 7 (Fear), 4 (Fortress), 3 (Flee)… all with review copies provided … Continue reading
Dale Yu: Review of Harvest Island
Harvest Island Designer: Chih-Fan Chen Publisher: Big Fun Players: 2-4 Ages: 8+ Time: 30 minutes Times played: 4, with review copy provided by BigFun/TaiwanBoardgamesDesign In Harvest Island, players vie to be the most successful crop cultivator on the island … Continue reading
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Dale Yu: Review of Upstream
Upstream Designer: Victor Samitier Publisher: 2 Tomatoes Players: 2-5 Ages: 8+ Time: 20-30 minutes Times played: 4, with review copy provided by 2 Tomatoes Upstream was high on my list of games to look at while in Essen 2017. However, … Continue reading
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Dale Yu: Review of Time Arena
Time Arena Designer: Fabrice Lamouille Publisher: Blam! (distributed by BlackRock) Players: 2-4 Ages: 10+ Time: 10 minutes Times played: 5, with review copy provided by Blam! Time Arena was one of the games that really caught my eye at the … Continue reading
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HALLOWEEN
Designer: Angelo de Maio Publisher: Quined Games Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 12+ Time: 45 – 90 minutes Times played: 4 (3 regular game, 1 master game), with a copy I purchased Theme can be important in games; … Continue reading
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