Category Archives: Essen 2018

Q System (Sherlock: The Tomb of the Archaeologist, Sherlock: Last Call, Sherlock: Death on the 4th of July) Designers: Josep Izquierdo and Marti Lucas Publisher: Enigma Studio Players: 1-8   Ages: 8+ Time: 60 minutes Times played: 1 each with … Continue reading →

Gugong A review by Simmy Peerutin February 2019 Gugong deserves better than its BGG ranking at number 493 as at the time of writing. It is a great Euro, simple to explain but with seemingly many viable strategies for achieving … Continue reading →

Bad Bones Designer: David Flies Publisher: Sit Down! Players: 1-6 Ages: 8+ Times played: 6, with review copy provided by Sit Down! Bad Bones was a game that I did not even know existed until I stopped at the Sit … Continue reading →

Globe Twister Designer: Richard Champion Publisher: Act In Games / Blackrock Distribution Players: 1-5 Ages: 8+ Time: 15 minutes Times played: 7, with review copy provided by Act In Games Globe Twister was a game that I knew little about … Continue reading →

Foppen Designed by Friedemann Friese and originally published by 2F Spiele in 1995; updated and republished by 2F Spiele and Stronghold Games in 2018 Disclaimer: Played sixty times total, perhaps eight of those on a review copy of the new … Continue reading →

By Mathieu Aubert Art by M81 Studios 2-8 players 20 minutes Review by Jonathan Franklin A competitive party game with Dixit-style clues and Codenames-style objective correctness, plus the real time/no turns aspect of Word Slam If you love the sound … Continue reading →

Catan Histories: Rise of the Inkas Designers: Klaus Teuber, Benjamin Teuber Players: 3-4 Ages: 12+ Time: 90-120 minutes Times played: 2 with copy provided by Catan Studio (via Asmodee NA) The Catan Histories series has been one that I have … Continue reading →

These days there is so much information about the games, both pre- and post release that text reviews are starting to feel a bit redundant. In the case of Blackout Hong Kong this probably applies to the latter but certainly … Continue reading →