Category Archives: Essen 2020

Dale Yu: Review of Kitara

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Dale Yu

 Kitara Designer: Eric B. Vogel Publisher: IELLO Players: 2-4 Age: 10+ Time: 30-45min Played with review copy provided by IELLO USA Kitara was one of the games that I’ve been watching since first getting a demo of it at SPIEL … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: First Impressions of Influentia

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Dale Yu

Influentia Designer: Miguel Bruque Publisher: Ludonova Players: 3-4 Age: 10+ Time: 45 minutes Played with review copy provided by Ludonova Influentia was a game that I did not know much about at all when I started doing my SPIEL 2020 … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: First Impressions of Polynesia

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Dale Yu

  Polynesia Designer: Peer Sylvester Publisher: Ludonova Players: 2-4 Age: 14+ Time: 75-90 minutes Played with review copy provided by Ludonova Peer Sylvester has always been a game designer whose designs have intrigued me.  Going all the way back to … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: Review of Celtic

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Dale Yu

Celtic Designer: Dirk Hillebrecht Publisher: Pegasus Spiele Players: 2-4 Age: 8+ Time: 45-60 minutes Times played – 3 with review copy provided by Pegasus Spiele (I have played its predecessor, Wunderland, at least 20 times) Celtic is a re-make of … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: Re-Review of Detective: Season One (Spoiler Free)

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Dale Yu

Detective: Season One Designers: Ignacy Trzewiczek, Merry Nowak-Trzewiczek Weronika Spyra Publisher: Portal Games Players: 1-5 Age: 12+ Time: 90-120 mins per case, 3 cases in box Played with review copy provided by Portal Games TL;DR from the box – “Detective: … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: First Impressions of Photosynthesis Under The Moonlight Expansion

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Dale Yu

Photosynthesis: Under the Moonlight Expansion Designer: Hjalmar Hach Publisher: Blue Orange Players: 2-4 Age: 10+ Time: 60 minutes per game Played with review copy provided by Blue Orange USA Photosynthesis was one of the games that really captured my attention … Continue reading →

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