Category Archives: Essen 2020

Dale Yu: First Impressions of Pandemic Hot Zone North America

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Dale Yu

Pandemic Hot Zone North America Designer: Matt Leacock Publisher: ZMan Games Players: 2-4 Time: 30 minutes Age: 8+ Played with review copy provided by ZMan Games Of all years, this year is the year to play Pandemic – in whatever … Continue reading →

Posted in Essen 2020, First Impressions, Reviews | Leave a comment

Dale Yu: First Impressions of Guilds

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Dale Yu

Guilds Designer: Christian Giove Publisher: Giochi Uniti / Stratelibri Players: 2-4 Age: 10+ Time: 60-90 mins Review copy provided by Giochi Uniti via Asmodee NA (who distributes here in US) Description from the publisher: The bloody War of the Seven … Continue reading →

Posted in Essen 2020, First Impressions, Reviews | Leave a comment

Dale Yu: Review of Star Wars Unlock! (Spoiler Free)

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Dale Yu

Star Wars Unlock! Designer: SPACE Cowboys Publisher: SPACE Cowboys Players: 1-6 Age: 10+ Time: 60 minutes per scenario Times played: once, finishing all three scenarios in a combined 115 minutes The Unlock! franchise was one of the first to hit … Continue reading →

Posted in Essen 2020, Reviews | 3 Comments

Dale Yu: Review of Strike

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Dale Yu

Strike Designer: Dieter Nuessle Publisher: Ravensburger Players: 2-5 Age: 8+ Time: 15-20 minutes Played twice with review copy provided by Ravensburger, I have also played dozens of times on previous editions (Strike, Impact: Battle of Elements) In this classic dice … Continue reading →

Posted in Essen 2020, Reviews | Leave a comment

Dale Yu: First Impressions of Ugly Christmas Sweaters

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Dale Yu

Ugly Christmas Sweaters Designer: Hunter Hennigar Publisher: H2 Games Players: 2-4 Age: 14+ Time: 30-45 min on box, our games have been closer to 60-75 min Played with copy provided by designer/publisher Well, it’s that time of year again, SPIEL … Continue reading →

Posted in Essen 2020, First Impressions, Reviews | 1 Comment

Dale Yu: Review of Ohanami

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Dale Yu

Ohanami Designer: Steffen Benndorf Publisher: Pandasaurus Players: 2-4 Age: 8+ Time: 20 mins Times played: >6 total, 2 with review copy provided by Pandasaurus Ohanami was a game that I was introduced to years ago.  Let’s say that I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Essen 2020, Reviews | 2 Comments