Category Archives: Essen 2022

Dale Yu: Review of Inside Job

Inside Job Designer: Tanner Simmons Publisher: KOSMOS Players: 3-5 Age: 10+ Time: 20 minutes Played with review copy provided by Thames&Kosmos Inside Job is subtitled “A Game of Teamwork and Deception”.  The publisher has also called it “The Mostly Cooperative … Continue reading

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Dale Yu: Review of Solar Sphere

Solar Sphere Designers: Simon Milburn, Ayden Lowther Publisher: Dranda Games Players: 1-4 Age: 13+ Time: 60-120 minutes Played with review copy provided by Dranda Games “The human race has exhausted all the energy available on planet Earth. If they are … Continue reading

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Dale Yu: Review of Marrakesh

Marrakesh Designer: Stefan Feld Publisher: Queen Games Players: 2-4 Age: 14+ TIme: 90-120 minutes Played with review copy provided by Queen Games Marrakesh is labeled #4 in the Stefan Feld City Collection from Queen Games.  Earlier releases in the series … Continue reading

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Dale Yu: Review of Vivarium

Vivarium Designer: Ferderic Vuagnat Publisher: Studio H Players: 2-4 Age: 10+  Time: 30 minutes Played with review copy provided by Studio H Per the publisher: “1898, Siberia, the seismologist Edgar Vuntaf discovers a continent free of any human presence, sheltering … Continue reading

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Dale Yu: Review of Applejack

Applejack Designer: Uwe Rosenberg Publisher: The Game Builders Players: 1-4 Age: 8+ Time: 30-60 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher at SPIEL 2022 So, Uwe Rosenberg might be best known for his epic games (Agricola, Feast of Odin, … Continue reading

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Dale Yu: Review of Samarkand Bazaar

Samarkand Bazaar Designer: Sid Sackson Publisher: Eagle-Gryphon Games Players: 2-5 Age: 9+ Time: 30-45 minutes each Played with review copy provided by publisher Sid Sackson’s classics Samarkand & Bazaar are now combined as two games in one box with this … Continue reading

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