Category Archives: Essen 2022

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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Dale Yu: Review of Precognition

Precognition Designer: Julien Prothiere Publisher: Ludonaute Players: 2-4 Age: 12+ Time: 60 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher “In a post-apocalyptic world, play a Prescient, an Ymune gifted with the power of precognition. Going down the Great River, … Continue reading

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Dale Yu: Review of Swindler

Swindler Designer: Matthias Cramer Publisher: Edition Spielwiese / Pegasus Players: 2-4 Age: 10+ Time: 45-60 minutes Played with review copy provided by Pegasus at SPIEL 2022 “Life in London isn’t easy. The city is run by moneybags, though, and now … Continue reading

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Dale Yu – Review of Flamecraft

Flamecraft Designer: Manny Vega Publisher: Lucky Duck Games Players: 1-5 Age: 10+ Time: 60 minutes Played with review copy provided by Lucky Duck Games Flamecraft is one of the rare games that the cover art pretty much sold me on … Continue reading

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Dale Yu: Review of Verdant

Verdant Designers: Molly Johnson, Robert Melvin, Aaron Mesburne, Kevin Russ, Shawn Stankewich Publisher: AEG / Flatout Games Players: 1-5 Age: 10+ Time: 30-45 minutes Played with review copy provided by AEG Flatout Games is a design studio that has come … Continue reading

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