Category Archives: Essen 2022

War of the Ring Card Game Designer: Ian Brody Publisher: Ares Players: 2-4 Age: 12+ Time: 90-120 mins Played with review copy provided by Ares Games at SPIEL 2022 Well, many of the gamers on this list have War of … Continue reading →

Hercules Designer: Fabio Lima Publisher: mebo games Players: 1-4 Age: 8+ Time: 30min Played with review copy provided by publisher at SPIEL 2022 In Hercules, players represent an Apprentice of Hercules and will roll the dice to perform mathematical operations … Continue reading →

Come Together Designers: Vegard Eliassen Stillerud, Eilif Svensson, Asmund Svensson Publisher: Chilifox games Players: 1-6 Age: 14+ Time: 60-90 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher at SPIEL 2022 My brain automatically starts singing: “Here come old flat top … Continue reading →

Tidal Blades Banner Festival Designers: JB Howell, Michael Mihealsick Players: 2-5 Age: 8+ Time: 30 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher at SPIEL 2022 Tidal Blades Banner Festival was a pleasant surprise from SPIEL 2022… Why?  Well, as … Continue reading →

The Great Split Designers: Hjalmar Hach and Lorenzo Silva Publisher: Horrible Guild Players: 2-7 Age: 8+ Time: 45 minutes Played with copy provided by Horrible Guild at SPIEL 2022 “In The Great Split, you draft cards to collect riches such … Continue reading →

Push Fish Designer: Kim Cheolung & Kim Yeon Publisher: Popcorn Games Players: 2-6 Age: 8+ Time: 40 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher, 5 times so far Says the publisher: “Who will be the best fisher in Pupapupa … Continue reading →