Category Archives: Essen 2022

Dale Yu: Review of Speak Easy!

Speak Easy! Designer:Kasper Lapp Publisher: Lautapelit.fi Players: 3-5 Age: 10+ Time: 20-30 minutes Played with review copy provided by Lautapelit.fi at SPIEL 2022 Speak Easy!  is a quick and easy word game. Players speak their own, unique, and utterly incomprehensible … Continue reading

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Dale Yu: Review of Fun Facts

Fun Facts Designer: Kasper Lapp Publisher: Repos Production Players: 4-8 Age: 8+ Time: 30 minutes Played with review copy provided by Repos at SPIEL 2022 Fun Facts is the newest party game offering from Repos Production; they has had a … Continue reading

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Dale Yu: Review of The Lost Code

The Lost Code Designer: Leo Colovini Publisher: Mojito Studios Players: 2-4 Age: 10+ Time: 60 minutes Played with review copy provided by Mojito Studios Leo Colovini is one of my favorite designers – many people find his designs a bit … Continue reading

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Dale Yu: Review of Eleven: Football Manager Board Game

Eleven: Football Manager Board Game Designer: Thomas Jansen Publisher: Portal Games Players: 1-4 Age: 14+ Time: 90 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher at SPIEL 2022 Eleven: Football Manager Board Game is an economic strategy game set in … Continue reading

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Dale Yu – First Impressions of Tempo

Tempo Designer: Pak Gallego Publisher: GDM Games Players: 2-6 Age: 10+ Time: 5-10 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher at SPIEL 2022

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Deal with the Devil (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Deal with the Devil is a new app-driven game from designer Matúš Kotry and publisher Czech Games Edition. That duo achieved notoriety with The Alchemists, another app-driven deduction game, which is a personal favorite of mine. DWTD thus topped my … Continue reading

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