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Category Archives: First Impressions
Mark’s Bundle of 2023 Essen Game Thoughts
Five days. Seventy-one plays. Sixty-two games that were new to me. Yeah, that’s a lot of games. But thanks to our fearless leader (Dale Yu) and BasementCon, I had a wonderful time playing many of them. (Well, a number of … Continue reading
Opinionated Gamers First Takes on SPIEL 2023 Games (Part 2)
While we normally contribute more to full reviews, in the heady weeks just after SPIEL, everyone is playing as many games as possible – and frankly, spending more time playing games than writing! Our writers have been contributing to a … Continue reading
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Opinionated Gamers First Takes on SPIEL 2023 Games (Part 1)
While we normally contribute more to full reviews, in the heady weeks just after SPIEL, everyone is playing as many games as possible – and frankly, spending more time playing games than writing! Our writers have been contributing to a … Continue reading
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Dale Yu: First Impressions of The Vale of Eternity
The Vale of Eternity Designer: Eric Hong Publisher: Mandoo Games Players: 2-4 Age: 14+ Time: 40 minutes Played with review copy provided by Mandoo Games In The Vale of Eternity, players are tamers who hunt various monsters and spirits to … Continue reading
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Dale Yu: First Impressions of OTLO Stones
OTLO Stones Designer: Jeppe Norsker Publisher: Norsker Games Players: 1-4 Age: 8+ Time: 15 minutes Played with copy provided by publisher at SPIEL 2023 OTLO Stones is an intense brain teaser where up to four players compete to reproduce patterns … Continue reading
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Simon’s first take on Humanity
Since I got back I’ve played a few of the Essen games, so here are my thoughts: Humanity – Yoann Levet, published by Bombyx, 2-4 Players Age 14+ Humanity is a worker placement game in which you start with 2 … Continue reading
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