Category Archives: Kickstarter

Dale Yu: First Impressions of Dabba Walla

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Dale Yu

Dabba Walla Designers: Patricia Limberger and Felix Leder Publisher: Queen Games Players: 2-4 Age: 8+ Time: 45 minutes Played with preview copy (in German) provided by publisher Dabba Walla is one of the upcoming releases from Queen Games; putting the … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: First Impressions of Formosa Tea 2.0

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Dale Yu

Formosa Tea Designer: Kao Chu Kan Publisher: Soso Games Players 2-4 Age: 14+ Time: 90 minutes (our game was 110-115 mins) Played with preview copy provided by Taiwan Boardgames Formosa Tea was originally released around 2019 and I remember seeing … Continue reading →

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The Ascending Empire(s) Strike Back: A Preview of Ascending Empires Zenith Edition

Posted on February 27, 2024 by Mark "Fluff Daddy" Jackson

Back in the summer of 2011 – which, for those of you who don’t like to do math, was nearly thirteen years ago – I reviewed Z-Man Games’ “weird & wonderful cross between a dexterity game like Carabande or Catacombs … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: First Impressions of Battle Cards (Postmark Games)

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Dale Yu

Dale Yu: First Impressions of Battle Cards (Postmark Games) So, last week I woke up to find this email in my inbox: “Dear all, Postmark Games is doing something a little different for our new Kickstarter – this time we … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: First Impressions of Fortitude

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Dale Yu

Fortitude Designer: J.L. Reid Publisher: Bent Pin LLC Players: 1 Time: 45 minutes Played with copy provided by designer/publisher KS link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bentpin/fortitude-a-ww2-themed-solo-trick-taking-and-write I was contacted by the designer of Fortitude over email with this elevator pitch: “Fortitude is a solo-only … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: Preview of Waypoints

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Dale Yu

Waypoints Designer: Matthew Dunstan Publisher: Postmark Games Players: 1+ Age: 8+ Time: 30-45 minutes Played with PnP preview copy provided by publisher/designer Kickstarter link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/postmarkgames/waypoints Well, veteran readers of the blog will know that I’m still a fan of the … Continue reading →

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