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How Acquire Became Acquire
(The following article is based upon research I recently had the opportunity to complete at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY. I am indebted to Julia Rossi and Nicolas Ricketts at the museum for their tremendous help, … Continue reading
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OG 2013 – What You Missed
There’s been a lot of great content posted on the OG in the past year, so we just wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the most viewed articles in case you missed them the first time around. … Continue reading
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Tom Rosen: Revisiting 2013
It’s that time of year for a look back at the past twelve months of gaming. Last year I wrote up a 2012 retrospective that discussed my most played games of the year and in previous years I’ve made charts … Continue reading
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2012 Sasquatch Board Game Festival Recap: Best Way to Spend a Rainy Weekend in November
The 3rd annual Sasquatch Board Game Festival took place 10/31-11/4. There were several changes this year – attendance grew by 50% (we had about 80 people) so we moved up from mansions to a hotel venue for the first time, … Continue reading
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Tom Rosen: 2011 Retrospective
As the end of the year approaches, it’s a good time to look back at the past year in gaming. 2011 got off to a disappointing start with a slew of underwhelming Nurnberg releases that I discussed back in June. … Continue reading
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iBoardgaming – Spring 2011
Boardgame translations onto the iOS platform continue to come fast and furious. The iPhone/iPod Touch platform can serve up a quick boardgaming hit, while the iPad can serve as an alternate boardgaming platform in an extremely portable package. There’s no … Continue reading
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(Almost) Monthly Recap from the Opinionated Gamers – April 8, 2011
Well – normally I don’t like to wait this long between recap posts here on the “OG”, but real life has kept me (and the other writers) quite busy. I think that we’re finding a good balance right now between … Continue reading
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Weekend Recap – 2 week’s worth!
Somehow we missed the weekend recap last weekend. Here’s what we’ve talked about over the past 14 days. Sun 2/27 – Mary Prasad reviews Navegador Mon 2/28 – Larry Levy continues his Designer of the Year series Tues 3/1 – … Continue reading
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Weekend Recap – February 26, 2011
This week on the Opinionated Gamers – the focus was on game reviews: Sunday Feb 20 – a guest appearance by Superfly Pete and a nice review of Wrath of Ashardalon Monday Feb 21 – Greg Schloesser looks at Lemming … Continue reading
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Gulf Games 29 – Report
By: Greg J. Schloesser Gulf Games is a relatively small, invitation-only gathering of families and individuals who enjoy socializing and playing games. While there is an abundance of different games played and enjoyed, the emphasis is placed on fellowship and … Continue reading →