Category Archives: Reviews

Clank! Expeditions – Temple of the Ape Lords (Game Review by Brandon Kempf)

Posted on December 15, 2019 by

Designer: Tim McKnight Artists: Anika Burrell, Nathan McGuire, Raul Ramos, Nate Storm, Alain Viesca Publishers: Dire Wolf Digital & Renegade Game Studios Players: 2-4 Play Time: 30-60 minutes Times Played: 2 “Welcome to the Jungle, we’ve got fun …. Games” … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: 2 Quick review of 2 Quick games from NSV: Anubixx / The Mind: Extreme

Posted on December 13, 2019 by

Anubixx Designer: Florian & Helmut Ortlepp/ Steffen Benndorf Publisher: NSV Players: 2-5 Age: 8+ Time: 20-30 min Played with review copy provided by NSV

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Dale Yu: Review of Qwixx on Board

Posted on December 12, 2019 by

Qwixx on Board Designers: Steffen Benndorf / Reinhard Staupe Publisher: NSV Players: 2-4 Ages: 8+ Time: 20 minutes Times played: 4, with review copy provided by NSV Qwixx is one of my favorite roll-and-write games ever, and NSV has definitely … Continue reading →

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Review of Lift Off

Posted on December 11, 2019 by

Lift Off Designed by Jeroen Vandersteen and published by Hans im Glück and in English by Z-Man Games This review was originally published, in an earlier version, in the Winter 2019 edition of Gamers Alliance (http://www.gamersalliance.com/).   The Game Last year … Continue reading →

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Dan Blum: Review of Wavelength

Posted on December 10, 2019 by

Wavelength Designer: Wolfgang Warsch, Alex Hague, and Justin Vickers Publisher: Palm Court Players: 2-12 Age: 14+ Time: 30-45 minutes Times played: 9, with review copy provided by Palm Court Wavelength is a party game with an original concept, which is … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: Review of Kauchuk

Posted on December 10, 2019 by

Kauchuk Designers: Oren Shainin and Yaniv Kahana Publisher: Lifestyle Boardgames Players: 2-4 Age: 8+ Time: 20-40 minutes Times played: 5, with review copy provided by Lifestyle Boardgames

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NOVA LUNA

Posted on December 9, 2019 by

Designer: Uwe Rosenberg and Corné Van Morsel Publisher: Edition Spielwiese, Pegasus Spiele, SD Games Players: 1-4 Time: 30 – 60 minutes Age: 8 and up TImes played: 4, with a copy I purchased Overall, I am a big Uwe Rosenberg … Continue reading →

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Azul Summer Pavilion (Game Review by Brandon Kempf)

Posted on December 8, 2019 by

Designer: Michael Kiesling Artist: Chris Quilliams Publisher: Next Move Games Players: 2-4 Play Time: 30-45 Minutes TImes Played: 6 We’ve completed the Palace of Evora, and we’ve finished the Stained Glass of Sintra, now it’s time for us to tile … Continue reading →

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タイムパラトリックス (Time Palatrix)

Posted on December 7, 2019 by

Designer: 新澤 大樹 (Taiki Shinzawa)Artist: 菅原　美沙穂 (Misaho Sugawara)Publisher: 倦怠期 (Kentaiki)Players: 3-4Ages: 8+Playing Time: 40 minutesTimes Played: 7 with a purchased copy I’ve delayed writing about this game since May and re-written this introduction several times, so I suppose enough with … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: Review of 24h

Posted on December 6, 2019 by

24h Designer: David Bernal Publisher: zacatrus Players: 2-4 Time: 24 min Age: 12+ Review copy provided by zacatrus 24h was a game that caught my eye in the preparation stage for Spiel 2019 as I’ve always been a fan of … Continue reading →

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