Category Archives: Reviews

Dale Yu: Review of Ticket to Ride: Paris

Posted on June 9, 2024 by Dale Yu

Ticket to Ride: Paris Designer: Alan R. Moon Publisher: Days of Wonder Players: 2-4 Age: 10+ Time: 10-15 minutes Played with review copy provided by Days of Wonder Welcome to the city of light! Find yourself transported to the glamorous … Continue reading →

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The Icarus Club (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on June 9, 2024 by Chris Wray

The Icarus Club, a reimplementation of Hugame’s Backhander, is one of my favorite in the new sub-genre of “lane” trick-taking games. The twist here is that a lane of cards in the middle of the table determines the suit to … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: Review of Dawn of Ulos

Posted on June 8, 2024 by Dale Yu

Dawn of Ulos Designer: Jason Lentz Publisher: Thunderworks Games Players: 1-5 Age: 14+ Time: 60-90 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher For untold eons, the mortal races lived in separate planes, unaware of other worlds beyond their own. … Continue reading →

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Voidfall: An Opinionated Conversation

Posted on June 7, 2024 by Mark Jackson

Though the writing team here at Opinionated Gamers site is known for going where angels fear to tread, it seems a bit like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic to reinvent the wheel by writing a full review of … Continue reading →

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There’s a Draft In Here: Solo Gaming with Drafting Games

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Mark Jackson

I enjoy solo games… and I enjoy drafting games. But turning a multiplayer drafting game into a coherent and enjoyable solo drafting game is not a simple proposition. How do you simulate the loss of choices created by the intelligent … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: Review of Matches

Posted on June 5, 2024 by Dale Yu

Matches Designer: Daniel McKinley Publisher: Thing 12 Games Players: 2-6 Age: 8+ Time: 30-45 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher The Whelming Matches factory has burned down, with only this artifact found in the destruction. Cold to touch, … Continue reading →

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