Category Archives: Reviews

Dale Yu: Review of Fun Facts

Posted on January 21, 2023 by Dale Yu

Fun Facts Designer: Kasper Lapp Publisher: Repos Production Players: 4-8 Age: 8+ Time: 30 minutes Played with review copy provided by Repos at SPIEL 2022 Fun Facts is the newest party game offering from Repos Production; they has had a … Continue reading →

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Tiletum (Game Review by Ben Bruckart)

Posted on January 19, 2023 by brbdc1000001

Tiletum (Game Review by Ben Bruckart) Theme Tiletum refers to the modern day city of Tielt in Belgium. Imagine for a moment, that you are a merchant traveling through Renaissance Europe and establishing trade houses, fulfilling contracts, building cathedrals, gaining … Continue reading →

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Talia Rosen: 18 Years and 13,000 Games Later

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Talia Rosen

How do you measure 18 years?  In my case, through the playing of 13,000 games.  I started logging my games played using BoardGameGeek in 2005 and somehow I find myself 18 years later still loving the hobby and the data. … Continue reading →

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T8: Trick Taking Heaven

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Chris Wray

I spent this past weekend in Cincinnati at T8, a small trick taking convention run by fellow OG-er James Nathan. Longtime readers know that I’m an enormous fan of trick taking games  — I have written numerous articles about them … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: Review of The Lost Code

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Dale Yu

The Lost Code Designer: Leo Colovini Publisher: Mojito Studios Players: 2-4 Age: 10+ Time: 60 minutes Played with review copy provided by Mojito Studios Leo Colovini is one of my favorite designers – many people find his designs a bit … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: Review of Eleven: Football Manager Board Game

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Dale Yu

Eleven: Football Manager Board Game Designer: Thomas Jansen Publisher: Portal Games Players: 1-4 Age: 14+ Time: 90 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher at SPIEL 2022 Eleven: Football Manager Board Game is an economic strategy game set in … Continue reading →

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