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Five Three Five (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Chris Wray

Five Three Five is a new climbing/shedding game from Portland Game Collective. Five Three Five was originally published in Japan in 2020 by Game Nowa. The game was a massive hit at the trick-taking convention back in January (even though … Continue reading →

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9 Lives (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Chris Wray

9 Lives is the second game in Allplay’s trick taking line.  The game was released as Catty in 2015 in Japan by Jelly Jelly Games, but Allplay picked it up for a wider release, gave it a high-quality production with … Continue reading →

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Tricks and Trumps #1: The Classics Before 1965

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Chris Wray

This is a relaunch of our long-lost trick-taking series, Tricks & Trumps. You can find the series introduction posted just before this article; I’d recommend reading it first, since it lists the methodology we used to select the games discussed … Continue reading →

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Tricks and Trumps: Series Introduction (Or Reintroduction?)

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Chris Wray

Tricks and Trumps: Series Introduction (Or Reintroduction?)  This is the series introduction for a 13-part series featuring trick-taking games. And today marks the start of Trick-Taking Week here on The Opinionated Gamers.   If you’re a long time reader, this might … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: Review of Precognition

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Dale Yu

Precognition Designer: Julien Prothiere Publisher: Ludonaute Players: 2-4 Age: 12+ Time: 60 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher “In a post-apocalyptic world, play a Prescient, an Ymune gifted with the power of precognition. Going down the Great River, … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: Review of Marvel: Age of Heroes

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Dale Yu

Marvel: Age of Heroes Designer: Rodney Thompson Publisher: Wizkids Players: 2-5 Age: 14+ Time: 60-90 minutes Played with review copy provided by Wizkids Per the publisher: “Marvel: Age of Heroes is an epic strategy game in which each player commands … Continue reading →

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