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When is ‘X: the Dice Game’ or X: the Card Game’ better than the original?

Often the OG is the best, which is often the board game, although sometimes a board game is made after a card game or dice game. What second comers do you like more than the original? At Opinionated Gamers, we … Continue reading

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Dale Yu: The Mind Soulmates

The Mind Soulmates Designers: Reinhard Staupe, Wolfgang Warsch Publisher: NSV Players: 2-4 Age: 8+ Time: 20 minutes The short description: “The Mind Soulmates uses the same principles of The Mind, with players trying to co-operate without communication to master multiple … Continue reading

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Dale Yu: Review of EXIT: The Professor’s Last Riddle (Spoiler Free)

EXIT: The Professor’s Last Riddle Designers: Inka and Markus Brand Publisher: Kosmos Players: 1-4 Age: 12+ Time: 1-2 hours The EXIT series was one of the original puzzle-game franchises to hit the market when the escape room game craze took … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Four Immersive Games I Played Recently

by Jonathan Franklin I thought I liked thematic games. Apparently, thematic does not mean what I thought it meant. The term is often used when the theme meshes with the game mechanisms, such as Viticulture, Arnak (sort of), and other … Continue reading

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Dale Yu: Review of Munchkin: South Park

Munchkin: South Park Designer – uncredited Developed by USAOpoly Publisher: TheOp Players: 3-6 Age: 17+ (seriously) Time: 1-2 hours Played with review copy provided by TheOp Amazon affiliate link – https://amzn.to/43VBdSZ So, it’s been a really long time since I’ve … Continue reading

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Dale Yu: Review of Dancing Queen

Dancing Queen Designer: Chok-Sien Hiew Publisher: self published by Cili Padi Games Players: 2 Age: 7+ Time 10-20 minutes Played with copy provided by designer/publisher Says the designer: “Dancing Queen is a 2-player, 9-card game about bringing friends to a … Continue reading

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