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Category Archives: SdJ Re-Review
SdJ Re-Reviews #26 – Zug um Zug (a.k.a Ticket to Ride)
Designer: Alan R. Moon Publisher: Days of Wonder Players: 2 – 5 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 30 – 60 Minutes Times Played: > 50 (And even more on the iOS app…) Ticket to Ride: Alan Moon gets another win… … Continue reading
SdJ Re-Reviews #25: Alhambra
Designer: Dirk Henn Publisher: Queen Games (Among Others) Players: 2 – 6 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 45 – 60 Minutes Times Played: > 10 Alhambra: From Al Capone to the Spiel des Jahres… Alhambra’s earliest predecessor was Al Capone, … Continue reading
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SdJ Re-Reviews #24: Villa Paletti
Designer: Bill Payne Publisher: Zoch Verlag, Multiple Others Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 6 and Up Time: 30 Minutes Times Played: > 10 Villa Paletti: A dexterity game beats Puerto Rico and Transamerica… Bill Payne was babysitting his nephew, Joey, … Continue reading
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SdJ Re-Reviews #23: Carcassonne
Designer: Klaus-Jürgen Wrede Publisher: Hans im Glück Verlags-GmbH, Rio Grande Games, Z-man Games, Multiple Others Players: 2 – 5 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 30 – 45 Minutes Times Played: > 25 Carcassonne: The game that gave us the meeple… The … Continue reading
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SdJ Re-Reviews #22: Torres
Designer: Michael Kiesling, Wolfgang Kramer Publisher: F.X Schmid, Rio Grande Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 10 and Up Time: 60 Minutes Times Played: > 50 Torres: Burgenland and Terra Turrium mix with mechanics meant for Tikal… Kramer and Kiesling started … Continue reading
SdJ Re-Reviews #21: Tikal
Designer: Michael Kiesling, Wolfgang Kramer Publisher: Ravensburger Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 10 and Up Time: 60 – 120 Minutes Times Played: > 5 Tikal: Kramer and Kiesling win the Triple Crown of board games… After his success with Richard … Continue reading