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Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2023 (Part 2)

Pre-covid there used to be a lot more than this, but currently there are only 5 games that I’ve played multiple times each year over the last 5 years. I call these the cream of the cream: Bluff Gloomhaven Spirit … Continue reading

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Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2023 (Part 1)

Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2023 (Part 1) Gaming ran second fiddle to election work for much of 2022 but for what it’s worth the year at least saw: –          75 new titles –      … Continue reading

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Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2022 (Part 8)

Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2022 (Part 8) To all those protestors who fought the good fight back in the 80’s to stop Tasmania’s Franklin river being dammed, thank you. It’s one of the few rivers in the world untouched … Continue reading

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Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2022 (Part 7)

Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2022 (Part 7) The local elections have dried up recently and work has slowed down so the gaming has come on fast and relentless the last month or two. Even better, it’s all face to … Continue reading

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SPIEL 2022 One-Line (Reviews)

In years past, we have compiled some quick takes on SPIEL games.  This year, we’ve asked our writers to give a very small summation of their thoughts after playing games.  It takes awhile to write up reviews, and by making … Continue reading

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Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2022 (Part 6)

I’m not big on expansions but I recently forked out for Dune: Imperium’s Rise of Ix. It changes the focus from spending spice on troops and money to spending spice on troops and tech tiles. It doesn’t change the essence … Continue reading

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