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Survive: Space Attack (Game Review)
Designer: Julian Courtland-Smith… reimagined & redesigned by Geoff, Bryan & Sydney Englestein Publisher: Stronghold Games Players: 2-4 Time: 45 minutes Ages: 8+ Times Played: 7 (with review copy of provided by Stronghold Games) A long time ago in a collecting … Continue reading
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Tasty Knizia Children’s Game Wins Austria’s Spiel der Spiele!
The Spiel der Spiele, Austria’s Game of the Year awards, have been awarded since 2001. The judges have always had a thing for lesser known Reiner Knizia designs (previous winners include King Arthur, Tal der Abenteuer, and Ramses Pyramid) and … Continue reading
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Counter Magazine Issue #70 now available
Counter magazine Issue #70 is now available for download! This new issue features nearly 100 pages of articles, game reviews, discussion, convention reports and other features. Among many others, included in this issue are reviews of: Alchemists Broom Service … Continue reading
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Spiel (Essen) v. Gen Con: Which convention is more fun?
Spiel (Essen) v. Gen Con: Which convention is more fun? This was my first year at Spiel (which I refer to as “Essen” below), and it was also my first year at Gen Con. A few of my friends have asked … Continue reading
Tofu Kingdom – First Impression
One of the great things about attending Essen is that with the sheer numbers of games there you can sometimes find a little hidden gem amongst all the buzz of the hot games. On my first walk thru I spied … Continue reading
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Saturday. Last day on the fair
Just entered the fair for the last time this year. Spent a lot of time packing last night. Right now, I’m pretty much at capacity. So, of course, I have a list of four or five games still to get. … Continue reading
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