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Dale Yu: Review of Stick Stack

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Dale Yu

  Stick Stack Designer: uncredited Publisher: Wonder Forge Players: 2+ Ages: 8+ Time: ~15 minutes Stick Stack is one of the three 2016 Target-exclusive releases from Wonder Forge – with one release in three main mass-market genres. Stick Stack is … Continue reading →

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Review – Evolution: Climate

Posted on October 20, 2016 by gamekahuna

Evolution: Climate Designers: Dominic Crapuchettes, Dmitry Knorre, and Sergey Machin Artists: Ben Goldman, Catherine Hamilton, and Jacoby O’Connor Publisher: NorthStar Games 2 – 6 players 60 – 75 minutes Ages 12+ Reviewed by Jonathan Franklin Source: Official photo from NorthStar … Continue reading →

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Essen by Proxy: News from the Livestream (Saturday, part 1) (Melissa Rogerson)

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Melissa

Scattered notes today, as games are demoed. I’m not sure what the timeframe is, but these video demos WILL be posted to Boardgamegeek so if a game sounds interesting please go and look it up.

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Essen by Proxy: Wednesday to Friday (Melissa Rogerson)

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Melissa

Another October, another Essen … Thank goodness that Boardgamegeek is once again streaming game demos direct from the fair to keep all of us addicts feeling connected! It’s great to see the same people (and the same jokes about FLAGGO!) … Continue reading →

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7 Wonders: Duel wins a la carte award!

Posted on October 14, 2016 by huzonfirst

I know we’re all excited about the goings on at Essen.  But this is the time of year in which Fairplay announces the winner of the a la carte for the best card game of the year, so I wanted … Continue reading →

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Planet Defenders – Essen Preview

Posted on September 29, 2016 by lornadune

Planet Defenders – Essen Preview  Designed By Wei-Min Ling Artist Maisherly Publisher EmperorS4 Games 2-4 Players 30-60 min In Planet Defenders players are trying to capture wayward robots using the 3 super planet defenders robots. To do this players use … Continue reading →

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