Tag Archives: 7 Wonders

10 Great Games of the 2010s (Article by Chris Wray)

Posted on January 12, 2020 by

The 2010s were a monumental time period in tabletop gaming.  The industry and hobby grew exponentially, with tens of thousands of new games hitting the market and hundreds of thousands of new players entering the fold.  It was a decade … Continue reading →

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Brandon Kempf – Surviving the Purge 1

Posted on December 28, 2019 by

Over the next few months, instead of going with my Three Games articles, I am going to take a look at my collection and try to discuss why certain titles survived the great purge of 2019. During this process I … Continue reading →

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Brandon Kempf: Three Games – Expansions

Posted on July 3, 2019 by

I have a lot of games. A lot of games that are on my shelves, or on my table being played, that I have told myself that I want to review at some point. For one reason or another, this … Continue reading →

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Chris Wray: What I Enjoyed Playing in July 2018

Posted on July 28, 2018 by

This is the July entry for my series where I post five games I enjoyed playing in past month that I didn’t have time to do full reviews of.  As always, I limit it to five titles, of which there’s … Continue reading →

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Chris Wray: My Essen 2017 Most Anticipated List

Posted on October 13, 2017 by

Spiel (Essen) 2017 is less than two weeks away, and I’ve been reading rulebooks and combing through Eric Martin’s oh-so-amazing Spiel ’17 Preview on BGG. As in past years, I’ll be doing coverage from the fair for The Opinionated Gamers … Continue reading →

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Essen Day Two: Thoughts from a First Time Attendee

Posted on October 9, 2015 by

Note: This is my first time attending Essen, so in my entries this week I’m discussing the convention from the perspective of a first time attendee.  I’m also providing snap reviews of games: below I talk about 504, 7 Wonders Duel, … Continue reading →

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International Gamers Awards – Winners announced

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

The International Gamers Awards committee is extremely proud to announce the recipients for the 2011 IGA in the General Strategy category: In the multi-player category, the award goes to 7 Wonders, the creation of Antoine Bauza and originally published by Repos Productions.  The game … Continue reading →

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Andrea “Liga” Ligabue: my 2010 best “bargain”

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

My personal 2010 real bargain. It is not easy to make now a real good list of best 2010 games. I’m still rushing to play some games to be able to produce my top 10 list for the first round … Continue reading →

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Doug Garrett: My Top 10 of 2010, with a Couple of Addendums

Posted on May 7, 2011 by

It’s interesting reading through everyone’s choices for the best of 2010 this week.  For me, I have the luxury of going back and listening to my podcast from the year and reflecting on my initial thoughts about a game and … Continue reading →

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Review of 7 Wonders: Believe the Hype

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

Review of 7 Wonders:  Believe the HypeDesigner: Antoine BauzaPublisher: ReposPlayers: 2-7Ages: 10+Time: 30-45 minutesTimes Played: about 10 Reviewed by Larry Levy “Hyped” is one of the most misused words in the gamer’s lexicon.  In common parlance, it means something that … Continue reading →

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