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Tag Archives: Abstract Games
Surviving the Purge: Indigo (Game Review by Brandon Kempf)
Designer: Reiner Knizia Artists: Eckhard Freytag, Walter Pepperle, Stefan Wingen & Betty Yao Publisher: Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH Players 2-4 Time: 30 Minutes Plays: 22 By 2013, my family and I were playing a lot more board games. It had become … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Abstract Games, Betty Yao, Eckhard Freytag, Family games, Indigo, Ravensburger, Reiner Knizia, Surviving the Purge, Tile Placement, Walter Pepperle
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LYNGK (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Kris Burm Publisher: Huch! & Friends; Rio Grande Players: 2 Ages: 13 and Up Time: 30-60 Minutes Times Played: > 5 LYNGK is the seventh (arguably eighth) game in the GIPF Project, an award-winning series of abstract games by … Continue reading
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Tagged Abstract Games, board games, GIPF, GIPF Project, Huch & Friends, Kris Burm, LYNGK, reviews, Rio Grande Games
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Santorini (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Gordon Hamilton Publisher: Roxley Game Laboratory Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 20 Minutes Times Played: 8 (with 2, 3, 4 Players) Santorini is an abstract strategy game first created by Gordon Hamilton in the mid-1980s. … Continue reading
Posted in Kickstarter, Reviews
Tagged Abstract Games, board games, Gordon Hamilton, Kickstarter, reviews, Roxley Game Laboratory, Santorini
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YINSH (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Kris Burm Publisher: Huch! & Friends; Don & Co.; Rio Grande Players: 2 Ages: 9 and Up Time: 30-60 Minutes Times Played: > 10 Note: We’re focusing on reprints, re-themes, re-releases, etc. this month. Since YINSH was recently reprinted, … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Abstract Games, board games, GIPF, GIPF Project, Huch & Friends, Kris Burm
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