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Tag Archives: Alea
Brandon Kempf – Two Plays and Done Gen Con 2019 Edition
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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Tagged Alea, Blue Orange Games, Bruno Cathala, Evan Singh, Iello, Ishtar, Las Vegas Royale, Pappy Winchester, Rudiger Dorn, Three Games
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Chris Wray: My Gen Con Most Anticipated List (2019)
We’re less than two weeks away, and I’m excited for Gen Con 2019. This will be my fifth year at the event, and my now-annual tradition of scrolling through Eric Martin’s amazing BGG preview tool is complete. As I say … Continue reading
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Tagged Alea, ArtSee, Bezier Games, Blue Orange, board games, Cartographers, CGE, Convention Reports, Eggertspiele, Era: Medieval Age, Gen Con 2019, Kingdomino Duel, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Royale, Letter Jam, Libellud, Machi Koro, Machi Koro Legacy, Obscurio, Pandasaurus, Pappy Winchester, Renegade Game Studios, Silver, Thunderworks Games
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Essen 2018: Quick Thoughts on 5 Games (Mini Reviews by Chris Wray)
Spiel ’18 (a.k.a. Essen) starts on Thursday, so our coverage here on The Opinionated Gamers begins in the next few days. Several of us will be at the fair, and I’ll be in town from Tuesday to Monday. I’ll be … Continue reading
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Tagged Alea, Alexis Allard, Capstone Games, Carpe Diem, Cryptid, Florian Fay, Hal Duncan, Klaus Zoch, Mesozooic, MushrooM Games, Osprey Games, Ruth Veevers, Simply Complex, Small Islands, Stefan Feld, The Estates, Z-man
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The Rise of Queensdale (Spoiler Free Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Inka Brand & Markus Brand Publisher: alea, Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH Players: 2-4 Ages: 12 and Up Time: 45-60 Minutes Times Played: 20 (Entire Campaign) The Rise of Queensdale is a competitive legacy game from famed design duo Inka and … Continue reading
The Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game
Designer: Stefan Feld Publisher: alea / Ravensburger Players: 1 – 4 Ages: 12 and Up Time: 30-60 Minutes Times Played: 3 A Card Game Version of Stefan Feld’s 2011 Hit This year marks the fifth anniversary of Stefan Feld’s The … Continue reading
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Brandon Kempf – Three Games of June
June 2020. Not sure in the long run if it’s really a month to remember, but there was some gaming involved. We started to have some normalcy around, even hosted a game night with three others invited. That’s really the … Continue reading →