Tag Archives: board games

Ticket to Ride London (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on December 2, 2019 by

Designer:  Alan R. Moon Publisher:  Days of Wonder Players:  2 – 4 Ages:  8 and Up Time:  10-15 Minutes Times Played:  > 5  Ticket to Ride is doubtlessly the most famous of the train games.  Fifteen years after Alan Moon’s … Continue reading →

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10 Great Ticket to Ride Maps (Article by Chris Wray)

Posted on October 22, 2019 by

Alan R. Moon’s Ticket to Ride is one of the favorite games among writers of this site.  It was #1 on our list of 50 Modern Classics, and it was #1 on our list of games to play first when … Continue reading →

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Chris Wray: My Gen Con Most Anticipated List (2019)

Posted on July 21, 2019 by

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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Games That Deserve a Reprint: Wrap-up

Posted on April 26, 2019 by

This is the final installment in our series called Games That Deserve a Reprint.  In the first four article this week, we walked through 20 games that we think deserve a reprint.  Here are the links: #20 to #16 #15 … Continue reading →

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Games That Deserve a Reprint: #5 to #1

Posted on April 25, 2019 by

This is the fourth installment in our series called Games That Deserve a Reprint.  This article walks through #5 to #1.  These are the games with a high degree of consensus among us: in fact, it took at least 6 … Continue reading →

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Games That Deserve a Reprint: #10 to #6

Posted on April 24, 2019 by

This is the third installment in our series called Games That Deserve a Reprint.  This article walks through #10 to #6.  In short, this project aims to highlight 20 games that we think deserve a reprint.  To make the list, … Continue reading →

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Games That Deserve a Reprint: #15 to #11

Posted on April 23, 2019 by

This is the second installment in our series called Games That Deserve a Reprint.  This article walks through #15 to #11.  In short, this project aims to highlight 20 games that we think deserve a reprint.  To make the list, … Continue reading →

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Games That Deserve a Reprint: #20 to #16

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

Games go in and out of print.  In today’s marketplace, where thousands of titles are released each year, most releases get one printing, then they’re done.  Of course, many of us are also constantly clearing shelf space, so the secondary … Continue reading →

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Gunkimono (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on October 23, 2018 by

Designer:  Jeffrey D. Allers Publisher: Renegade Game Studios Players: 2 – 5 Ages: 10 and Up Time: 45-60 Minutes Times Played: > 4 (with additional plays on Heartland) Gunkimono is a tile placement game in which players take on the … Continue reading →

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Paper Tales (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on October 2, 2018 by

Designer:  Masato Uesugi Publisher: Stronghold Games Players: 2 – 5 Ages: 10 and Up Time: 30 Minutes Times Played: > 5 (On Review Copy from Publisher) Paper Tales is a card game in which players draft units to bring glory … Continue reading →

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