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Chris Wray: Quick Thoughts on 10 More Essen Games
I’ll begin churning out reviews soon, but I’ve enjoyed playing more than 50 Spiel ’17 titles since the end of October. I wrote a list a few weeks ago with quick thoughts on 10 Essen games, and this is a … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2017, Reviews
Tagged 2F-Spiele, Abacusspiele, Agricola, AMIGO, Blue Orange, CGE, Czech Games Edition, Druids, Edition Spielwiese, Finished!, Iello, Kingdomino, Lookout Games, Matagot, Mayfair, Meeple Circus, Memoarrr!, Noria, Pegasus Spiele, Puslar 2849, Queendomino, Sticky Chameleons, Stronghold Games, Zooloretto Duell
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Codenames Duet (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designers: Vlaada Chvátil, Scot Eaton Publisher: Czech Games Edition Players: 2 (or more) Ages: 11 and Up Time: 15 Minutes Times Played: > 9 Codenames Duet is the cooperative, two-player version of Vlaada Chvátil’s Codenames, winner of the 2016 Spiel … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged board games, CGE, Codenames, Codenames Duet, Czech Games Edition, Gen Con 2017, reviews, Scot Eaton, Vlaada Chvatil
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Chris Wray: My Gen Con Most Anticipated List
I’ll arrive in Indianapolis later today, and I’m excited for Gen Con 2017 to get started. This will be my third year at Gen Con, and thanks to Eric Martin’s amazing new BGG preview tool, I’m better prepared this … Continue reading
Posted in Convention Report
Tagged AEG, Asmodee, Bezier Games, Blue Orange, Capstone Games, Caverna Cave vs Cave, CGE, Cities of Splendor, Codenames Duet, Crossfire, Custom Heroes, days of wonder, EmperorS4 Games, Gen Con 2017, Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters, Indulgence, Mattel, Mayfair Games, Photosynthesis, Plaid Hat, Restoration Games, Shadows in Kyoto, Stronghold Games, Terraforming Mars, Terraforming Mars Hellas & Elysium, The Ruhr, Ticket to Ride Germany, Tournament at Camelot, Whistle Stop, WizKids
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Gen Con Day One: What’s Hot, and What I Played
The first day of Gen Con 2016 is in the history books, and below I discuss four games that impressed me on the first day, but I want to first offer some general thoughts on the convention and what is … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Ares, Beyond Baker Street, Bezier Games, board games, CGE, Codenames: Pictures, Gen Con 2016, The Last Friday, Z-man
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Czech It Out
The Czech Republic has quickly become the center of board game innovation in recent years. With the ascendancy of Czech Games Edition and with a diverse array of games being designed by one Vladimir or another, there seems to always … Continue reading
Chris’s Trip to the Gathering of Friends: Saturday/Sunday
This year is the 30th Gathering of Friends, though it is only my third year attending. The event, held annually in Niagara Falls, is an invitational convention hosted by Alan R. Moon. Many attendees started arriving on Thursday/Friday, and it … Continue reading →