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Tag Archives: days of wonder
GenCon 2017 Mega Rundown – A to G
Time to head wholeheartedly into the meat of my 2017 convention experience. In rough alphabetical order by publisher, here are a few of the games that caught my eye enough to snap a few photos. *As always standard … Continue reading
Posted in Convention Report, Reviews
Tagged AEG, Asmodee, cryptozoic, days of wonder, dr who, freedom, Freedom: The Underground Railroad, gale force 9, GenCon, greater than games, Photosynthesis, smash-up, sonar, star trek
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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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Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Alan R. Moon Publisher: Days of Wonder Players: 2 – 5 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 90 Minutes Times Played: > 5 Alan Moon’s Ticket to Ride is among my all-time favorite games, so I was looking forward to … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2016, Reviews
Tagged Alan Moon, board games, Cyrille Daujean, days of wonder, Essen 2016, Gen Con 2016, Julien Delval, reviews, Ticket to Ride
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GenCon 2016 Mega Rundown – A to G
Welcome back to the 2016 Mega Rundown. Today we start into the gamer games in earnest, hitting them up alphabetically by publisher. Sit back and let the photos wash over you to see what games caught my fancy.
Posted in Convention Report
Tagged Asmodee, board games, convention, days of wonder, GenCon, gencon 2016, Mayfair Games
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Quadropolis (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: François Gandon Publisher: Days of Wonder Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 30 – 60 Minutes Times Played: > 5 (With 3-4 Players) Days of Wonder has a well-deserved reputation for solid production value and quality … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Asmodee, board games, days of wonder, François Gandon, Quadropolis, reviews
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Ticket to Ride: United Kingdom – Game Review
Review by Chris Wray Designer: Alan Moon Publisher: Days of Wonder Players: 2-4 Ages: 8+ Time: 30-60 minutes Times played: >5 Alan Moon’s Ticket to Ride is among my all-time favorite games, so I was looking forward to the release of Map Pack #5. … Continue reading