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Tag Archives: Essen 2016
Kingdomino (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Bruno Cathala Publisher: Blue Orange Games, Pegasus Spiele, Others Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 15-20 Minutes Times Played: > 10 I love family-weight strategy games, but so far, there haven’t been many that have stood … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2016, Reviews
Tagged Blue Orange, board games, Bruno Cathala, Essen 2016, Family games, Kingdomino, Pegasus Spiele, reviews
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Hanamikoji (Re-Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Kota Nakayama Publisher: Quick Simple Fun Games; EmperorS4 Games Players: 2 Ages: 10 and Up Time: 15 Minutes Times Played: > 10 Quick Simple Fun games released Hanamikoji in the U.S. in December. The game is currently up for … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2016, Reviews
Tagged board games, Card Games, EmperorS4 Games, Essen 2016, Hanamikoji, Quick Simple Fun Games, reviews
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Insider (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designers: Akihiro Itoh, Kwaji, Daichi Okano, Kito Shinma Publisher: Oink Games Players: 4 – 8 Ages: 9 and Up Time: 15 Minutes Times Played: > 12 (with 4-8 Players) Insider is a bit of “20 questions” mixed with “Werewolf” (or, … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2016, Reviews
Tagged Akihiro Itoh, Daichi Okano, Essen 2016, Insider, Kito Shinma, Kwaji, Oink Games, reviews, Social Deduction Games
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Pandemic Iberia (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designers: Matt Leacock, Jesus Torres Castro Publisher: Z-Man Games Players: 2 – 5 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 45 Minutes Times Played: 5 (with 2-5 Players) Pandemic Iberia made its debut at Essen 2016, receiving a much wider release in … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2016, Reviews
Tagged board games, Cooperative Games, Essen 2016, Jesus Torres Castro, Matt Leacock, Pandemic, Pandemic Iberia, reviews, Z-Man Games
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Cottage Garden (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Uwe Rosenberg Publisher: Edition Spielwiese Artists: Andrea Boekhoff Players: 1 – 4 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 45-60 Minutes Times Played: 6 (With 1, 2, 3, and 4 Players) At first glance, Uwe Rosenberg’s Cottage Garden looks vaguely similar … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2016, Reviews
Tagged board games, Cottage Garden, Edition Spielwiese, Essen 2016, Pegasus Spiele, Polyominoes, reviews, Uwe Rosenberg
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Colony (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Ted Alspach, Toryo Hojo, Yoshihisa Nakatsu Publisher: Bézier Games Artists: Ollin Timm, Stephanie Gustafsson, Digital Imaginary Studios Players: 1 – 4 Ages: 13 and Up Time: 45-60 Minutes Times Played: 5 (With 2, 3, and 4 Players) Bézier Games’s … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2016, Reviews
Tagged Bezier Games, board games, Colony, Essen 2016, reviews, Ted Alspach, Toryo Hojo, Yoshihisa Nakatsu
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