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Tag Archives: Essen 2017
Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 (Game Review by Chris Wray) (Spoiler Free)
Designer: Rob Daviau, Matt Leacock Publisher: Z-Man (U.S.) Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 14 and Up Time: 60 Minutes Per Game, Campaign Takes 12-24 Games Times Played: 20 (Full Campaign) Pandemic Legacy first took the boardgame world by storm back … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2017, Reviews
Tagged board games, Cooperative Games, Essen 2017, Legacy Games, Matt Leacock, Pandemic, Pandemic Legacy, Pandemic Legacy: Season 2, reviews, Rob Daviau
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The Palace of Mad King Ludwig (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Ted Alspach Publisher: Bezier Games Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 13 and Up Time: 75 Minutes Times Played: > 5 (On Review Copy Provided by the Publisher) The Palace of Mad King Ludwig is the latest full-sized strategy game … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2017, Reviews
Tagged Bezier Games, Essen 2017, reviews, So Many Swans, Ted Alspach, The Palace of Mad King Ludwig, Tile Placement
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Power Grid: Fabled Expansion (Expansion Review by Chris Wray) (Spoiler Free)
Designer: Friedemann Friese Publisher: 2F-Spiele, Rio Grande Players: 2-6 Ages: 12 and Up Time: 120 Minutes Per Game Times Played: 3 (The entire North America campaign for Power Grid deluxe.) Power Grid is one of my favorite games of all … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2017, Reviews
Tagged 2F-Spiele, board games, Essen 2017, Expansions, friedemann friese, Power Grid, Power Grid Fabled Expansion, reviews, Rio Grande
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Charterstone (Game Review by Chris Wray) (Spoiler Free)
Designer: Jamey Stegmaier Publisher: Stonemaier Games Players: 1 – 6 Ages: 10 and Up Time: 45 – 75 Minutes Times Played: 12 (The entire campaign.) Charterstone is the latest creation of Jamey Stegmaier and his publishing company, Stonemaier Games. Though … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2017, Reviews
Tagged Charterstone, Essen 2017, Jamey Stegmaier, Legacy Games, reviews, Stonemaier Games, worker placement
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Essen Day Three: What was hot, and what I played… (Chris Wray)
I spent most of my time on Saturday doing last-minute shopping (gotta love the used game stands) and chatting with publishers for a couple of articles I’m working on. I didn’t get as much time as I had hoped to … Continue reading
Essen Day 2: What is hot, and what I played… (Chris Wray)
For me, Friday at Essen means more time playing games and less time shopping. This posts covers several topics: (1) what’s hot, (2) the International Gamers Award ceremony, and (3) what I played.
Posted in Convention Report, Essen 2017
Tagged Azul, Convention Reports, Essen, Essen 2017, International Gamers Awards, Matagot, Meeple Circus, Plan B Games, Spiel '17
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