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Tag Archives: Essen 2018
Essen ’18 Day Two: What’s hot, and what I played… (Chris Wray)
For me, Friday at Essen means more time chatting and playing games and less time shopping. This post includes overall convention thoughts so far, plus an analysis of what’s hot, and mini-reviews of several games I’ve been playing. The Convention … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Convention Report, Essen 2018, Reviews
Tagged Belratti, BrunoSautter, Convention Coverage, Essen, Essen 2018, Feuerland Spiele, Frosted Games, Fuji, Just One, Ludovic Roudy, Michael Loth, Mogel-Verlag, Renegade Game Studios, Repos, Reykholt, Uwe Rosenberg, Wolfgang Warsh
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Essen ’18 Day One: What was hot, and what I played… (Chris Wray)
As with my past coverage, I’ll be posting each day about (1) what’s hot, (2) what I played, and (3) general thoughts on the convention. I haven’t had the chance to play many games so far: I typically spend the … Continue reading
Posted in Convention Report, Essen 2018, Reviews
Tagged Convention Coverage, Delicious Games, Essen 2018, Underwater Cities, Vladimir Suchy
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Gunkimono (Game Review by Chris Wray)
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
Posted in Essen 2018, Reviews
Tagged board games, Essen 2018, Gunkimono, Heartland, Jeff Allers, Renegade Game Studios, reviews, Tile Placement
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Essen ’18 Days Three & Four: What’s was hot, and thoughts on the year in gaming… (Chris Wray)
Essen 2018 is now complete! I’m taking a brief break from packing to write this blog post. Many of the Opinionated Gamers left today (Sunday), but I don’t fly out until Monday morning. Below I talk about what was hot … Continue reading →