Tag Archives: Essen 2020

Feierabend (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Chris Wray

Designer:  Friedemann Friese Publisher:  2F-Spiele Artists:  Lars-Arne “Maura” Kalusky Players:  1 – 6 Ages:  12 and Up Time:  45 – 75 Minutes Times Played: 3 (On Review Copy from Publisher) Friedemann Friese’s Feierabend, also known as Finishing Time, is an … Continue reading →

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Opinionated Gamer Spiel Want Lists Part 4

Posted on October 19, 2020 by lornadune

Craig’s Essen Watch List Normally I would have a much longer list as we get ready for Lobster Trap, but no event means paring things down. Here are eleven games that are high on the radar in no particular order … Continue reading →

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Opinionated Gamers Spiel Want Lists Part 3

Posted on October 18, 2020 by lornadune

Larry’s Top Essen Wants 1. Anno 1800 – Wallace’s economic designs are often great and the previews of this sound extremely good. I’m really looking forward to this one. 2. Alma Mater – The same designers and publisher that brought … Continue reading →

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Opinionated Gamers Spiel Want Lists part 2

Posted on October 17, 2020 by lornadune

Lorna’s Top Essen Wants in no particular order Renature – I’ve demoed this game at Camp Capstone, fun tile placement game. It’s rather abstract but interesting in a puzzly good way. Bonfire – I’ve demoed the game on Tabletopia and … Continue reading →

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Opinionated Gamers Spiel Want Lists

Posted on October 16, 2020 by lornadune

October normally brings the excitement of new games from Spiel and Dale’s food lists but this year we will miss some of that. So let’s talk about SPIEL.digital and what might be found there. The Opinionated Gamers will present their … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: First Impressions of Mandala Stones

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Dale Yu

One of the things that I’m most grateful about concerning this blog is the chance to get to try some of the newest games first.  I was pretty excited to get an invite from Filip at Board&Dice to try out … Continue reading →

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