Tag Archives: Gen Con 2017

Crossfire (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on February 6, 2018 by

Designer: Emerson Matsuuchi Publisher: Plaid Hat Games Players: 5 – 10 Ages: 14 and Up Time: 5-10 Minutes Times Played: > 5 Crossfire is a social deduction game set in the world of Specter Ops.  In this latest creation by … Continue reading →

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Tournament at Camelot (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on September 15, 2017 by

Designer:  Ken Shannon, Karen Boginski, Jody Barbessi Publisher:  Wizkids Players:  3-6 Ages:  14 and Up Time:  45 Minutes Times Played: 4 (On Review Copy Provided by Publisher) Tournament at Camelot is a new King Arthur-themed trick taking game in which … Continue reading →

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The Fox in the Forest (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on September 13, 2017 by

Designer:  Joshua Buergel Publisher:  Renegade Game Studios, Foxtrot Games Players:  2 Ages:  10 and Up Time:  30 Minutes Times Played: > 5 The Fox in the Forest is a 2-player trick taking card game from Renegade Game Studios and Foxtrot … Continue reading →

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Cities of Splendor: An Expansion Review

Posted on September 11, 2017 by

Designer:  Marc Andre Publisher:  Space Cowboys Players:  2 – 4 Ages:  10 and Up Time:  30 Minutes Times Played:   > 6 Cities of Splendor: A Review of Four Expansions Splendor is one of my all-time favorite games.  I’ve logged more … Continue reading →

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Indulgence (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on September 6, 2017 by

Designer: Jerry D’Arcy, Rob Daviau, Justin Jacobson Publisher: Restoration Games Players: 3-4 Ages: 14 and Up Time: 45-60 Minutes Times Played: > 5 As regular readers know, I’m a big fan of trick-taking card games.  I play them, collect them, … Continue reading →

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Codenames Duet (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on September 4, 2017 by

Designers:  Vlaada Chvátil, Scot Eaton Publisher:  Czech Games Edition Players:  2 (or more) Ages:  11 and Up Time:  15 Minutes Times Played:   > 9 Codenames Duet is the cooperative, two-player version of Vlaada Chvátil’s Codenames, winner of the 2016 Spiel … Continue reading →

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Gen Con 2017: What’s Hot, and What I Played

Posted on August 18, 2017 by

The first day of Gen Con 2017 is a wrap, and what a day it was.  This year’s sold out event marks the 50th anniversary of the convention, and if the first day is any indication, this is going to … Continue reading →

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Chris Wray: My Gen Con Most Anticipated List

Posted on August 16, 2017 by

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 →

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Terraforming Mars Hellas & Elysium (Expansion Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on August 12, 2017 by

Designers:  Jacob Fryxelius Publisher:  Stronghold Games Artists:  Isaac Fryxelius Players:  1 – 5 Ages:  12 and Up Time:  90 – 120 Minutes Times Played: > 6 (On Review Copy from the Publisher) Terraforming Mars has been one of the hottest … Continue reading →

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