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Tag Archives: Gen Con 2017
Crossfire (Game Review by Chris Wray)
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
Posted in Essen 2017, Reviews
Tagged Crossfire, Emerson Matsuuchi, Gen Con 2017, Plaid Hat Games, reviews, Social Deduction Games
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The Fox in the Forest (Game Review by Chris Wray)
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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Tagged board games, Card Games, Foxtrot Games, Gen Con 2017, Joshua Buergel, Renegade Game Studios, reviews, The Fox in the Forest, Trick Taking
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Cities of Splendor: An Expansion Review
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
Posted in Essen 2017, Reviews
Tagged Asmodee, board games, Cities of Splendor, Essen 2017, Gen Con 2017, Marc Andre, reviews, Space Cowyboys, Splendor
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Indulgence (Game Review by Chris Wray)
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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Tagged board games, Dragonmaster, Gen Con 2017, Indulgence, Jerry D’Arcy, Justin Jacobson, Restoration Games, reviews, Rob Daviau, Trick Taking
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Codenames Duet (Game Review by Chris Wray)
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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Tagged board games, CGE, Codenames, Codenames Duet, Czech Games Edition, Gen Con 2017, reviews, Scot Eaton, Vlaada Chvatil
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Gen Con 2017: What’s Hot, and What I Played
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
Posted in Convention Report, Reviews
Tagged Asmodee, Cities of Splendor, Crossfire, Gen Con, Gen Con 2017, IDW Games, Kingdomino, Plaid Hat Games, Santorini, Seikatsu, Space Cowboys, Splendor, Wizards Wanted
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Chris Wray: My Gen Con Most Anticipated List
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
Posted in Convention Report
Tagged AEG, Asmodee, Bezier Games, Blue Orange, Capstone Games, Caverna Cave vs Cave, CGE, Cities of Splendor, Codenames Duet, Crossfire, Custom Heroes, days of wonder, EmperorS4 Games, Gen Con 2017, Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters, Indulgence, Mattel, Mayfair Games, Photosynthesis, Plaid Hat, Restoration Games, Shadows in Kyoto, Stronghold Games, Terraforming Mars, Terraforming Mars Hellas & Elysium, The Ruhr, Ticket to Ride Germany, Tournament at Camelot, Whistle Stop, WizKids
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Terraforming Mars Hellas & Elysium (Expansion Review by Chris Wray)
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
