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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
Posted in Reviews
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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