Tag Archives: Hans im Glück

Simon Neale: Review of Finca

Posted on March 12, 2018 by

Finca Designer: Ralf zur Linde & Wolfgang Sentkler Publisher: Hans im Glück Players: 2-4 Ages: 8+ Time: 30 – 45 minutes Times played: 25+ With the long awaited re-release of Finca nearing the end of a successful run on Kickstarter, I thought … Continue reading →

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Chris Wray: Quick Thoughts on 10 Essen Games

Posted on November 13, 2017 by

We’re a little over two weeks past Spiel ‘17, and I’ve played about 40 new titles.  So has my game group: every year, I invite everybody I regularly game with in Kansas and Missouri to a small get-together (called “Essen … Continue reading →

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Essen Day One: What was hot, and what I played… (Chris Wray)

Posted on October 26, 2017 by

As with my past coverage, I’ll be posting each night about (1) what’s hot, (2) what I played, and (3) general thoughts on the convention.  I didn’t get the chance to play many games today, but I did get 90+% … Continue reading →

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Chris Wray: Preview of Carcassonne für 2

Posted on October 23, 2017 by

Designer: Klaus-Jürgen Wrede Publisher: Hans im Glück Verlags-GmbH Players: 2 Ages: 7+ Time: 25 Minutes Times Played: 2 (With many more plays of Carcassonne…) Carcassonne für 2 is a new, inexpensive version of Carcassonne for two players.  The game comes in a nice … Continue reading →

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Chris Wray: My Essen 2017 Most Anticipated List

Posted on October 13, 2017 by

Spiel (Essen) 2017 is less than two weeks away, and I’ve been reading rulebooks and combing through Eric Martin’s oh-so-amazing Spiel ’17 Preview on BGG. As in past years, I’ll be doing coverage from the fair for The Opinionated Gamers … Continue reading →

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Chris’s Gathering: Sunday

Posted on April 10, 2017 by

Sunday was the best day yet for me at the Gathering.  I met several new people and tried several cool games and prototypes.  Here’s my summary of today’s experience, plus a quick overview of what I played. What games are people playing? … Continue reading →

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Helios

Posted on October 17, 2016 by

Design by Martin Kallenborn & Matthias Prinz Published by Hans im Gluck 2 – 4 Players, 60 – 90 Review by Greg J. Schloesser In a land far, far away … That would be Helios by designers Martin Kallenborn and … Continue reading →

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SdJ Re-Reviews #31: Dominion

Posted on December 13, 2015 by

Designer:  Donald X. Vaccarino Publisher:  Rio Grande, Hans im Glück, Others Players:  2 – 4 Ages:  13 and Up Time:  30 Minutes Times Played:  > 50 Author’s Note: One of the goals of this series is to walk through the … Continue reading →

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Review of Skyliners by Z-Man Games and Hans im Glück

Posted on November 27, 2015 by

  Designers:  Gabriele Bubola Publisher: Hans im Glück, Z-Man Games Players: 2 – 4 (Best with 4) Ages: 8 and Up Time: 30 – 40 Minutes Times Played: > 10 Hans im Glück is one of my favorite publishers, so … Continue reading →

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Russian Railroads

Posted on July 14, 2014 by

Design by Helmut Ohley & Leonhard Orgler Published by Hans im Glück / Z-Man Games 2 – 4 Players, 2 hours Review by Greg J. Schloesser Designers Helmut Ohley and Leonhard Orgler are train and railroad aficionados.  They both have … Continue reading →

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