Tag Archives: Hans im Glück

Chris’s Trip to the Gathering of Friends: Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Chris Wray

I wrote about my first couple of days at The Gathering, and this is the next installment in that series. Whereas my first post discussed specific games, this post is primarily commentary about what seems popular and some other random … Continue reading →

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Simon Neale: Review of Finca

Posted on March 12, 2018 by ukgamersi

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 Chris Wray

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 Chris Wray

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 Chris Wray

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 Chris Wray

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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