Tag Archives: Matagot

Chris Wray: What I Enjoyed Playing in May and June 2019

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Chris Wray

This is the May and June entry for my series where I post five games I enjoyed playing in the past month that I didn’t have time to do full reviews of.  As always, I limit it to five titles, … Continue reading →

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Micropolis (Game Review by Brandon Kempf)

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Brandon Kempf

Designers: Bruno Cathala & Charles Chevallier Publisher: Matagot Artist: Camille Chaussy Player Count: 2-6 players Time: 30 Minutes Times Played: 7 Ants, what a weird but enthralling theme. It’s estimated that there are approximately ten thousand ant species in the … Continue reading →

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Chris Wray: Quick Thoughts on 10 More Essen Games

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Chris Wray

I’ll begin churning out reviews soon, but I’ve enjoyed playing more than 50 Spiel ’17 titles since the end of October.  I wrote a list a few weeks ago with quick thoughts on 10 Essen games, and this is a … Continue reading →

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Essen Day 2: What is hot, and what I played… (Chris Wray)

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Chris Wray

For me, Friday at Essen means more time playing games and less time shopping.  This posts covers several topics: (1) what’s hot, (2) the International Gamers Award ceremony, and (3) what I played.

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Chris’s Gathering: Monday

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Chris Wray

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday were about non-stop gaming, mostly of released titles, but today I made a point of playing several prototypes and playing with several different groups. As I did for the past couple of days, here’s my summary … Continue reading →

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Review of Raptor by Bruno Cathala and Bruno Faidutti

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Chris Wray

Designers: Bruno Cathala and Bruno Faidutti Publisher:  Matagot (Distributed by Asmodee) Players:  2 Ages:  9 and Up Time:  25 Minutes Times Played:  > 5 (on Review Copy Provided by Asmodee) In Raptor, one player controls a mother velociraptor and her five … Continue reading →

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