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Tag Archives: Matagot
Chris Wray: Quick Thoughts on 10 More Essen Games
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
Posted in Essen 2017, Reviews
Tagged 2F-Spiele, Abacusspiele, Agricola, AMIGO, Blue Orange, CGE, Czech Games Edition, Druids, Edition Spielwiese, Finished!, Iello, Kingdomino, Lookout Games, Matagot, Mayfair, Meeple Circus, Memoarrr!, Noria, Pegasus Spiele, Puslar 2849, Queendomino, Sticky Chameleons, Stronghold Games, Zooloretto Duell
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Essen Day 2: What is hot, and what I played… (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.
Posted in Convention Report, Essen 2017
Tagged Azul, Convention Reports, Essen, Essen 2017, International Gamers Awards, Matagot, Meeple Circus, Plan B Games, Spiel '17
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Chris’s Gathering: Monday
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
Review of Raptor by Bruno Cathala and Bruno Faidutti
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
Posted in Essen 2015, Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged 2-player games, Asmodee, Bruno Cathala, Bruno Faidutti, Matagot
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Sun Tzu
Design by Alan M. Newman Published by Matagot 2 Players, 45 minutes Review by Greg J. Schloesser Back in 2005, Alan Newman’s Dynasties was published by Jolly Ranger Games. I was pleased to see the game finally published, as I … Continue reading
Korrigans
Design by Arnaud Urbon & Ludovic Vialla Published by Matagot 2 – 5 Players, 45 minutes Review by Greg J. Schloesser What family with young children wouldn’t be attracted by the theme of leprechauns scurrying across the lush fields and … Continue reading
Chris Wray: What I Enjoyed Playing in May and June 2019
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 →