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Stick ‘Em (2020 Capstone Version of Sticheln) (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Chris Wray

Designer: Klaus Palesch Publisher: Capstone Games Players: 3 – 6 Ages: 10 and Up Time: 20 Minutes Times Played: > 20 It took nearly three decades, but Sticheln — one of my favorite card games — has finally received an … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to the 2020 Spiel des Jahres nominees!

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Chris Wray

The Spiel des Jahres jury announced their nominees and recommendations this morning. Congratulations to the nominees! We’ve listed them below, but we’ve only put in the names of the German publishers (or what we assume is the German publisher). Links … Continue reading →

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Essen 2019, Day 0: Initial Thoughts, and What I Played (Article by Chris Wray)

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Chris Wray

Essen 2019 will officially start tomorrow, but Day Zero (or “setup day”) was today. Today starts my daily coverage of the fair, including mini-reviews of what I played.

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Silver & Gold (Game Review by Brandon Kempf)

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Brandon Kempf

Designer: Phil Walker-Harding Artist: Oliver Feudenreich Publisher: Nurnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag Players: 2-4 Time: 20 Minutes Times Played: 5 “I bet you thought I was going to sing that Burl Ives Christmas song, didn’t ya? Well, you were right!”             -John 5/4/19 Phil … Continue reading →

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10 Great Roll ‘n Writes (Article by Chris Wray)

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Chris Wray

The “roll ‘n write” genre is having a moment.  Though the mechanic has existed for quite some time — I’d (perhaps controversially) describe Yahtzee as a roll ‘n write — the number of new title available has exploded in the … Continue reading →

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Brandon Kempf: Three Games – Roll and Writes

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Brandon Kempf

I have a lot of games. A lot of games that are on my shelves, or on my table being played, that I have told myself that I want to review at some point, but for one reason or another, … Continue reading →

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