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Tag Archives: Power Grid
Brandon Kempf – Three Games of March ’22
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. For one reason or another, this … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Coorne Van Morsel, Curious Cargo, Factory Funner, friedemann friese, Power Grid, Ryan Courtney, Three Games
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Chris Wray: My Essen 2019 Most Anticipated List
Spiel (Essen) 2019 is at the end of next week, and I’ve been reading rulebooks and combing through Eric Martin’s oh-so-amazing Spiel ’19 Preview Tool on BGG. As in past years, I’ll be doing coverage from the fair for The … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2019
Tagged 2F-Spiele, Aftershock, Agricola, Alan Moon, Alexander Pfister, AMIGO, Babylonia, Bezier Games, Bobby West, Claim, Corne van Moorsel, Dan Kreek, Edition Spielwiese, Essen 2019, Expedition to Newdale, Fast Sloths, Faultier, Formal Ferret Games, friedemann friese, Funtails, Gil Hova, Glen More II: Chronicles, High Rise, Jeff Allers, Kosmos, Lookout Games, Lost Cities, Ludonova, Man this is a Lot of Tags!, Matthias Kramer, Nova Luna, Pandoria, Power Grid, Reiner Knizia, Scott Almes, Silver, Silver Amulet, Silver Bullet, Stronghold Games, Ted Alspach, Ticket to Ride, Uwe Rosenberg, White Goblin Games, Wizard Wurfelspiel
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Power Grid: Fabled Expansion (Expansion Review by Chris Wray) (Spoiler Free)
Designer: Friedemann Friese Publisher: 2F-Spiele, Rio Grande Players: 2-6 Ages: 12 and Up Time: 120 Minutes Per Game Times Played: 3 (The entire North America campaign for Power Grid deluxe.) Power Grid is one of my favorite games of all … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2017, Reviews
Tagged 2F-Spiele, board games, Essen 2017, Expansions, friedemann friese, Power Grid, Power Grid Fabled Expansion, reviews, Rio Grande
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Chris Wray: My Essen 2017 Most Anticipated List
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
Posted in Convention Report, Essen 2017
Tagged 2F-Spiele, 7 Wonders, 7 Wonders Anniversary Packs, Abacusspiele, Altiplano, AMIGO, Azul, Bezier Games, Blue Orange, Charterstone, Claim, days of wonder, dlp games, Druids, Edition Spielwiese, Eggertspiele, Fabled Fruit, Fabled Fruit The Lime Expansion, Fryx Games, Hans im Glück, Heaven & Ale, Indian Summer, Majesty for the Realm, Mayfair Games, Middle Ages, NMBR 9, NMBR 9 Extra Tiles, Noria, Nusfjord, Plan B Games, Power Grid, Power Grid Fabled Expansion, Queendomino, Repos Production, Schmidt Spiele, Stonemaier Games, Stronghold Games, Tagiron, Terraforming Mars, Terraforming Mars Venus Next, The Palace of Mad King Ludwig, Ticket to Ride France, Ticket to Ride Old West, VooDoo Prince, Z-Man Games
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Funkenschlag at Fifteen: The Story of Power Grid
Game History by Chris Wray This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of Funkenschlag, the first forerunner of Power Grid. In a hobby that is often defined by the “cult of the new,” Power Grid (which is still called Funkenschlag … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Interviews
Tagged 2F-Spiele, board games, friedemann friese, Funkenschlag, Game Histories, Power Grid, Power Grid: The Card Game
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Publisher Perspectives on 2020: An Interview with Friedemann Friese of 2F Spiele
A Note from The Opinionated Gamers: In lieu of our normal convention coverage, we’re doing publisher interviews about upcoming releases, asking their thoughts on the events of 2020 and other topics. Today’s interviewee is Friedemann Friese of 2F Spiele. Friedemann has … Continue reading →
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