Tag Archives: Renegade Game Studios

Welcome to the Clank!-iverse…

Posted on November 5, 2019 by

When we originally reviewed Clank! here on the Opinionated Gamers website, I commented that the game “could well be the love child of Dungeonquest & Ascension.” Since I’m a long-time fan of Dungeonquest, that’s not a bad thing. (Side note: … Continue reading →

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Chris Wray: My Gen Con Most Anticipated List (2019)

Posted on July 21, 2019 by

We’re less than two weeks away, and I’m excited for Gen Con 2019. This will be my fifth year at the event, and my now-annual tradition of scrolling through Eric Martin’s amazing BGG preview tool is complete.  As I say … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 1, 2019 by

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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Chris’s Trip to the Gathering of Friends: Saturday/Sunday

Posted on April 16, 2019 by

This year is the 30th Gathering of Friends, though it is only my third year attending.  The event, held annually in Niagara Falls, is an invitational convention hosted by Alan R. Moon.  Many attendees started arriving on Thursday/Friday, and it … Continue reading →

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Chris Wray: What I Enjoyed Playing in March 2019

Posted on March 30, 2019 by

This is the March 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, of which … Continue reading →

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Brandon Kempf: Three Games – Roll and Writes

Posted on March 17, 2019 by

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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Essen ’18 Day Two: What’s hot, and what I played… (Chris Wray)

Posted on October 26, 2018 by

For me, Friday at Essen means more time chatting and playing games and less time shopping.  This post includes overall convention thoughts so far, plus an analysis of what’s hot, and mini-reviews of several games I’ve been playing. The Convention … Continue reading →

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Gunkimono (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on October 23, 2018 by

Designer:  Jeffrey D. Allers Publisher: Renegade Game Studios Players: 2 – 5 Ages: 10 and Up Time: 45-60 Minutes Times Played: > 4 (with additional plays on Heartland) Gunkimono is a tile placement game in which players take on the … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Voodoo Prince, winner of the Trick-taking Guild’s 2017 “Golden Trickster” award!

Posted on October 17, 2018 by

A couple of months ago, I created the Trick-taking Guild on BoardGame Geek with the goals of (1) having a forum to discuss trick-taking games, (2) giving an annual award to the best trick taking games of that year, and … Continue reading →

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Chris Wray: My Essen 2018 Most Anticipated List

Posted on October 8, 2018 by

Spiel (Essen) 2018 is a little more than two weeks away, and I’ve been reading rulebooks and combing through Eric Martin’s oh-so-amazing Spiel ’18 Preview on BGG. As in past years, I’ll be doing coverage from the fair for The … Continue reading →

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