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The Opinionated Gamers (Try To) Predict the Spiel des Jahres and Kennerspiel des Jahres – 2020 Edition

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Chris Wray

For the past few years, our group of gamers has taken their best guess at trying to read the minds of the Spiel des Jahres jury members.  The nominations for the Spiel des Jahres and Kennerspiel des Jahres will be … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to the 2019 IGA Nominees!

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Chris Wray

The nominations for the 2019 International Gamers Awards were just announced.  Congratulations to these games, designers, and publishers! The IGA is awarded annually by a jury of prominent gamers from around the world, with a stated goal “to recognize outstanding games and … Continue reading →

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Chris Wray: What I Enjoyed Playing in April 2019

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Chris Wray

This is the April 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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Chris’s Trip to the Gathering of Friends: Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Chris Wray

I wrote about my first couple of days at The Gathering, and this is the next installment in that series. Whereas my first post discussed specific games, this post is primarily commentary about what seems popular and some other random … Continue reading →

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