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Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designers: Chuck D. Yager, Based on Pandemic by Matt Leacock Publisher: Z-Man Games Artists: Chris Quilliams, Atha Kanaani, Philippe Guérin Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 14 and Up Time: About 40 Minutes Times Played: 4 I first played Pandemic: Reign … Continue reading
Life, Liberty & THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS (Game Review)
Designers: Adrian Abela & David Chircop Publishers: Artipia Games & Stronghold Games Players: 1-4 Time: 60-90 minutes Ages: 12+ Times Played: 7 (with review copy provided by Stronghold Games) I’m not sure what fascinates us about “life-building” games. … Continue reading
Dastardly Dirigibles (Game Review)
Designers: Justin De Witt Publishers: Fireside Games Players: 2-5 Time: 60 minutes Ages: 8+ Times Played: 6 (with review copy provided by Fireside Games) OK, let’s get this out of the way: the name of this game always … Continue reading
Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Alan R. Moon Publisher: Days of Wonder Players: 2 – 5 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 90 Minutes Times Played: > 5 Alan Moon’s Ticket to Ride is among my all-time favorite games, so I was looking forward to … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2016, Reviews
Tagged Alan Moon, board games, Cyrille Daujean, days of wonder, Essen 2016, Gen Con 2016, Julien Delval, reviews, Ticket to Ride
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Hit Z Road (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Martin Wallace Publisher: Space Cowboys Players: 1 – 4 Ages: 12 and Up Time: 30 to 60 Minutes Times Played: > 5 Hit Z Road is a Zombie-themed horror board game about a road trip from Chicago to Los … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2016, Reviews
Tagged board games, Essen 2016, Gen Con 2016, Hit Z Road, Martin Wallace, reviews, Space Cowboys, Zombies
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Vikings on Board (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designers: Charles Chevallier, Catherine Dumas, Pascal Pelemans Publisher: Blue Orange Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 30 to 60 Minutes Times Played: 4 Vikings on Board is a family-friendly strategy game that was released at Gen Con … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2016, Reviews
Tagged Blue Orange, board games, Catherine Dumas, Charles Chevallier, Pascal Pelemans, reviews, Vikings on Board
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Citrus (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Jeffrey D. Allers Publisher: dlp games; TMG Players: 2 – 5 Ages: 10 and Up Time: 60 Minutes Times Played: > 5 Note: The game’s designer, Jeff Allers, is a contributor to this site, but he did not participate … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2015, Reviews
Tagged board games, Citrus, dlp games, Jeff Allers, reviews, Tasty Minstrel Games
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The Last Friday (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Antonio Ferrara, Sebastiano Fiorillo Publisher: Ares Games Players: 2 – 6 (Best with 6) Ages: 14 and Up Time: 30-120 Minutes Times Played: > 5 The Last Friday (which I’m going to call “Last Friday”) is a hidden movement, … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2016, Reviews
Tagged Antonio Ferrara, Ares Games, board games, Gen Con 2016, reviews, Sebastiano Fiorillo
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GenCon 2016 Mega Rundown – G to Z
Time to head into part two of the 2016 Mega Rundown. Yes, we did A to G yesterday, and today we do G to Z. There’s a lot of G’s around, OK? More photos to scroll by until you pass … Continue reading
Posted in Convention Report
Tagged GenCon, gencon 2016, Haba, Mayfair Games, reviews, Stronghold Games, Z-man, Z-Man Games
Tides of Madness (Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Kristian Čurla Publisher: Portal Games Players: 2 Ages: 10 and Up Time: 20 Minutes Times Played: > 10 (On Review Copy) Tides of Madness is the sequel to Tides of Time, a game I reviewed last year and put … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Card Games, Gen Con 2016, Kristian Čurla, portal games, reviews, Tides of Madness, Tides of Time
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