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Aurum (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Chris Wray

Eric Martin has published his Gen Con 2023 preview, and the convention opens Thursday. I sorted the list to identify the trick-taking games, noticing four that will be for sale at Gen Con 2023 (Aurum, Inside Job, Sail, and Seas … Continue reading →

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9 Lives (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Chris Wray

9 Lives is the second game in Allplay’s trick taking line.  The game was released as Catty in 2015 in Japan by Jelly Jelly Games, but Allplay picked it up for a wider release, gave it a high-quality production with … Continue reading →

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Bites: Singing the Praises of One of My Favorite Games (Article by Chris Wray)

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Chris Wray

When people learn I love board games, their follow up question is often what games I’d recommend. I usually utter some combination of Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne, Codenames, Azul, or any of the other games on our “Play These Games … Continue reading →

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Deal with the Devil (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on December 31, 2022 by Chris Wray

Deal with the Devil is a new app-driven game from designer Matúš Kotry and publisher Czech Games Edition. That duo achieved notoriety with The Alchemists, another app-driven deduction game, which is a personal favorite of mine. DWTD thus topped my … Continue reading →

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First Impression Revive

Posted on October 30, 2022 by lornadune

Designers: Helge Meissner, Eilif Svensson, Anna Wermlund, Kristian Amundsen Ostby Publisher: Aporta Games Players: 1-4 Time: 90-120 min Revive is an interesting strategy game with multiple mechanisms set in a post apocalyptic world. You play different factions of survivors striving … Continue reading →

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Review of 2022 Spiel Fairplay Ratings

Posted on October 14, 2022 by brbdc1000001

Ben Bruckart:  Review of 2022 Spiel Fairplay Ratings If you are like me, and have never been to THE Spiel convention in Essen, Germany, you can often find yourself scouring messages from friends, social networking, and boardgame geek for details … Continue reading →

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