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Tournament at Camelot (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on September 15, 2017 by

Designer:  Ken Shannon, Karen Boginski, Jody Barbessi Publisher:  Wizkids Players:  3-6 Ages:  14 and Up Time:  45 Minutes Times Played: 4 (On Review Copy Provided by Publisher) Tournament at Camelot is a new King Arthur-themed trick taking game in which … Continue reading →

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The Fox in the Forest (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on September 13, 2017 by

Designer:  Joshua Buergel Publisher:  Renegade Game Studios, Foxtrot Games Players:  2 Ages:  10 and Up Time:  30 Minutes Times Played: > 5 The Fox in the Forest is a 2-player trick taking card game from Renegade Game Studios and Foxtrot … Continue reading →

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Cities of Splendor: An Expansion Review

Posted on September 11, 2017 by

Designer:  Marc Andre Publisher:  Space Cowboys Players:  2 – 4 Ages:  10 and Up Time:  30 Minutes Times Played:   > 6 Cities of Splendor: A Review of Four Expansions Splendor is one of my all-time favorite games.  I’ve logged more … Continue reading →

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Indulgence (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on September 6, 2017 by

Designer: Jerry D’Arcy, Rob Daviau, Justin Jacobson Publisher: Restoration Games Players: 3-4 Ages: 14 and Up Time: 45-60 Minutes Times Played: > 5 As regular readers know, I’m a big fan of trick-taking card games.  I play them, collect them, … Continue reading →

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Codenames Duet (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on September 4, 2017 by

Designers:  Vlaada Chvátil, Scot Eaton Publisher:  Czech Games Edition Players:  2 (or more) Ages:  11 and Up Time:  15 Minutes Times Played:   > 9 Codenames Duet is the cooperative, two-player version of Vlaada Chvátil’s Codenames, winner of the 2016 Spiel … Continue reading →

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Caverna Cave vs Cave (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on August 14, 2017 by

Designer:  Uwe Rosenberg Publisher:  Mayfair; Lookout Artists:  Klemens Franz Players:  1 – 2 Ages:  12 and Up Time:  20 Minutes (Solo) or 40 Minutes (2-Player) Times Played: > 5 (Both Solo and 2-Player) Uwe Rosenberg loves making 2-player versions of … Continue reading →

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Terraforming Mars Hellas & Elysium (Expansion Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on August 12, 2017 by

Designers:  Jacob Fryxelius Publisher:  Stronghold Games Artists:  Isaac Fryxelius Players:  1 – 5 Ages:  12 and Up Time:  90 – 120 Minutes Times Played: > 6 (On Review Copy from the Publisher) Terraforming Mars has been one of the hottest … Continue reading →

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Bärenpark (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on June 30, 2017 by

Designer: Phil Walker-Harding Publisher: Lookout, Mayfair Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 30-45 Minutes Times Played: > 5 In Bärenpark, you enter the business of building a zoological park of bears.  The game is centered around polyominoes … Continue reading →

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Tempel des Schreckens (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on June 23, 2017 by

Designer: Yusuke Sato Publisher: Schmidt Spiele Players: 3 – 10 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 15 Minutes Times Played: > 12 I’m a big fan of social deduction games (as I detailed at this Geeklist), and Tempel des Shreckens (“Temple … Continue reading →

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One Night Ultimate Alien (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on June 14, 2017 by

Designer: Ted Alspach, Akihisa Okui Publisher: Bezier Games Players: 4 – 10 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 10 Minutes Times Played: > 5 I’m a big fan of social deduction games (as I detailed at this Geeklist) and the “One … Continue reading →

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