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Ganz schön clever (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Wolfgang Warsch Publisher: Schmidt Spiele Players: 1 – 4 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 30 Minutes Times Played: > 15 Roll ‘n Writes: love ‘em or hate ‘em, the throw-some-dice-and-mark-something-off mechanic has been popular in recent years. Though most … Continue reading
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Tagged board games, Dice Games, Ganz schön clever, Kennerspiel des Jahres, reviews, Roll 'n Writes, Schmidt Spiele, Wolfgang Warsch
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Dan Blum: Review of Stumblewood
Stumblewood Designers: Charles Bossart and Sébastien Darras Publisher: Gigamic Players: 2-6 Age: 10+ Time: 20 minutes Times played: 2, with review copy provided by Gigamic We can roughly divide games into “decision-making games” and “skill games,” with the latter … Continue reading
The Rise of Queensdale (Spoiler Free Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Inka Brand & Markus Brand Publisher: alea, Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH Players: 2-4 Ages: 12 and Up Time: 45-60 Minutes Times Played: 20 (Entire Campaign) The Rise of Queensdale is a competitive legacy game from famed design duo Inka and … Continue reading
Lost Cities: Das Abenteuer To Go (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Reiner Knizia Publisher: Kosmos Players: 2 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 20 Minutes Times Played: > 5 Lost Cities: Das Abenteuer To Go (a.k.a. Lost Cities: To Go) is the latest game in the award-winning Lost Cities/Keltis line of … Continue reading
Chris’s Trip to the Gathering of Friends: Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday
This is my second post documenting my trip to the Gathering of Friends. Today I wanted to highlight two games that have stood out: Ultimate Werewolf Legacy and Rise of Queensdale. I’ve played an entire chapter of the former (3 … Continue reading
The Mind (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Wolfgang Warsch Publisher: NSV Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 20 Minutes Times Played: > 5 The Mind is a newly-released cooperative card game from publisher Nurnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag (NSV) and designer Wolfgang Warsch. The Mind sold out … Continue reading
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Tagged Card Games, Family games, NSV, reviews, The Mind, Wolfgang Warsch
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Werewords Deluxe Edition (Kickstarter Preview by Chris Wray)
Designer: Ted Alspach Publisher: Bezier Games Artwork: Roland MacDonald Players: 2 – 20 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 10 Minutes Times Played: > 20 (On a Preview Copy in Advance of Kickstarter Campaign) Werewords is in my top 20 games … Continue reading
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Tagged Bezier Games, board games, Kickstarter, Previews, reviews, Social Deduction Games, Ted Alspach, Werewords, Werewords Deluxe Edition
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Werebeasts (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Jeremie Kletzkine Publisher: Bezier Games Artwork: Victor Perez Corbella Players: 5 – 10 Ages: 14 and Up Time: 20 Minutes Times Played: > 12 (On the Kickstarter Deluxe Edition) As regular readers know, I’m a huge fan of social … Continue reading
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Tagged Bezier Games, Jeremie Kletzkine, Kickstarter, reviews, Set Collection, Social Deduction Games, Victor Perez Corbella, Werebeasts
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Smile (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Michael Schacht Publisher: Z-Man Games Players: 3 – 5 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 30 Minutes Times Played: > 5 Smile is a newly-released card game from Z-Man Games. The first thing I noticed about Smile was the cool … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Games, Card Games, Michael Schacht, reviews, Z-Man Games
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The Palace of Mad King Ludwig (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Ted Alspach Publisher: Bezier Games Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 13 and Up Time: 75 Minutes Times Played: > 5 (On Review Copy Provided by the Publisher) The Palace of Mad King Ludwig is the latest full-sized strategy game … Continue reading
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Tagged Bezier Games, Essen 2017, reviews, So Many Swans, Ted Alspach, The Palace of Mad King Ludwig, Tile Placement
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