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Surviving the Purge: Finca (Game Review by Brandon Kempf)
Designers: Wolfgang Sentker & Ralf zur Linde Artist: Franz Vohwinkel Publisher: Hans im Gluck & Rio Grande Games Players: 2-4 Time: 45+ Minutes Times Played: 13 Edit: After writing this, I noticed that we already had a review of Finca … Continue reading
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Tagged Finca, Franz Vohwinkel, Hans im Glück, Ralf Zur Linde, Rio Grande Games, Surviving the Purge, Wolfgang Sentker
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Brandon Kempf: Three Games – Expansions
I have a lot of games. A lot of games that are on my shelves, or on my table being played, that I have told myself that I want to review at some point. For one reason or another, this … Continue reading
LYNGK (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Kris Burm Publisher: Huch! & Friends; Rio Grande Players: 2 Ages: 13 and Up Time: 30-60 Minutes Times Played: > 5 LYNGK is the seventh (arguably eighth) game in the GIPF Project, an award-winning series of abstract games by … Continue reading
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Tagged Abstract Games, board games, GIPF, GIPF Project, Huch & Friends, Kris Burm, LYNGK, reviews, Rio Grande Games
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10 Questions + 1 About Jump Drive
Designer: Tom Lehmann Publishers: Rio Grande Games Players: 2-4 Time: 10-30 minutes (if this is taking you 30 minutes, you’re playing it wrong) Ages: 13+ (10+ is a better guess) Games Played: 19 People have questions about Tom … Continue reading
Elfenroads (Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Alan R. Moon Publisher: Rio Grande Games; AMIGO Spiel + Freizeit GmbH; Others Players: 2 – 6 Ages: 13 and Up Time: 45 – 90 Minutes Times Played: > 10 Note: We’re focusing on reprints, re-themes, re-releases, etc. this … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Moon, AMIGO, Elfengold, Elfenland, Elfenroads, Elfensea, Rio Grande Games
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Tichu Turns 25: A Retrospective on the Hobby’s Favorite Card Game
Game History by Chris Wray, Tichu Tips by Mary Prasad This year marks the 25th Anniversary of Tichu’s publication. In a hobby that is often defined by the “cult of the new,” Tichu is still a perennial favorite among gamers, … Continue reading
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Tagged Fata Morgana, Rio Grande Games, Tichu, Urs Hostettler
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Quilt Show
Design by Judy Martin & Steve Bennett Published by Rio Grande Games 2 – 4 Players, 1 1/2 hours Review by Greg J. Schloesser I am not a crafty person…in either sense of the word. What I am speaking of … Continue reading
SdJ Re-Reviews #31: Dominion
Designer: Donald X. Vaccarino Publisher: Rio Grande, Hans im Glück, Others Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 13 and Up Time: 30 Minutes Times Played: > 50 Author’s Note: One of the goals of this series is to walk through the … Continue reading
Chris Wray: What I Enjoyed Playing in March 2019
This is the March 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 →