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Terraforming Mars: Prelude (Expansion Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Jacob Fryxelius Publisher: Stronghold Games Artists: Isaac Fryxelius Players: 1 – 5 Ages: 12 and Up Time: 90 – 120 Minutes Times Played: > 5 (On Review Copy from the Publisher) Terraforming Mars is one of the hobby’s biggest … Continue reading
Chris Wray: My Gen Con Most Anticipated List (2018)
We’re less than two weeks away, and I’m excited for Gen Con 2018 to get started. This will be my fourth year at Gen Con, and thanks to Eric Martin’s amazing BGG preview tool, I’m well prepared this year. … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Convention Report
Tagged Blue Lagoon, Dinosaur Tea Party, Forbidden Sky, Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters, Ghost Fightin' Treasurer Hunters! Creepy Cellar Expansion, Gizmos, Gunkimono, Illusion, Kingdomino, Kingdomino: Age of Giants, Lost Cities Rivals, Shadows: Amsterdam, Terraforming Mars, Terraforming Mars Prelude, The Mind, The Rise of Queensdale, Ultimate Werewolf Legacy, Werewords, Werewords Deluxe Edition, Yellow & Yangtze
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Chris Wray: My Essen 2017 Most Anticipated List
Spiel (Essen) 2017 is less than two weeks away, and I’ve been reading rulebooks and combing through Eric Martin’s oh-so-amazing Spiel ’17 Preview on BGG. As in past years, I’ll be doing coverage from the fair for The Opinionated Gamers … Continue reading
Posted in Convention Report, Essen 2017
Tagged 2F-Spiele, 7 Wonders, 7 Wonders Anniversary Packs, Abacusspiele, Altiplano, AMIGO, Azul, Bezier Games, Blue Orange, Charterstone, Claim, days of wonder, dlp games, Druids, Edition Spielwiese, Eggertspiele, Fabled Fruit, Fabled Fruit The Lime Expansion, Fryx Games, Hans im Glück, Heaven & Ale, Indian Summer, Majesty for the Realm, Mayfair Games, Middle Ages, NMBR 9, NMBR 9 Extra Tiles, Noria, Nusfjord, Plan B Games, Power Grid, Power Grid Fabled Expansion, Queendomino, Repos Production, Schmidt Spiele, Stonemaier Games, Stronghold Games, Tagiron, Terraforming Mars, Terraforming Mars Venus Next, The Palace of Mad King Ludwig, Ticket to Ride France, Ticket to Ride Old West, VooDoo Prince, Z-Man Games
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Congratulations to the 2017 IGA Nominees!
The nominations for the 2017 International Gamers Awards were recently announced. Congratulations to these games, designers, and publishers! The IGA is awarded annually by a jury of prominent gamers from around the world, with a stated goal “to recognize … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Selections from the Web
Tagged A Feast for Odin, Arkham Horr: The Card Game, Caverna Cave vs Cave, Century: Spice Road, First Class, Gloomhaven, Great Western Trail, Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft, IGAs, International Gamers Awards, Key to the City: London, Lorenzo il Magnifico, Magic Maze, My Goodness They Nominated a Lot of Games This Year, Santorini, Scythe, Star Wars: Destiny, Terraforming Mars, The Colonists, Ulm, Yokohama
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Chris Wray: My Gen Con Most Anticipated List
I’ll arrive in Indianapolis later today, and I’m excited for Gen Con 2017 to get started. This will be my third year at Gen Con, and thanks to Eric Martin’s amazing new BGG preview tool, I’m better prepared this … Continue reading
Posted in Convention Report
Tagged AEG, Asmodee, Bezier Games, Blue Orange, Capstone Games, Caverna Cave vs Cave, CGE, Cities of Splendor, Codenames Duet, Crossfire, Custom Heroes, days of wonder, EmperorS4 Games, Gen Con 2017, Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters, Indulgence, Mattel, Mayfair Games, Photosynthesis, Plaid Hat, Restoration Games, Shadows in Kyoto, Stronghold Games, Terraforming Mars, Terraforming Mars Hellas & Elysium, The Ruhr, Ticket to Ride Germany, Tournament at Camelot, Whistle Stop, WizKids
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Terraforming Mars Hellas & Elysium (Expansion Review by Chris Wray)
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
Terraforming Mars (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designers: Jacob Fryxelius Publisher: Stronghold Games Artists: Daniel Fryxelius, Isaac Fryxelius Players: 1 – 5 Ages: 12 and Up Time: 90 – 120 Minutes Times Played: 4 Terraforming Mars is one of the hottest games of 2016. The game sold … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2016, Reviews
Tagged board games, Daniel Fryxelius, Essen 2016, Gen Con 2016, Isaac Fryxelius, Jacob Fryxelius, reviews, Stronghold Games, Terraforming Mars
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10 Great Games of the 2010s (Article by Chris Wray)
The 2010s were a monumental time period in tabletop gaming. The industry and hobby grew exponentially, with tens of thousands of new games hitting the market and hundreds of thousands of new players entering the fold. It was a decade … Continue reading →