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There’s a Draft In Here: Solo Gaming with Drafting Games
I enjoy solo games… and I enjoy drafting games. But turning a multiplayer drafting game into a coherent and enjoyable solo drafting game is not a simple proposition. How do you simulate the loss of choices created by the intelligent … Continue reading
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Tagged Bezier Games, Drafting Games, Dranda Games, Solo Gaming, Thunderworks Games
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Cartographers (Game Review by Brandon Kempf)
Designer: Jordy Adan Artists: Luis Francisco & Lucas Ribeiro Publisher: Thunderworks Games Players: 1-100 Time: 30-45 Minutes Times Played: 8 (1 solo) “I want those mountains closer to the forests! And a river running through it” -The Queen Anyone who … Continue reading
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Tagged Cartographers, Flip and Fill, Jordy Adan, Lucas Ribeiro, Luis Francisco, Roll and Write, Thunderworks Games
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Brandon Kempf: Three Games – Roll and Writes
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, but for one reason or another, … Continue reading
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Tagged Andreas Kuhnekath, Anna Oppolzer, Cartographers, Frosted Games, Hex Roller, HexRoller, Knapp Daneben, NSV, Qwantum, Ralf Zur Linde, Reinhard Staupe, Renegade Game Studios, Roll and Write, Rustan Håkansson, Schmidt Spiele, Stefan Kloß, Three Games, Thunderworks Games
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Chris Wray: My Gen Con Most Anticipated List (2019)
We’re less than two weeks away, and I’m excited for Gen Con 2019. This will be my fifth year at the event, and my now-annual tradition of scrolling through Eric Martin’s amazing BGG preview tool is complete. As I say … Continue reading →
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