Tag Archives: Z-Man Games

Smile (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on February 9, 2018 by

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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Chris Wray: Quick Thoughts on 10 Essen Games

Posted on November 13, 2017 by

We’re a little over two weeks past Spiel ‘17, and I’ve played about 40 new titles.  So has my game group: every year, I invite everybody I regularly game with in Kansas and Missouri to a small get-together (called “Essen … Continue reading →

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Essen Day One: What was hot, and what I played… (Chris Wray)

Posted on October 26, 2017 by

As with my past coverage, I’ll be posting each night about (1) what’s hot, (2) what I played, and (3) general thoughts on the convention.  I didn’t get the chance to play many games today, but I did get 90+% … Continue reading →

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Chris Wray: My Essen 2017 Most Anticipated List

Posted on October 13, 2017 by

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 →

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Pandemic Iberia (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on February 10, 2017 by

Designers: Matt Leacock, Jesus Torres Castro Publisher: Z-Man Games Players: 2 – 5 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 45 Minutes Times Played: 5 (with 2-5 Players) Pandemic Iberia made its debut at Essen 2016, receiving a much wider release in … Continue reading →

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Castellion

Posted on December 26, 2016 by

Design by Shadi Torbey Published by Z-Man Games 1 – 2 Players, 30 minutes Review by Greg J. Schloesser I am generally not attracted to solitaire games as I honestly do not have the opportunity often enough to play them. … Continue reading →

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A Feast for Odin (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on November 28, 2016 by

Designer:  Uwe Rosenberg Publisher:  Feuerland Spiele, Z-Man Games Artist: Dennis Lohausen Players:  1 – 4 Ages:  14 and Up Time:  30 Minutes Per Player Times Played: 5 (With 1, 2, and 3 Players) Uwe Rosenberg’s latest design, A Feast for … Continue reading →

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Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on September 23, 2016 by

Designers:  Chuck D. Yager, Based on Pandemic by Matt Leacock Publisher:  Z-Man Games Artists:  Chris Quilliams, Atha Kanaani, Philippe Guérin Players:  2 – 4 Ages:  14 and Up Time:  About 40 Minutes Times Played: 4 I first played Pandemic: Reign … Continue reading →

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Beyond Baker Street (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on August 20, 2016 by

Designer:  Robin Lees, Steve Mackenzie Publisher:  Z-Man Games Players:  2 – 4 Ages:  13 and Up Time:  20 Minutes Times Played:   > 5 I was drawn to Beyond Baker Street when I heard it compared favorably to Hanabi —  which … Continue reading →

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GenCon 2016 Mega Rundown – G to Z

Posted on August 11, 2016 by

  Time to head into part two of the 2016 Mega Rundown.  Yes, we did A to G yesterday, and today we do G to Z.  There’s a lot of G’s around, OK?  More photos to scroll by until you pass … Continue reading →

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