Kingdom of Solomon – Review
Design by: Philip duBarry Published by: Minion Games 2 – 4 Players, 1 -1 ½ hours Review by: Greg J. Schloesser The history of the Israeli people is rich, dramatic, tragic and fascinating. Not only...
View ArticleZong Shi – Review (updated)
[Editor's Note: This review originally ran 3/15/12, but is being reposted as there are a few other writers who were able to contribute to the review] Design by: Kevin Nunn Published by: Gryphon Games...
View ArticleReview: Lords of Waterdeep
Designer: Peter Lee, Rodney Thompson Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Players: 2-5 Ages: 12+ Play Time: 60 minutes When I first heard that Wizards of the Coast was developing a standard Euro-like game I...
View ArticleYedo
Designed by: Wolf Plancke and Thomas Vande Ginste Published by: Eggertspiele & Pegasus Spiele 2 – 5 Players, 2 ½ – 3 hours Reviewed by: Greg J. Schloesser Few games in recent years have...
View ArticleCoal Baron
Design by Wolfgang Kramer & Michael Kiesling Published by R&R Games 2 – 4 Players, 60 – 75 minutes Review by Greg J. Schloesser Mining coal is a dirty business, requiring back-breaking work in...
View ArticleLiga: first impressions of Bretagne
Bretagne Designer: Marco Pozzi Artist: Alan D’Amico e Paolo Vallerga Publisher: Placentia Games and Post Scriptum Players: 2-4 Ages: 14+ Time: 90-120 minutes Times played: 3 Today I’ll start a series...
View ArticleCharterstone (Game Review by Chris Wray) (Spoiler Free)
Designer: Jamey Stegmaier Publisher: Stonemaier Games Players: 1 – 6 Ages: 10 and Up Time: 45 – 75 Minutes Times Played: 12 (The entire campaign.) Charterstone is the latest creation of Jamey Stegmaier...
View ArticleRagusa (Game Review by Brandon Kempf)
Designer: Fabio Lopiano Artist: Bartlomiej Roczniak Publisher: Braincrack Games & Capstone Games Players: 1-5 Players Time: 40-80 Minutes Game Mechanisms: Commodity Speculation, Trading, Worker...
View ArticleFeierabend (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Friedemann Friese Publisher: 2F-Spiele Artists: Lars-Arne “Maura” Kalusky Players: 1 – 6 Ages: 12 and Up Time: 45 – 75 Minutes Times Played: 3 (On Review Copy from Publisher) Friedemann...
View ArticleWhistle Mountain (Game Preview by Chris Wray)
Designer: Scott Caputo & Luke Laurie Publisher: Bezier Games Artists: Mila Harbar & Taylor Bogle Players: 1 – 6 Ages: 12 and Up Time: 60-90 Minutes Whistle Mountain is a worker placement...
View ArticleReturn to the Core Worlds: Empires and Nemesis
Once you’ve conquered the core worlds… what happens next? “Winning is easy; governing is harder.” No, No, Not Yet Butch: [Walks back, and Harvey tenses to begin the fight] No, no, not yet. Not until me...
View ArticleDwarf (Review by RJ Garrison)
Designer: Lee G. Broderick Publisher: Dragon Dawn Productions Players: 1-3 (1-5 with a second set) Playing Time: 30-60 minutes Ages: 9+ MSRP: $35.00 www.ddpgames.com You often hear about Dwarves...
View ArticleDwarf (Review by RJ Garrison)
Designer: Lee G. Broderick Publisher: Dragon Dawn Productions Players: 1-3 (1-5 with a second set) Playing Time: 30-60 minutes Ages: 9+ MSRP: $35.00 www.ddpgames.com You often hear about Dwarves...
View ArticleDeal with the Devil (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Deal with the Devil is a new app-driven game from designer Matúš Kotry and publisher Czech Games Edition. That duo achieved notoriety with The Alchemists, another app-driven deduction game, which is a...
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