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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...

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Zong 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...

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Review: 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...

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Yedo

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...

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Coal 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...

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Liga: 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...

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Charterstone (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...

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Ragusa (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...

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Feierabend (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...

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Whistle 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...

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Return 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...

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Dwarf (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...

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Dwarf (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...

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Deal 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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