2F-Spiele Friedemann Friese goes to ancient Egypt. His Essen release Faiyum will be a longer game, clocking in around the[…]
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Meople News: Rally the Musicians! Roar to the Gods!
Galactic Raptor Games New roll-and-write games still keep coming, and to my continuing surprise this new generation of an old[…]
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Portal Games Due to the ongoing – and probably for a while still – COVID-19 situation, Portal Games have announced[…]
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Year2018PublisherPortal GamesAuthorPrzemyslaw Rymer, Ignacy Trzewiczek, Jakub LapotPlayers1 – 5Age16 – 199Time120-180StrategyLuckInteractionComponents & DesignComplexityScore[pullshow/]Five people. Five decks of cards. One terrible crime. What? No,[…]
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Iello Even when a Japanese game has English rules included it often remains very difficult to find in Europe and[…]
Read moreStronghold Second Edition
Ignacy Trzewiczek’s Stronghold is an iconic asymmetric game. The attacking player controls the invading monster hordes, the defending player the valiant defenders behind their walls. More players are not an option. The defender’s walls give them a great advantage, and to win they only have to keep their walls unbreached for seven rounds. To balance the scales the attacker has full control over the pace of combat. The more he does before the assault at the end of each round the more time the defender has to prepare, too.
Read moreMeople News: Inspector Mammoth and the Case of the Succulent Farm
Portal Games Portal Games held their yearly house convention PortalCon last weekend, and there were a bunch of very exciting[…]
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Grail Games Reiner Knizia’s Medici is spawning a new offshot: Medici: The Dice Game. It’s still all about loading goods[…]
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Renegade Game Studios / Dire Wolf Digital / Penny Arcade Isn’t it just the greatest when a few things you[…]
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Spielworxx Of all German traditions the Journeyman Years are one of my favorite. Until the early 1900s when a craftsperson[…]
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