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Tag Archives: Mayfair
Chris Wray: Quick Thoughts on 10 More Essen Games
I’ll begin churning out reviews soon, but I’ve enjoyed playing more than 50 Spiel ’17 titles since the end of October. I wrote a list a few weeks ago with quick thoughts on 10 Essen games, and this is a … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2017, Reviews
Tagged 2F-Spiele, Abacusspiele, Agricola, AMIGO, Blue Orange, CGE, Czech Games Edition, Druids, Edition Spielwiese, Finished!, Iello, Kingdomino, Lookout Games, Matagot, Mayfair, Meeple Circus, Memoarrr!, Noria, Pegasus Spiele, Puslar 2849, Queendomino, Sticky Chameleons, Stronghold Games, Zooloretto Duell
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GenCon 2017 Mega Rundown – Kids
Women and children first, well children anyway. This year’s barrage of GenCon photos starts with all the games that I deemed best fit for kids, and there were a lot of them this year (mostly thanks to HABA and Peaceable … Continue reading
Posted in Convention Report, Reviews
Tagged 2016, children, GenCon, Haba, Iello, kids, Kosmos, Mattel, Mayfair, Peaceable Kingdom, Playground Adventures, Wonderforge
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Caverna Cave vs Cave (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: Uwe Rosenberg Publisher: Mayfair; Lookout Artists: Klemens Franz Players: 1 – 2 Ages: 12 and Up Time: 20 Minutes (Solo) or 40 Minutes (2-Player) Times Played: > 5 (Both Solo and 2-Player) Uwe Rosenberg loves making 2-player versions of … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged 2-player games, board games, Caverna, Caverna Cave vs Cave, Klemens Franz, Lookout, Mayfair, reviews, Uwe Rosenberg
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BOOTY
Design by Alexander Cobian Published by Mayfair Games 3 – 6 Players, 1 hour Review by Greg J. Schloesser Yes, another pirate game. I guess the theme is just so darn enticing and somehow romantic that designers and publishers just … Continue reading
Lords of Vegas with UP! Expansion
LORDS OF VEGAS Design by: James Ernest and Mike Selinker Published by: Mayfair Games 2 – 4 Players, 1 – 1 1/2 hours Review by: Greg J. Schloesser NOTE: I originally reviewed Lords of Vegas when it was first published … Continue reading