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Kanagawa – Available Soon

If you had told me that I would enjoy peaceful, Zen-like games like Tokaido or Lotus 10 years ago I would have said you were crazy. My natural inclination is towards games that feature conflict and deception, but I have come to appreciate the more relaxing games as well. Enter Kanagawa, an upcoming board game…

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Small Star Empires – Production Copy

A while back I wrote several articles about a “small” game on Kickstarter called Small Star Empires by Archona Games. I was contacted by the designer, my friend Milan, and sent a prototype copy of the game. I did a review of the game as requested, but more importantly I fell in love with Small…

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Star Wars: Destiny

I was aware of the upcoming Star Wars dice game by Fantasy Flight Games, but a recent conversation with my friend, Trudi, got me more interested in it. Destiny is a dice game where cards represent characters and equipment from the Star Wars universe, and some of these cards carry with them custom dice. Game…

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Flick em’ Up! Plastic Version

Are you a fan of Flick em’ Up! by Pretzel Games? Have you always wanted to try it but were detoured by the steep price tag of the original, wooden version? There’s good news! The Plastic Version of Flick em’ Up is available now! Whereas the wooden version retails for $70.00, the new, Plastic Version will cost…

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Game of Thrones: The Iron Throne

Are you a fan of the classic board game of galactic conquest, Cosmic Encounter? How about the hit book series/tv show Game of Thrones? Both, you say? Well, Game of Thrones: The Iron Throne might be just what the maester ordered! From the Fantasy Flight Games website: “Using game systems from the legendary board game…

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2016 Spiel des Jahres Winners

The winners of all three categories have been announced! Last year I made two predictions, for the Kennerspiel and the Spiel, and I was wrong on both. This year I made predictions for all 3 categories. How did I do? Only slightly better as it turns out! Kinderspiel des Jahres Winner Stone Age Junior a.k.a.…

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Mysterium: Hidden Signs

The first expansion for the fantastic 2015 game, Mysterium, became available just a few days ago. It’s called Hidden Signs and it looks just as visually impressive as the base game. The expansion features 78 new cards divided amongst vision, character, location, and object cards. If you’re unfamiliar with Mysterium it might best be described…

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Imperial Settlers: Aztecs – Coming Soon

Imperial Settlers is one of my favorite games of all time and I am very excited for the second faction expansion, Aztecs! From the Portal Games website: “The Aztecs bring new rules and a new resource to the world of Imperial Settlers! Prayer actions and blessing tokens will bring religion to the world of Settlers.…