Love Letter Designer: Seiji Kanai Publisher: Z-man Players: 2-6 Age: 14+ Time: 15-30 minutes Amazon affiliate link: Played with review copy provided by publisher In a quick game of risk and deduct ...
For the last two days, I've been looking at creating my own gaming Hall of Fame, inspired by BGG's recent launching of their own Hall. I want there to be some comparison between the two group ...
Yesterday, I talked about how the Geek's newly minted Hall of Fame has inspired me to come up with one of my own. I'm sticking to their ground rules, so the focus is on "modern" board games that a ...
I love it when creative endeavors get recognition. That might be yearly awards, citations of lifetime recognition, and the like. Part of that is the satisfaction of seeing good work rewarded. Bu ...
March 2025Games I played for the first time this month, from worst to best, along with my ratings and comments.Mind Map - 5/10Mind Map is just the latest in a trend of party games, likely ...
HUTAN: Life in the Rainforest Designer: Asger Harding Granerud, Daniel Skjold Pedersen Publisher: Sidekick Games, The Op Players: 1-4 Age: 8+ Time: 30-45 min Amazon affiliate link: Played with revi ...
Aeterna Designer: Martin Wallace Publisher: Ares Players: 2-4 Age: 14+ Time: 60-120 mins Amazon affiliate link: Played with review copy provided by publisher In Æterna, the new game designed by Mar ...
Alison Brennan: Game Snapshots - 2025 (Part 6) Bridge had god-like status as a card game when I was growing up. My grandparents played Solo, my generation played 500, but my parents played Bridge.
This is the continuation of Trick-Taking Week 2025, where I'll be posting trick-taking related content all week. We here at The Opinionated Gamers love trick-taking games, and as I wrote two years ...