But wait, there's more! (Bare Essen-tials, part 2)
Yeah. Another year we’re not going. But if I was, these are some of the games I’d check out at Essen Spiel 2022. I am not someone who...
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Athena
- Sep 21, 2022
Bare Essen-tials
JW reminded me that Essen Spiel is going to take place at the very beginning of October this year, so I went through the BGG preview list...
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Athena
- Oct 10, 2021
Essener Delikatessen
Since neither JW nor I are going to Essen this year, we decided to do some online Spielunking and unearth the games we might be...
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Zerbique
- Oct 4, 2021
Protect the fallen kingdom
Oltréé is a cooperative game of narrative adventure, resource management, and threat containment for 2 to 4 players, but it can be played...
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Athena
- Sep 8, 2021
Legends of the App
Descent: Legends of the Dark is a 1-4 player cooperative app-driven fantasy game in which a band of heroes is journeying across the land...
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Zerbique
- Jul 24, 2021
Lucky numbers
Super Mega Lucky Box is a 1-6 players Bingo-style game, designed by Phil Walker-Harding. It is available to purchase from the Gamewright...
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Zerbique
- Jul 22, 2021
Fire the catapults!
Space Invaders is a dexterity-based board game for 1-4 players, inspired by the Space Invaders video game, and designed by Kane Klenko....
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Athena
- Jul 18, 2021
My cards will go on
SOS Titanic is a 1-5 player Patience-style card game in which you are trying to save as many passengers as possible from the Titanic...
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Athena
- Jul 16, 2021
Aboard the Nostromo
ALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo is a 1-5 player cooperative adventure game inspired by the Alien movie franchise. You are playing as the crew...
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Athena
- Jul 15, 2021
Uncover the Secrets of the Houses of Dune
Dune: House Secrets is a 1-4 player cooperative app-driven storytelling game inspired by Frank Herbert's novel (and associated 2021...
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Athena
- Jul 11, 2021
Get the pizzas rolling
Mozzaroller is a 1-4 player set collection and push-your-luck game in which you are trying to fulfill the most customer orders in a...
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Zerbique
- Jun 29, 2021
Line up for fantasy battles
Card Tactics is a pocket-sized solitaire tactical combat game set in a Fantasy world. You'll manage a squad of three heroes fighting...
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Zerbique
- Jun 14, 2021
Track your sheeping patterns
Sheepy Time is a 1-4 players push-your-luck game in which you play as dream-world sheep that jump over a fence to get their dreamer...
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Zerbique
- Jun 13, 2021
Go back to your roots
Now or Never is a 1-4 players game by Ryan Laukat featuring a mix of adventuring and city-building, as you lead a hero through the...
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JW
- Jun 4, 2021
No more monthly bleeding for Arkham Horror expansions
Starting with the next pair of expansions, Arkham Horror: The Card Game will change its release model. Until now for each cycle you had...
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Zerbique
- May 31, 2021
Push your luck and earn some coin
Cut Throats Tavern is a card-based solitaire game in the Zadorf mini card games series. In all these games, you play to earn some...
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Athena
- Apr 17, 2021
Flower zen
A Gentle Rain is a solitaire (and possibly co-op) tile laying game about water lilies blooming in a pond. This is a very small box game...
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Zerbique
- Apr 1, 2021
Nature spotting
Meadow is a 1-4 players card drafting and tableau-building game about nature appreciation. Players go on a hike and try to see the most...
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Zerbique
- Mar 26, 2021
Puzzle solving in the '90s
The Initiative is a 1-4 players narrative-driven game by Corey Konieczka. The story is presented through a comic book that talks about a...
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Athena
- Mar 12, 2021
Flip 'n' write journeys
Explorers is a 1-4 player flip-and-write game in which you are traveling through a fantasy world, searching for gems and lost temples. It...
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