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Nexus Ops – A Boardgaming Way Review
By Fred Manzo Nexus Ops Recently we played Nexus Ops, a game designed by Charlie Catino and initially published by Avalon Hill (Hasbro) in 2005 and, in a second edition a few years ago,
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Dawn of the Zeds (Second Edition) – A Boardgaming Way Review
By Fred Manzo Dawn of the Zeds (Second Edition) “A teenager is someone who is well prepared for a zombie attack but not ready for tomorrow’s math test.” – Anonymous Zombies are hot. Hot,
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A Game of Thrones: A Boardgaming Way Review
By Fred Manzo A Game of Thrones A few months ago we played the first edition of A Game of Thrones. It was designed by Christian T Petersen and Kevin Wilson and published in
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The Origins Gaming Convention – 2012
By Fred W. Manzo – June 2012 The Origins Gaming Convention – 2012 Origins is not what it used to be. First, the registration process went smoothly. Unnaturally smooth. Eerily smooth. And second, it’s
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Merchants and Marauders: A Boardgaming Way Review
By Fred Manzo Merchants and Marauders At Origins last summer, three of us tried Merchants and Marauders, a Euro published by Z-Man Games in 2010 and designed by Kasper Aagaard and Christian Marcussen. It’s
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World Boardgaming Championship (WBC) 2012
By Fred Manzo World Boardgaming Championship (WBC) 2012 If I could only go to one convention a year it would be the World Boardgaming Championship (WBC) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. While WBC doesn’t have everything
Read More »A Game of Thrones Board Game (First Edition) – And the question of “What is Fun?”
By Fred Manzo A Game of Thrones James Dunnigan once said “movement equals fun.” I’d say “Interaction equals fun,” movement being just one way players interact. For example, a typical Euro “multi-player solitaire” game
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WBC 2011 Demo-ing Andean Abyss, Lincoln’s War and A Few Acres of Snow
By Fred W. Manzo – August 2011 WBC 2011 A few of us attended three conventions this year (2011): MonsterCon in Tempe, Arizona, Historicon in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, and WBC in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Origins
Read More »The Origins of What?
By Fred W. Manzo – Tuesday, June 29, 2010 Origins Overview Right off let me say ORIGINS game Fair was a blast. It had an awful lot of good things going on: board gaming,
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Axis and Allies Pacific: 1940 (First Edition) – A Boardgaming Way Review
By Fred Manzo Axis and Allies Pacific: 1940 (First Edition) Overview I like A&A in general and believe Axis & Allies Pacific: 1940 is a beautiful looking game with the potential to become the
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