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Ivanhoe – A Boardgaming Way Review

Ivanhoe – A Boardgaming Way Review

Donald Allen July 25, 2014 0

By Donald Allen Designers: Reiner Knizia and Andy Lewis Publisher: GMT (2000) Ivanhoe comes from GMT. One of the things I truly love about GMT is their Living Rules.  The GMT website makes the

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A Study in Emerald – A Boardgaming Way Review

A Study in Emerald – A Boardgaming Way Review

Fred Manzo June 19, 2014 0

By Fred Manzo   Designer: Martin Wallace Publisher: Treefrog Games A Study in Emerald is Martin Wallace’s 2013 entry into both the H.P. Lovecraft and Sherlock Holmes genes. It’s a game that will remind

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Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy – A Boardgaming Way Review

Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy – A Boardgaming Way Review

Fred Manzo April 14, 2014 0

Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy By Fred Manzo Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy is a 4x Science Fiction resource management game designed by Touko Tahkokallio and published in 2011 by such publishers

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A Player’s Guide to Fortress America

A Player’s Guide to Fortress America

Fred Manzo April 14, 2014 2

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Restoring the Balance – 1812: The Invasion of Canada – A Boardgaming Way Analysis

Restoring the Balance – 1812: The Invasion of Canada – A Boardgaming Way Analysis

Harvey Mossman April 11, 2014 0

By Harvey Mossman and Fred W. Manzo 1812: The Invasion of Canada Variants Designer: Beau Beckett and Jeph Stahl Publisher:  Academy Games In our opinion, Academy Games’ 1812: the Invasion of Canada is a popular game

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Delivering a High & Tight Pitch: A Boardgaming Way Preview

Delivering a High & Tight Pitch: A Boardgaming Way Preview

Hermann Luttmann April 1, 2014 0

By Hermann Luttmann Delivering a High & Tight Pitch “No matter how good you are, you’re going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are, you’re going to win one-third

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Dungeons and Dragons: Conquest of Nerath: A Boardgaming Way Review

Dungeons and Dragons: Conquest of Nerath: A Boardgaming Way Review

Fred Manzo March 23, 2014 0

By Fred Manzo Dungeons and Dragons: Conquest of Nerath Dungeons and Dragons: Conquest of Nerath, commonly called Conquest of Nerath, was designed by Richard Baker, Mons Johnson and Peter Lee and published by Hasbro/Wizards

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A Game of Thrones Board Game (First Edition) – And the question of “What is Fun?”

A Game of Thrones Board Game (First Edition) – And the question of “What is Fun?”

Fred Manzo March 23, 2014 0

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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Merchants and Marauders: A Boardgaming Way Review

Merchants and Marauders: A Boardgaming Way Review

Fred Manzo March 23, 2014 0

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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Dawn of the Zeds (Second Edition) – A Boardgaming Way Review

Dawn of the Zeds (Second Edition) – A Boardgaming Way Review

Fred Manzo March 23, 2014 0

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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