Opinionated Gamers

  • Talia Rosen: 84 Plays, 54 Games, 6 Purchases, 1 Week

    It’s that time of year when I travel north to leave the outside world behind for 1 week in order to experience, explore, and enjoy as many different board games as possible.  This year, I had the opportunity to play … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of Splendor: The Sun Never Sets expansion

    Splendor: The Sun Never Sets expansion Designer: Marc Andre Publisher: Space Cowboys Players: 2-4 Age: 10+ Time: 45 minutes Amazon affiliate link:  Played with review copy provided by publisher Splendor is a game of chip-collecting and card development. Players … Continue reading →

  • The Opinionated Gamers Re-Review Things in Rings

    Things in Rings Designer: Peter Hayward Artist: Snow Conrad Publisher: allplay Players: 2-6 Age: 6+ Time: 20 minutes Review copy provided by allplay Reviewed by Jonathan Franklin (played 7-8 times) Things in Rings is the sort of party game I … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of River Valley Glassworks

    River Valley Glassworks Designer: Adam Hill, Ben Pinchback, and Matt Riddle Publisher: allplay Players: 1-5 Age: 8+ Time: 25 minutes Amazon affiliate link: Played with review copy provided by publisher Welcome to River Valley! The beautiful pieces of glass … Continue reading →

  • Alison Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2025 (Part 14)

    I’ve been gradually working thru a backlog of games but this is where I start covering the games I played at the Gathering of Friends back in April. I played 89 new-to-me games there, which will take the next 11 … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of Rumble Nation (2025)

    Rumble Nation Designer: 与儀新一 (Shinichi Yogi) Publisher: Hobby Japan / Asmodee USA Players: 2-4 Ages: 10+ Time: 20-40 minutes Rumble Nation was a highly anticipated SPIEL 2019 game for me; I had been introduced to the original release (then called … Continue reading →

  • Review of Fliptown

    Fliptown Designers: Steven Aramini Publisher: Write Stuff Games Players: 1-4 Age: 12+ Time: 30-45 minutes Summary: I backed Fliptown when it was on Kickstarter and finally brought it to game day, and it was really fun. Fliptown is a unique … Continue reading →

  • 2024 Designer of the Year Award

    Do you like lasagna?  I imagine most people do.  If I asked you what your favorite lasagna is, would you base it on the one that has the most flavorful cheese on top, or maybe with the best cooked noodles?  … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of A Message From the Stars

    A Message From the Stars Designer: Clarence Simpson Publisher: allplay Players: 2-8 Age: 11+ Time: 45 minutes  Amazon affiliate link: Played with review copy provided by publisher In A Message From The Stars, a team of scientists seeks to … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of Zenith

    Zenith Designers: Gregory Grard, Mathieu Roussel Publisher: PlayPunk Players: 2 or 4 Age: 10+ Time: 30 minutes Amazon affiliate link: Played with review copy provided by publisher In the far-off future, the solar system is inhabited by 3 races: … Continue reading →