Opinionated Gamers

  • Dale Yu: Review of Maui

    Maui Designers: Gregoire Largey, Frank Crittin, Sebastien Pauchon Publisher: Next Move Games Players: 2-4 Age: 8+ Time: 30 minutes Played with review copy provided by Next Move Games, 6 plays so far Locals and tourists in Maui are heading to … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of Mists over Carcassonne

    Mists over Carcassone Designer: Klaus-Jurgen Wrede Publisher: Hans im Gluck Players: 1-5 Age: 8+ Time: 30 minutes Played with review copy provided by HiG at SPIEL 2022 The short blurb from the publisher: “Mists Over Carcassonne is a co-operative version … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of St Patrick

    St Patrick Designer: Haig Tahta, Sacha Tahta Alexander Publisher: Matagot Players: 3-4 Age: 14+ Time: 25 minutes Played with review copy provided by Matagot St Patrick, first released as Salvage, is a simple trick-taking game that combines the fun of … Continue reading →

  • Bites: Singing the Praises of One of My Favorite Games (Article by Chris Wray)

    When people learn I love board games, their follow up question is often what games I’d recommend. I usually utter some combination of Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne, Codenames, Azul, or any of the other games on our “Play These Games … Continue reading →

  • Rise (Game Review by Ben Bruckart)

    Rise (Game Review by Ben Bruckart) Theme Rise is a game about scoring for economic and social development of a city. You manage your progress on several tracks to influence different areas of science, culture, and politics while managing happiness … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of Sauscharf

    Sauscharf Designers: Wolfgang Kramer and Christian Stohr Publisher: AMIGO Players: 2-4 Age: 10+ Time: 30 minutes In Sauscharf (loosely translated as Super Sharp), players collect cards to try to make the best chili sauces and win the competition at the … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Preview of 21X

    21X Designer: Leo Samson Publisher: Naylor Games Players: 1-6 Age: 10+ Time: 15 min Played with preview copy provided by publisher 21X is one of those quirky games that based on the description – immediately caught my eye, and honestly, … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of Heat: Pedal to the Metal

    Heat: Pedal to the Metal Designers: Asger Harding Granerud and Daniel Skjold Pedersen Publisher: Days of Wonder Players: 1-6 Age: 10+ Time: 45-60 minutes per race Played with review copy provided by DoW at SPIEL 2022 Heat: Pedal to the … Continue reading →

  • Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2023 (Part 2)

    Pre-covid there used to be a lot more than this, but currently there are only 5 games that I’ve played multiple times each year over the last 5 years. I call these the cream of the cream: Bluff Gloomhaven Spirit … Continue reading →

  • Happy 12th Birthday to the Opinionated Gamers!

    Well, we’ve hit another milestone – today marks the 12th birthday of this blog….  Starting with our first review, Norenberc, we have tried to bring interesting content including reviews, session and convention reports, lists of our favorite games, roundtable discussions … ...