Opinionated Gamers

  • Solo Gaming 2023: The End of the Year Edition

    I’ve been writing these solo gaming reports since March of 2020… yes, early on in the pandemic. But my solo gaming started a lot farther back than that. In junior high & high school (1977-1982), I played a lot of … Continue reading →

  • Marine Worlds – An Ark Nova Expansion

    I am a huge fan of Ark Nova. It is one of my favorite games of all time. Sometimes when a new game comes out I get really obsessed with it for several plays,  but then the shine wears off … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of Lunar Laser Frogs

    Lunar Laser Frogs Designer: Andreas Preiss Publisher: Loosey Goosey Players: 3-8 Age: 8+ Time: 15 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Lunar Laser Frogs is the laser-fast dice game for up to 8 players! The dice feature icons … Continue reading →

  • Happy 13th Birthday to the Opinionated Gamers!

    Well, back on this day in 2011, we went live with our first review – Norenberc. Since then, we’ve been writing about games, hosted a few web comics, tried some puzzles, given away some games, had more polls that should … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of Time Collectors

    Time Collectors Designer: Mareva Beauchamps & Florian Sirieix  Publisher: Lubee Edition Players: 2-4 Age: 10+ Time: 30 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher The year is 8053. Time travel is possible now. Time Collectors invites you to travel … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of Picture Perfect

    Picture Perfect Designer: Anthony Nouveau Publisher: Arcane Wonders, Corax Players: 2-4 Age: 10+ Time: 45 minutes Played with copy provided by Arcane Wonders How do you take the perfect picture of a group of people if you only have one … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of Djinn

    Djinn Designer: Benjamin Schwer Publisher: H@ll Games Players: 1-4 Age: 14+ Time: 60-90 min Played with copy purchased at Spiel 2023 Once your ancestors found or created a source of magic – the exact knowledge of its origin, as far … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of Tiwanaku

    Tiwanaku Designer: Olivier Gregoire Publisher: Sit Down! Players: 1-4 Age: 14+ Time: 60 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher It is said that Wiraqocha created the sun and the pre-Columbian tribes of the Andes. Under his leadership, those … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of The Academy

    The Academy Designer: Manny Dominguez Publisher: Amigo Players: 3-4 Age: 10+ Time: 30 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher The Academy is no ordinary place. Here you have to prove yourself in mysterious disciplines, above all: in role … Continue reading →

  • Best New (to me!) Games of 2023

    For the last twelve years, I’ve intermittently published my Best New (to me!) Games list… and, when I missed a year or two, I added the missing lists to the most recent post. However, before we get properly started with … Continue reading →