Opinionated Gamers

  • Preview Tokyo Highway: Rainbow City

    When Tokyo Highway debuted in 2016 it was an instant must have. It was one of the coolest looking games I had ever seen.  The little cars and the road construction were fantastic. Of course it was quite a challenge … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of Monumental

    Monumental Designer: Matthew Dunstan Publisher: Funforge Players: 1-4 Age: 14+ Time: 30 min / player Played with review copy provided by Flat River Group Amazon affiliate link – In Monumental, each player will control a civilization that will evolve … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of Lunar Rush

    Lunar Rush Designer: Steven “Skippy” Brown Publisher: Dead Alive Games Players: 1-4 Age: 13+ Time: 45-75 minutes Played with review copy provided by Flat River Games Amazon affiliate link: Lunar Rush is a simultaneous-play Euro-style board game that combines … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of The Cupid Crisis (Holiday Hijinks #4)

    The Cupid Crisis Designer: Jonathan Chaffer Publisher: Grand Gamers Guild Players: 1-4 Age: 13+ Difficulty Rating: 3/3 Time: ~60 minutes on the box; ??? in reality  Played with review copy provided by publisher Weblink – It’s Valentine’s Day, and … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of Moon River

    Moon River Designers: Bruno Cathala, Yohan Servais Publisher: blue orange Players: 2-4 Age: 8+ Time: 45 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Affiliate link: The subtitle on the box is: “Piece together the next level of Kingdomino”.  … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Mystery Dice Bags from Mystery Dice Goblins

    So, every now and then we get offered some accessories to check out.  And while we’re mostly boardgamers around here, nearly all of us have dabbled in RPGs/D+D in the past.  So, when I was contacted by the nice folks … Continue reading →

  • Review of Sherlock in Time

    Designer: Jose D. Flores Artist:  Joaquín Rodríguez Publisher:  TCG Factory 2 – 5 players (says 2-5 on the box, but has personal cards for six players)  Time: 10 minutes by Jonathan F. Played three times at different player counts with … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of My Island

    My Island Designer: Reiner Knizia Publisher: Kosmos Players 2-4 Age: 10+ Time: 30 minutes per game, 24 games in the campaign Played with copy provided by Thames&Kosmos Amazon affiliate link: After a long journey you have arrived on a … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of Footprints

    Footprints Designers: Eilif Svensson, Åsmund Svensson, Geir André Wahlquist Publisher: Chilifox Players: 1-6 Age: 10+ Time: 30-60 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Thousands of years ago, near the end of the ice age, humans once again dwelt … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of World Wonders

    World Wonders Designer: Ze Mendes Publisher: Arcane Wonders Players: 1-5 Age: 14+ Time: 70 minutes Amazon affiliate link: Played with review copy provided by Arcane Wonders Take on the role of the great leaders of the past to build … Continue reading →