Opinionated Gamers

  • 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 →

  • Review of Deductio

    Review by Jonathan Franklin Designer: Nick Federico Publisher: Brain Games Players: 2-4 Time: 20 minutes  5 plays at various player counts  Played with review copy provided by Brain Games Deductio is a competitive deduction card game with a clever twist.  … Continue reading ...

  • The Fundamental Flaw with The Traitors

    Author’s note: Yeah, this is about a TV show, not a game. But it’s a TV show that’s clearly based on a game, and I’ve seen a ton of social media posts about how this is Ultimate Werewolf the TV … Continue reading →

  • 2024 As d’Or Nominees Announced: Vive le Darwin!

    The nominations for the first significant Game of the Year awards of 2024 have been announced.  The As d’Or is France’s national game award and it goes back all the way to 1992.  It is conducted by the Festival International … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of The Groundhog Gambit (Holiday Hijinks #6)

    The Groundhog Gambit Designer: Jonathan Chaffer Publisher: Grand Gamers Guild Players: 1-4 Age: 13+ Difficulty Rating: 3/3 Time: ~120 minutes on the box; 104 minutes in reality Played with review copy provided by publisher Weblink – It is a … Continue reading →

  • Review of Spellbloom

    Spellbloom Review Review by Jonathan F. Designer: Alexandros Kapidakis Artist: Laimės Kūdikis Publisher: Brain Games  1 – 4 players 45 minutes (honestly, maybe 20 min/player)  Played 4 times, once at each player count with a review copy provided by Brain … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of Butababel

    Butababel Designer: Yuo Publisher: Homosapiens Lab Players: 3-5 Age: 6+ Time: 5 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher In the game of ブタバベル (ButaBabel), you are a pig who takes charge of building your Tower of Babel (“Buta” … Continue reading →

  • Dale Yu: Review of Perspectives

    Perspectives – the Information-sharing investigation game (spoiler free) Designers: Dave Neale and Matthew Dunstan Publisher: Space Cowboys Players: 2-6 Age: 12+ Time: 90 min per case, 3 cases included in the box Amazon Affiliate Link – In Perspectives, each … Continue reading ...

  • Dale Yu: Review of Coffee Rush

    Coffee Rush Designer: Euijin Han Publisher: Korea Board Games Players: 2-4 Age: 8+ Time: 30 minutes Played with review copy provided by Asmodee USA (distributor) Affiliate link: A cup of coffee sure is relaxing — for the customer. For … Continue reading →