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GM free roleplaying
I’ve had some interest in roleplaying games before. It’s my first hobby gaming interest, really: my tabletop gaming hobby began with roleplaying games, before Magic or hobby board games. I’ve never played much, though. Most of the time my interest has been fairly theoretical. I played D&D as a kid and some Changeling in university.…
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Freezing Death: Finnish Winter War
Freezing Death: Finnish Winter War by Antti Lehmusjärvi and Olli Kleemola, published by Linden Lake Games after a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2019. I got a review copy on loan from Linden Lake Games. I know Antti and have a professional relationship with him: I have used his services as a lawyer and have built…
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Tapestry
The game: Tapestry by Jamey Stegmaier, published by Stonemaier Games in 2019. I got a review copy from Stonemaier Games. Originally they told me no, but when a local gamer who had preordered the game got a dented box, Stonemaier had him pass the damaged copy to me, while he got a brand new game…
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Combo Color
The game: Combo Color by Charles Chevallier and Laurent Escoffier, published by Asmodee in 2019. I got a review copy from Asmodee Nordics. Elevator pitch: A strategic colouring game where players try to score points by colouring valuable areas on the board. What’s in the box? The fairly big but shallow box contains four dry…
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Amul
The game: Amul by Remo Conzadori and Stefano Negro, published by Lautapelit.fi in 2019. I don’t own a copy, I’ve played with copies owned by other people. Elevator pitch: A card drafting and set collection game for up to eight players. What’s in the box? The game is a deck of cards, a small central…
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Tummple!
The game: Tummple! by Bruce Shadorf, published by Nordic Games in 2018 (and also by couple of other publishers, but that’s the copy I have). I received a review copy from Asmodee Nordics. Elevator pitch: Build a tower from blocks and avoid causing blocks to fall in a sort of reverse Jenga. What’s in the box?…
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Copenhagen
The game: Copenhagen by Asger Harding Granerud and Daniel Skjold Pedersen, published by Queen Games in 2019. I loaned a review copy from Lautapelit.fi, the publisher of the Scandinavian edition of the game. Elevator pitch: Tetris-like tile laying powered with rummy-style card play and clever use of special powers. What’s in the box? A big…
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Texas Showdown
The game: Texas Showdown by Mark Major. This was originally self-published as Strife in 2015, then published by Amigo in 2018. I bought this myself. Elevator pitch: A Western-themed trick avoidance game for 4–6 players with couple of very clever twists. What’s in the box? A standard Amigo card game box contains a 60-card deck…
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On Tour
The game: On Tour by Chad DeShon. The game was published by BoardGameTables.com in 2019 after a successful Kickstarter campaign. I received a review copy of the game from BoardGameTables.com. Elevator pitch: A lavishly produced roll and write game where you plan a tour of United States for your band. What’s in the box? A…
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WordPress: The Card Game
The game: WordPress: The Card Game by Rustan Håkansson. The game was published by Angry Creative in 2018 after a successful Kickstarter campaign. I was a sponsor-level backer in the campaign in order to get my WordPress plugin Relevanssi featured in the game. Elevator pitch: A simple card game about running a WordPress agency. Create…