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Dale Yu

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Game reviewer: www.opinionatedgamers.com Game Designer: Flizz&Miez, Gib Gas!, Maglev Metro: Paris & London, and more Game Developer: Dominion, Suburbia, Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Subdivision, and more

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I found a whole bunch of Japanese funk artists thru an IG post. I will send it to you

11.09.2023 18:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Try circuit by ZEROSEN

11.09.2023 17:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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US/CAN Giveaway for Shake that City (AEG) We are thrilled to partner up with AEG for a giveaway for Shake That City!Β  Two lucky readers will win a copy, to be shipped directly from AEG to your home.Β  For reasons, only US and Canadian residοΏ½...

Today we're running a giveaway for Shake That City from AEG. Enter on the blog post. Like / share this for an extra entry!

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11.09.2023 16:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dale Yu – Review of Beacon Patrol Beacon Patrol Designer: Torben Ratzlaff Publisher: Pandasaurus Players: 1-4 Age: 8+ Time: 30 minutes Played with review copy provided by Pandasaurus Beacon Patrol is a coop tile laying exploration …

A review of Beacon Patrol today. A game I liked solo, but not as much multi player

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06.09.2023 16:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

it'd be better if it had trick taking in it, i bet

05.09.2023 17:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

WEM waxed on about it here - boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/148...

05.09.2023 17:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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05.09.2023 15:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

probably smells like horse poop too

05.09.2023 15:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the lack of big public accounts is what is keeping me from only using this. At least to me, there was some value in being able to get things like news and other important updates from those accounts.

05.09.2023 15:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Surprisingly tastes like the drink! Not exactly what I was looking for in a cookie...

05.09.2023 14:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ryan Post – Review of Revive: Call of the Abyss Revive: Call of the Abyss Designer: Helge Meissner, Eilif Svensson, Anna Wermlund, Kristian Amundsen Østby Publisher: Aporta Games Players: 1-4 Age: 14+ Time: 0-15 Minutes? (The expansion doesn’t a...

On the blog today, a review of the new expansion to Revive - opinionatedgamers.com/2023/09/05/r...

A great addition to the game from Aporta Games

05.09.2023 14:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dale Yu: Review of Broad Lines Broad Lines Designer: Piero Modolo Publisher: Cranio Creations Players: 3-8 Age:7+ Time: 15 minutes Played with copy provided by Publisher β€œA cooperative party game that will draw you crazy!” In t...

Today, a review of Blank Slate (Cranio Creations) - a party game where you draw things - but only 1 curve or 2 lines at a time. Work together to get the most words right in 25 tries.

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25.08.2023 15:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dale Yu: Review of KAPOW! Volume 1 and Volume 2 KAPOW! Designers: Doug Hetrick, Larry Bogucki, Carl Van Ostrand, Rob Dougherty Publisher: Wise Wizard Gamers Players: 2 per VolumeΒ  Age: 12+ Time: 20-30 minutes Played with review copies provided bοΏ½οΏ½...

Today we look at the beautifully illustrated comic book dice roller, Kapow!

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24.08.2023 17:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

couldn't get it to click during the teach? but what about by the end of the game?

Just opened mine yesterday. already a little annoyed that the player aid is on my home island, in the perfect place to be covered by my Quest card. And then - my two customs - are on the back, so I can't read them

22.08.2023 17:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dale Yu: First Impressions of Story Teller Story Teller Designers: Jung Che Hsu, Li-Chung Ou Young Publisher: 2Plus Games Players: 4-7 Age: 8+ Time: 30-40 minutes Preview copy provided by 2Plus Games / Taiwan Boardgame Design Story Teller i…

Story Teller is reviewed on the blog today - a group experience of telling a story from 2Plus (Taiwan)

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22.08.2023 17:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dale Yu: Review of Romi Rami Romi Rami Designer: Antoine Lefebvre Publisher: Randolph Players: 2-4 Age: 8+ Time: 30 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Says the publisher: β€œRomi Rami is a game that feels likeοΏ½...

We review Romi Rami today - from Randolph

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This is a more complex version of Rummy

21.08.2023 20:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well it's getting harder to find an Australian picture that we haven't used before.

20.08.2023 23:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2023 (Part 6) We completed Pandemic Season 0 in a most triumphant fashion. We all thought this was our favourite of the three legacy seasons – each game beautifully balanced, going down to the wire, challenging,οΏ½...

On the blog, Patricio goes over some of the games he's played recently Down Under

https://opinionatedgamers.com/2023/08/20/patrick-brennan-game-snapshots-2023-part-6/

20.08.2023 18:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I have a friend who would love to have one. I haven't generated any myself or else I'd have given him mine.

20.08.2023 16:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Played Disney Animated last night. Review coming soon!

20.08.2023 14:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gamenight snacks. Couldn't find any special oreos but these are pretty unique

19.08.2023 01:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dale Yu: Review of How Dare You? How Dare You Designer: Rodrigo Rego Publisher: Alion Games Players: 1-10 Age: 14+ Time: 15 minutes Played with preview copy provided by publisher How Dare You? Is a party game you can play anywhere…

Today, a new party game (due out at SPIEL 2023) - How Dare You? From Alion Games - a new brand headed by "Dr Ø"

https://opinionatedgamers.com/2023/08/18/dale-yu-review-of-how-dare-you/

18.08.2023 17:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dale Yu: Another look at Woodcraft Woodcraft Designers: Vladimir Suchy and Ross Arnold Publisher: Delicious Games Players: 1-4 Age: 14+ Time: 80-120 minutes Played with review copy provided by Delicious Games at SPIEL 2022 β€œIn WoodcοΏ½...

It's almost time for the next SPIEL. So let's take some second looks at the big releases from the previous one!

https://opinionatedgamers.com/2023/08/17/dale-yu-another-look-at-woodcraft/

17.08.2023 13:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Dale Yu: Review of The Lord of the Rings: Adventure to Mount Doom The Lord of the Rings: Adventure to Mount Doom Designer: Michael Rieneck Publisher: Kosmos Players: 1-4 Age: 10+ Time: 30-45 minutes Played with review copy provided by Thames&Kosmos The quick …

Today we review the new LotR "coop" from Kosmos. https://opinionatedgamers.com/2023/08/16/dale-yu-review-of-the-lord-of-the-rings-adventure-to-mount-doom/

It's not my favorite style of cooperative game. I actually liked it more as a solo game.

16.08.2023 20:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It was a pretty good mail day today. Thanks to DEVIR and Funko for brightening up future game nights.

15.08.2023 22:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Opinionated Gamers Reviews and Commentary on Boardgames

My thing is a blog (www.opinionatedgamers.com) Would love to chat with you for it. I somehow missed you in Niagara this April, though I may have left too early...

15.08.2023 14:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dale Yu: Review of Point City Point City Designers: Molly Johnson, Robert Melvin, Shawn Stankewich Publisher: AEG Players: 1-4 Age: 10+ Time: 15-30 minutes Played with review copy provided by AEG at GenCon 2023 Point City Β is aοΏ½οΏ½...

Today we look at Point City from AEG.... https://opinionatedgamers.com/2023/08/15/dale-yu-review-of-point-city/

15.08.2023 11:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Inheritors is on my list to be played this week (for my own review purposes)! I try not to read other reviews before writing my own so that I can make up my own mind about stuff. But I'll make note to come back in a few weeks

15.08.2023 00:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Are you sure she doesn't just mean sitting down with a nice bottle of Carcavelos? Because otherwise she's just gonna finish work work and then move onto gaming work :)

14.08.2023 22:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

wow. my gaming nightmare. :)

14.08.2023 21:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0