German below “Deutscher Spielepreis” is a very important board game award in Germany. The winners are crowned by the public, any person can vote (only once of course). Here is the form: https://www.dspvoting.de/ You can vote for up to five family/strategy games but you can vote for a single game only as well. Even though […]
Clans of Caledonia is nominated for the Mensa Award in the category “complex game” by the German association!
The second print run of Clans of Caledonia is hitting retail! So if you missed out on the Kickstarter campaign or if you know someone who did, you can now order a copy.
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PERSONAL INTERVIEW WITH JAMEY STEGMAIER, PART 2
In the first part of this personal interview, Jamey Stegmaier explained how he acquired the key skills to be so successful with Stonemaier Games. In the second part, Jamey Stegmaier from Stonemaier Games describes how he would like to be remembered.
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Personal Interview with Jamey Stegmaier, Part 1
Jamey Stegmaier from Stonemaier Games reveils which personal skills helped him become so successful.
Viticulture Essential Edition is a worker placement game for 1-6 players. Players are making and selling different kinds of wine.
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Fields of Arle
Fields of Arle is a complex worker placement game for 1-2 players by Uwe Rosenberg and Feuerland Spiele. Its setting is farming in the small East Frisian town Arle where Uwe’s father grew up.
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Yinsh
Yinsh is an abstract 2-player strategy game within the so-called “Gipf” series by Kris Burm. It’s on rank 2 for abstract games on boardgamegeek, followed by two other games from the Gipf series.
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Heroes of Jugger TTG
Board games that try to simulate the feeling of a sport usually fail. It is difficult to create the same kind of dynamic of a sport in a board game. Heroes of Jugger TTG positively surprised me as a game designer and jugger player.
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The Voyages of Marco Polo Strategy Guide
Marco Polo is a complex strategy game and has won the Deutsche Spielepreis in 2015. Especially the very asymetric characters contribute the strategic depth and popularity of the game. Thus, I want to share some really useful hints in this Marco Polo strategy guide.