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I could say something really profound about world-building. But there are those of us who go to the extreme. To be fair, my first ...
Sanctuary Wins DSP; Take Time Takes a la carte Award
Several significant game awards announce their winners during the Essen game fair. The IGA’s present their awards to the winning designers during the festivities, but their results were announced earlier. However, two other awards just made their results known during … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/10/26/sanctuary-wins-dsp-take-time-takes-a-la-carte-award/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Simon W – Sunday Report from Essen Spiel 2026
Last day at Essen– today the halls were noticeably quieter even in the morning. I had a great day though! First up was a look at Ashes & Amber, a Kickstarter game published, designed and illustrated by David Falla de Acebo – … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/10/26/simon-w-sunday-report-from-essen-spiel-2026/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Alison Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2026 (Part 16)
Alison Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2026 (Part 16) New-to-me games played recently include … 216 (2026): Rank 25178, Rating 6.0 Roll three dice. If you can fulfil one of the 4 contracts in the open draft, score it. If … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/10/26/107643/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Simon W – report from Saturday Essen Spiel 2026
…My first day without appointments, and a chance to play more games and wander round the smaller publishers too…here’s what I found. The day started off with a play of Cardia Tide and Storm, the new standalone expansion for Duel … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/10/25/simon-w-report-from-saturday-essen-spiel-2026/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Dale Yu: Review of Citadels Duel
    Citadels Duel Designers: Guillaume Montiage and Manuel Rozoy Publisher: Asmodee / Zman Players: 2 Age: 10+ Time: 30 minutes Amazon affiliate link: https://link.amazon/B0b6pIUw0 Played with review copy provided by publisher Welcome to Citadels Duel, a tense head-to-head contest … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/10/25/dale-yu-review-of-citadels-duel/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Simon’s Friday Essen Report
Essen Friday was as busy as yesterday and by now I am used to once again the Essen shuffle through the aisles and the huge number of small steps taken – I think I walked 5 miles today! Anyway, not … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/10/24/simons-friday-essen-report/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Dale Yu: Review of Wild World
    Wild World Designers: Eilif Svensson, Åsmund Svensson, Viljar Opdal Svensson Publisher: Chilifox Players: 1-4 Age: 14+ Time: 45-90 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Wild World is a dynamic 1–4 player strategy game that blends worker … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/10/24/dale-yu-review-of-wild-world/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Nepal imports 2 million packs of playing cards in two months
Kathmandu, Oct. 18 -- Demand for playing cards tends to rise in Nepal during the festive season, particularly around Dashain ...
Simon’s Thursday at Essen
As always, it was great to be back in Essen, which is even bigger this year, occupying the entirety of Halls 1-8. Apparently sold out for the weekend despite the increased capacity, the crowds were certainly there and there was … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/10/23/simons-thursday-at-essen/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Dale’s Report from Essen – Spiel 2026 – Thurs/Fri AM
  OK, so much for trying to post every day – to be honest, there’s just not enough time in the day here! If you’ve never been, the show is simply a giant firehose of game information – everywhere you … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/10/23/dales-report-from-essen-spiel-2026-thurs-fri-am/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Dale Yu: Review of Timespan
  Timespan Designers: Kenneth Minde, Kristian Amundsen Østby Publisher: Alion Players: 1-5 Age: 12+ Time: 90 mins Played with review copy provided by publisher Timespan is a streamlined, friendly and highly varied civilization game from the designers of Automania and … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/10/23/dale-yu-review-of-timespan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Dale Yu: Review of Minikin City
    Minikin City Designer: Simone Luciani, Matthieu Verdier Publisher: Cranio Creations / Capstone Games Players: 2-5 Age: 10+ Time: 30 minutes Preorder link: https://capstone-games.com/collections/all?sort_by=created-descending&filter.v.price.gte=0&filter.v.price.lte=1200.00&filter.v.price.gte=0&filter.v.price.lte=1200 Played with review copy provided by publisher Minikin City is a strategic game where every … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/10/22/dale-yu-review-of-minikin-city/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Dale Yu: Report from Wednesday at Essen
So officially, the Wednesday at Essen is the setup day. But it’s also really the first actual day for the press. One of the highlights of the show every year is the annual new games exhibition, and this year it … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/10/21/dale-yu-report-from-wednesday-at-essen/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Heroscape: RenegadeCon October 2026 Report (Part 3)
This is part 3 of my recap of the Renegade Games virtual “convention” (RenegadeCon) and the new information they revealed about the next wave of armies and terrain (due to be released in the first half of 2027). I will … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/10/21/heroscape-renegadecon-october-2026-report-part-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Dale Yu: Review of Ashes & Amber
    Ashes & Amber Designer: David Falla de Acebo Publisher: David’s Games Players: 1-4 Age: 14+ Time: 40 min/player Played with review copy provided by publisher The inevitable will come. Cities will fall. Yet from their ashes, you may … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/10/21/dale-yu-review-of-ashes-amber/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Tuesday Report from Spiel 2026
Well, I’ve had a few days to travel around Germany prior to SPIEL, and I’ve had a grand time seeing old castles, beautiful vistas, and yummy plates filled with meat and potatoes. We have taken full advantage of the Deutschland … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/10/21/tuesday-report-from-spiel-2026/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Gen Con 2026 – The Index (and more)
After looking back at my Gen Con experience each year, I also like to look back at my Gen Con writing. This year there were 24 posts covering about 61 publishers and something close to 150 different games or expansions … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/10/21/gen-con-2026-the-index-and-more/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Gen Con 2026 – Allplay, Pink Hawk Games, Rebellion Unplugged, We Have Issues! Publishing, The Army Painter
It’s been a crazy fall and so the Gen Con articles have been pretty strung out, but with Essen basically already around the corner, I thought it necessary to chuck one final post over the finish line. Allplay is really … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/10/20/gen-con-2026-allplay-pink-hawk-games-rebellion-unplugged-we-have-issues-publishing-the-army-painter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>