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Designer Diary: Ayar: Children of The Sun

(This gives them more control so that if they go heavy in a certain activity, they can still score it even if the Ayar retire before reaching the scoring tile.)Moreover, we also added a Moon scoring at the end of each round in which each player will cover with their retiring disc one of the four activity scoring slots on their player board, immediately scoring moons for that activity. This adds some pressure as each round you should focus on a different activity, score it with your retiring disc

Josiah’s Monthly Board Game Round-Up – September 2025

September 2025 Games I played for the first time this month, from worst to best, along with my ratings and comments. Five Crowns – 3/10 Five Crowns was first released in 1996. Given that it’s been about three decades … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2025/10/16/josiahs-monthly-board-game-round-up-september-2025/">Continue reading →</a>

Search the Murky Waters for Gold in Diver Go!

I proposed it as a compact light game that would fit within the Funbrick Series, but during our first in-person meeting to talk about it, the bills had already turned into coins, and the background setting had shifted to picking them up from the ocean floor — what a surprise! How did itten's team come up with the idea of changing the paper bills to coins?Shimamoto:  Well, after receiving the rules I made a quick mock-up and tested it and immediately thought, "This might work." However, since the

Akshay Kumar's co-actor Paresh Ganatra recalls star playing cards with producer; says, 'In 5 minutes, he took Rs 14-15k'

In a recent interview, actor Paresh Ganatra recounted a hilarious incident from the set of 'Aankhen', where he observed ...

AMIGO to Exit the U.S. Market at the End of 2025

In press release terms:This year's tariff dispute with the U.S., the lack of predictability, and significant additional costs gave the AMIGO management the final impetus to make the difficult decision to close AMIGO Games Inc."It's not an easy decision for us, but it's the right decision," explains Alexander Jost, CEO of AMIGO Spiel + Freizeit GmbH in Germany, where he is responsible for AMIGO Games Inc. "After eight years of intensive efforts, we have to admit that we cannot meet the economic c

Ted C: Review of Tea Witches

Tea Witches Review by: Ted Cheatham Players: 2-4 players Playing time: 30 minutes per player Publisher: The OP Games Designer: Manny Vega Review copy provided Set in the enchanting world of the Teaquinox Faire, Tea Witches invites players to become … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2025/10/15/ted-c-review-of-tea-witches/">Continue reading →</a>

Designer Diary: How to Stop Being Afraid of Heffalumps and Design Winnie the Pooh: Serious Detective

What we wanted instead was to make the exploration of the world exciting, without punishing players for the time they spent immersing themselves in the game's world, especially since every new case is a new universe with not-so-cardboard characters, each living their own stories.The first investigation takes place in the forest familiar to Winnie and his friends. For the characters, it's their first steps on the detective's path, while for the players, it's a tangled story of the search for a mi

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What exciting and beautiful games are waiting for us out of the box?Player EliminationIt is understandable that many players don't like elimination; you want to play a game, not watch everyone else play a game. However, elimination is not bad for all players all the time. For example, if you are playing in a place with a lot of available games (like a big game night, a convention, or a game store), or you have other things to do (maybe you are a student and can always fit in some study time), or

Dale Yu: Review of Tanis

Tanis Designer: Phil Walker-Harding Publisher: Eagle-Gryphon Games Players: 2 Age: 14+ Time: 20-30 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher TANIS, named after the ancient city in Lower Egypt, is a unique tile-digging game for 2 players. The game … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2025/10/14/dale-yu-review-of-tanis/">Continue reading →</a>

Designer Diary: The White Castle Duel

Publishing games just for the sake of publishing has never been our priority, and if we were going to release a two-player version of The White Castle, it had to be worthwhile because that game is already good with two players.But we had another, more important, little "problem"...First-Time Parents, Experienced DesignersThis time we faced a challenge we weren't prepared for. Fabio, our first child, was born during the summer of 2024, and with that our lives were turned upside down.How do you de

Alison Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2025 (Part 26)

These days I don’t get a lot out of playing games I’m not that excited about. If I’m in danger of being dragged into multiple games of Flip 7 for instance, I’d rather stay home and read a book, or … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2025/10/13/alison-brennan-game-snapshots-2025-part-26/">Continue reading →</a>

Designer Diary: Adamastor, or How to Die Trying to Survive

Speaking of encounters, we've added an entire new deck of them filled with adventures (you can see it on the left of the map cards), some of which have lasting consequences that'll haunt you for the entire game (or the whole campaign).We've expanded the Adamastor universe in ways I never thought possible when I first designed the game in 2016, which is why I'm so excited to see this revamped version finally reach the hands of those who already braved the original — and, of course, the many peopl

Dale Yu: Review of The Peak Team

The Peak Team Designer: Scott Almes Publisher: Matagot Players: 1-5 Age: 10+ Time: 60 minutes Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3KhNg7K Played with review copy provided by publisher As a team of wildlife rangers, your mission is to ensure the well-being of … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2025/10/12/dale-yu-review-of-the-peak-team/">Continue reading →</a>

Designer Diary: Makoto, or Card-Shedding with Beautiful Twists

Well, when you are the last player to play in any round, you win all the cards played and put them in your score pile...which gives you additional decisions: Do I bother to play in this round when there are no scoring cards? Do I play a good card or set of cards to win a few points now or save them in case I can win more points later? This playing angst is furthered by having only three cards that score in each set of value 1-16: the 2s, the 5s, and the 10s.In a further twist, the 2s are worth 2

Collect Squirrels at the Thief's Market between Two Lodges

The player with the most points wins.Chalker writes about the origin of Thief's Market and its subsequent development in this BGG thread, noting that the idea is derived from Kory Heath's effort to employ a "fair division algorithm" in game design. In short, the "I cut/you choose" principle works cleanly with two players, but once you add a third person the splitting takes longer and feels wonkier. However, with this "steal and reduce" system, everyone gets to cut, with you taking what you want

Dale Yu: Review of Kabuto Sumo: Sakura Slam

Kabuto Sumo: Sakura Slam Designer: Tony Miller, John Brieger, Michael Dunsmore Publisher: allplay Players: 2-4 Age: 6+ Time: 20 Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3Sqg52G Played with review copy provided by publisher It’s cherry blossom season. As the beautiful sakura petals fall, … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2025/10/11/dale-yu-review-of-kabuto-sumo-sakura-slam/">Continue reading →</a>

Head to Germany for the Downfall of Pirate Mice Allies in Middle-earth

Eric Martin Mice, mice, babyWhile many flock to the game fair at Essen to look for new treasures, others want to add to treasures found in previous years.With that in mind, here's a sampling of game expansions for sale or demo at SPIEL Essen 25 in late October:▪️ Christian and Laura Kudahl's Agent Avenue is a relatively small game, but it will get a tad larger thanks to the Division M expansion that publisher Nerdlab Games will debut at SPIEL Essen 25:Division M has arrived in the neighborhood!T

Tales of the Arthurian Knights – A Review

I have strong memories of four books in my elementary school library. I loved The Twenty-One Balloons with its delightful line drawings and crazy tale of exploration and adventure. I was fascinated by D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths. I can’t … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2025/10/10/tales-of-the-arthurian-knights-a-review/">Continue reading →</a>

Designer Diary: Taxing the Rich, and Avoiding Politics at All Costs!

In addition to the rule cards, two special effects are always active:Leading with the highest card is an automatic play in many trick-taking games, but we introduced a rule to make it just a little bit harder for the same player to keep a trick-winning streak. The highest card, the President, has the ability "Incompetent Leader", meaning you cannot lead a trick with this card, and—Kjetil: ...Oh, and I almost forgot to explain the title of the game: If you win a trick with "The Poor", you can "Ta

New and Renewed: Dinosaur Island, Genesis, Legions, and Spot it! CATAN

Thus, players are encouraged to be jerks, creating ties or playing tiles to combine an opponent's two areas into one, thereby lopping off half the points.I haven't played Genesis in nearly twenty years, but I still recall it fondly as I had my first rule-writing jobs through Larry Whelan at Face2Face Games, which was close to where I lived at the time.Non-final cover art▪️ For another game with prehistoric creatures that's getting a new life, we'll turn to Dinosaur Island: Fully Charged from des

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