I own these things called Leo Lionni picture book playing cards—he's the author of "Swimmy"—and after looking through them for the first time in a while, I thought, "They really are just too cute..." so I want to show some of them to everyone.Like this, every single card has a different illustra
Cue the game description, thanks to the Restoration Games website: “Like its bigger sibling, Thunder Road: Vendetta – in Thunder Road: Ignition your crew is racing through the wastelands – get your cars across the finish line first to win. … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/09/20/mark-jackson-thunder-road-ignition-review/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
  Pop Art Designers: Jeffrey Chin, Andrew Nerger Publisher: R2i Games Players: 1-8 Age: 8+ Time: 20 minutes Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4gL4Leu Played with review copy provided by publisher Create and arrange silkscreen prints in your gallery and become the … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/09/19/dale-yu-review-of-pop-art/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
I had an incredible opportunity over Labor Day Weekend, the chance to go to PAX West as a board gamer and see all the interconnections between the various geekdoms. Between four huge exhibit areas and maybe 100 other areas, zones, … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/09/19/pax-tastic-a-board-gamer-goes-to-pax-west/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
So, each day, I go to work and then fill up the holes in my schedule with little daily puzzles – things like Wordle, Catalogues, Connections, etc. Each of these games is a two to three minute brain teaser – … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/09/18/endplay-a-daily-puzzle-for-trick-taker-lovers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Turn your child's artwork into a game night showstopper! Our classic 54-card deck features your student's artwork on the back of ...
  Misfit Heroes Designer: Phil Walker-Harding Publisher: AEG Players: 2-4 Age: 10+ Time: 30-45 minutes Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4xvABBQ Played with review copy provided by publisher After a bizarre interdimensional event of massive proportions, Earth as we know it … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/09/18/dale-yu-review-of-misfit-heroes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
  Tales of Myth & Legend Designers: Michael Guigliano, Keith Ward, Bobby West Publisher: Van Ryder Games Players: 1-4 Age: 14+ Time: 60-150 mins Amazon affiliate link: Played with review copy provided by publisher Tales of Myth & Legend … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/09/17/dale-yu-review-of-tales-of-myth-legend/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
The new era of well-designed automata and solo modes for multiplayer games, coupled with excellent new solo game designs, is actually quite heartening to someone (me!) who finds something very satisfying about physically playing a game: shuffling cards, moving pieces, … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/09/15/solo-gaming-2026-the-first-eight-months/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
  Cascadia Alpine Lakes Designer: Randy Flynn Publisher: AEG / Flatout Games Players: 1-4 Age: 10+ Time: 30-45 mins Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4yjWdkB Played with review copy provided by publisher Cascadia: Alpine Lakes is a standalone follow-up to the … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/09/15/dale-yu-review-of-cascadia-alpine-lakes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
  Trial of the Forest Designer: Giancarlo Spinelli Publisher: Rebel studio Players: 2-4 Age: 12+ Time: 60-120 min Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3Tpm9MK Played with review copy provided by publisher Embark on a journey deep into the ancient forest of … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/09/14/dale-yu-review-of-trial-of-the-forest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
There’s still more to talk about in the gaming hall. It really is a big mix of trading card game, miniatures, and boardgames from big and small publishers. A new publisher, Resurrection Games, had a very nice setup showing … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/09/14/gen-con-2026-resurrection-games-archon-studios-avalon-hill-hasbro/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
While the main dealer hall can’t be beat for concentrated gaming information, the adjacent gaming hall is a great place to stop in and play games. Some publishers rent space to provide an area for a full playthrough of their … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/09/13/gen-con-2026-tesselation-games-incredible-dream-studios-lime-green-games-resurrection-games-archon-studios-avalon-hill-hasbro/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
    Well, Pandasaurus has had a number of new summer releases, and two of them share names with classic games. Daryl Andrews is back to his old tricks, and he has reworked both of these games into new … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/09/13/dale-yu-two-new-pandasaurus-versions-of-classic-games-gulo-gulo-and-hacienda/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
  Golfie Designer: Jimmy Dorion Publisher: Unigoat Players: 1-8 Age: 8+ Time: 25 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Welcome to the course! In this golf-inspired board game, each player must take action on the 9 cards … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/09/12/dale-yu-review-of-golfie/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Nintendo began in 1889 making hand-painted Hanafuda cards, decades before video games existed. After selling 600,000 Disney-branded card packs in a single year, the company diversified into taxis, ...
A century-old law forced Gila Bend candidates to draw cards to break a tie after both received 67 votes.
  Mountain Goats: Legacy Designers: Alex Cutler, Michael Mihealsick, Stefan Risthaus Publisher: Allplay Players: 2-5 Age: 7+ Time: 20-45 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Each turn, roll and combine dice to race up the mountain. Get … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/09/11/dale-yu-review-of-mountain-goats-legacy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
  3 Witches Designer: Corey Young Publisher: Allplay Players: 3 Age: 10+ Time: 20 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher 3 Witches is a must-follow, trick-taking game with no trump suit. At the start of each round, … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/09/10/dale-yu-review-of-3-witches/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Sometimes I’m lucky enough to give a game a good demo, as I did with Cephalofair’s card drafting Mercenaries Wanted. Of course, having played the original game I didn’t necessarily need to take the new Buttons & Bugs expansions for … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/09/09/gen-con-2026-cephalofair-games-dara-studios-pegasus-spiel-pine-box-entertainment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>