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Heroscape: Designers Talking

The last few RenegadeCon events have included a Heroscape Designers Roundtable&#8230; which isn&#8217;t actually round, since they are appearing on camera via Zoom or Teams or some such wizardry of our modern age. But there is a lot of talking &#8230; <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/03/13/heroscape-designers-talking/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>

Dale Yu: Review of Shallow Sea

&#160; &#160; Shallow Sea Designer: Yeom.C.W Publisher: Bad Comet Players: 1-4 Age: 14+ Time: 30-45 mins Played with review copy provided by publisher In Shallow Sea, a multi-layered puzzle board game inspired by the breathtaking beauty of the Great Barrier &#8230; <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/03/13/dale-yu-review-of-shallow-sea/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>

Dale Yu: Review of Countryside 

&#160; &#160; Countryside Designer: Peter Prinz Publisher: nanox games  Players: 1-4 Age: 10+ Time: 60 mins Played with review copy provided by publisher In Countryside, you are a farmer with a vision, and you want to build the most thriving &#8230; <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/03/12/dale-yu-review-of-countryside/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>

Dale Yu: Preview of Death Strikers: Overkillers of Epochalypse

&#160;   Death Strikers: Overkillers of Epochalypse Designer: D. Brad Talton, Jr Publisher: L99 Games Players: 2-5 Age: 17+ Time: 15 minutes Crowdfunding link: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/level-99-games/megagame-library Played with review copy provided by publisher To win each battle, you gotta throw hands! &#8230; <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/03/11/dale-yu-preview-of-death-strikers-overkillers-of-epochalypse/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>

Dale Yu: Review of The Hobbit: There and Back Again

&#160;   The Hobbit: There and Back Again Designer: Reiner Knizia Publisher: Office Dog Players: 1-4 Age: 10+ Time: 30 min Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4axeQsb Played with review copy provided by publisher The Hobbit: There &#38; Back Again is a &#8230; <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/03/10/dale-yu-review-of-the-hobbit-there-and-back-again/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>

Nathan B – Review of Railway Boom

Railway Boom Designer: Hisashi Hayashi Developer: Simone Luciani Publisher: Arclight Games Ages: 14+ Time: 60-120 mins Players: 2-4 Review by Nathan Beeler Caption: Railway Boom cover art by Ian O&#8217;Toole &#8220;So what&#8217;s good?&#8221; That&#8217;s what I asked my friend, Justin, &#8230; <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/03/09/nathan-b-review-of-railway-boom/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>

Alison Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2026 (Part 11)

&#160;   New-to-me games played recently include … 13 LEAVES (2025): Rank 7205, Rating 6.7 Shedder where the set you play must be &#60;= the lowest played set so far or &#62;= the highest played set so far. The twist &#8230; <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/03/08/alison-brennan-game-snapshots-2026-part-11/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>

Dale Yu: Review of Llama Llama

&#160; &#160; Llama Llama Designer: Kaya Miyano Publisher: Allplay Players: 2-4 Age: 8+ Time: 15 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher In Llama Llama, players pass cards to craft hands around the different scoring conditions. These conditions were &#8230; <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/03/07/dale-yu-review-of-llama-llama/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>

Here's how a deck of playing cards helped solve 2008 cold case from Pawtucket

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The unsolved homicide of Carl Seebeck, a Pawtucket man shot and killed on his way to work in 2008, was featured on a playing card ...

Dale Yu: Review of Miams

&#160; &#160; Miams  Designer: Jules Messaud Publisher: KYF edition Players: 2-5 Age: 10+ Time: 30 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Roll your dice to make the most beautiful fruit skewers, and fill your Hearts track before your &#8230; <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/03/06/dale-yu-review-of-miams/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>

13 card cribbage january 1st 2026!

Well, we played the 13-card cribbage game today and we survived it! I got to tell you; I don't know how anyone would invent such ...

Dale Yu: Review of Queen Marie-Antoinette

&#160; &#160; Queen Marie-Antoinette Designer: Julien Griffon Publisher: Oka Luda Players: 2-4 Age: 10+ Time: 30 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher A game of strategy and influence at the court of Versailles &#8211; Step into the intrigues &#8230; <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/03/05/dale-yu-review-of-queen-marie-antoinette/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>

Heroscape: A New Age Begins

You may not have realized it &#8211; but the Heroscape team has not simply been adding figures &#38; terrain to the world of Valhalla. They have also been adding tons of lore. We are now leaving the Age of Annhilation &#8230; <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/03/04/heroscape-a-new-age-begins/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>

Advocacy group claims ‘Ace of Spades’ playing cards found in vehicles of people removed by ICE

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Colorado advocacy group said it found “racist” ace of spades playing cards listing the address of a local Immigration and ...

"Cold case" playing cards in Mississippi jails aim to solve murders, disappearances

Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, ...

Dale Yu: Review of Space Lab

&#160; &#160; Space Lab Designers: Corentin Lebrat, Johannes Goupy Publisher: Studio H  Players: 1-4 Age: 10+ Time: 20 minutes Amazon affiliate link:  Played with review copy provided by publisher Interest in space research is at an all-time high. Across the &#8230; <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/03/03/dale-yu-review-of-space-lab/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>

Dale Yu: Review of Giraffe Raffe

&#160; &#160; Giraffe Raffe Designer: Hisashi Hayashi Publisher: Mandoo games Players: 1-5 Age: 8+ Time: 20-30 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Play tricks to Trees, or play Apples to skip your turn, but be careful to not &#8230; <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/03/02/dale-yu-review-of-giraffe-raffe/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>

Toy Battle, Civolution, Zenith, and Mooki Island Win France’s As d’Or Awards

The winners of the As d&#8217;Or&#8211;France&#8217;s Game of the Year awards&#8211;were announced last week. Taking the main award is Toy Battle, a 2-player affair in which tiles representing toys do battle on a small territorial map. It was designed by &#8230; <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/03/01/toy-battle-civolution-zenith-and-mooki-island-win-frances-as-dor-awards/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>

Alison Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2026 (Part 10)

&#160;   New-to-me games played recently include … 6 NIMMT! BARON OXX (2025): Rank 6848, Rating 7.1 – Kiesling / Kramer The latest 6 Nimmt variant, where the number now only determines play order and you can play in any &#8230; <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/03/01/alison-brennan-game-snapshots-2026-part-10/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>

Dale Yu: Review of Ghosts Galore

&#160;   Ghosts Galore Designer: Michael Luu Publisher: Lookout Games Players: 2-5 Age: 10+ Time: 20 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher In Ghosts Galore you&#8217;re helping monsters to build a fun ghost train in an abandoned mineshaft. &#8230; <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2026/02/28/dale-yu-review-of-ghosts-galore/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>