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Nippon Rails (2nd Edition) - re-visiting Mayfair's 'crayon' games

  • Nippon Rails
  • November 18, 2011
I’ve always liked Mayfair’s crayon rail games. Weaned on Euro Rails, I wasn’t introduced to the family grandfather (Empire...
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Mayfair releases Sesquicentennial recreation of Bull Run conflict

  • Test of Fire
  • September 4, 2011
You should know, right here at the outset, that until I received my copy of Martin Wallace’s Test of Fire: Bull Run 1861 from Mayfair Games,...
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Automobile: Martin Wallace offers a lesson in Economics

I was never very good at economics, although I’ve always been fascinated by the so-called ‘models’ that fuel debate about...
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Lemming Mafia: A race game with betting options

  • Lemming Mafia
  • October 4, 2010
Just for the record, folks, the idea that lemmings commit mass suicide by throwing themselves off cliffs into large bodies of water is apparently a...
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Wacky, Wacky West: Re-make of a 20-year-old Spiel des Jahres winner

  • Wacky Wacky West
  • September 22, 2010
Wacky Wacky West is the re-issue of a 20-year-old winner of the prestigious German gaming award known as the Spiel des Jahres. Originally entitled...
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Lords of Vegas: Not the dice fest it appears to be

When the dice (48 of them; 12 each in blue, red, green and yellow) start spilling out of the game box for Lords of Vegas, you’ll think that...
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Leonardo DaVinci: Work(s) in Progress

Game: Leonardo Da VinciDesigner: Acchittocca (Antonio Tinto, Flaminia Brasini, Stefano Luperto, VIrgino Gigli)Artwork: Mike Doyle, Stefano de...
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Nuns on the Run: Theme keeps game lighter than predecessors

Game: Nuns on the RunDesigner: Frederic MoyersoenArtist: Jacob Chabot/Jared BlandoPublisher: Mayfair Games (2010)Age Range: 10 & upNumber of...
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Ablaze: 13 games for the price of one

Game: AblazeDesigner: Heinrich GlumplerArtist: Christopher Wozniak/Franz VohwinkelPublisher: Mayfair Games (2010)Age Range: 10 & upNumber of...
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Pandemic: The best of the cooperative games?

Game: PandemicDesigner: Matt LeacockArtwork: Josh Cappel, Regis MoulonPublisher: Z-Man Games (2008)Age Range: 10 & upNumber of Players: 2-4Game...
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