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Want to know what components you get with a game? What to know what a game looks like? What to know how it works? Want to learn the basic rules and flow of play?

In these reviews, I take a pictorial approach, by taking photographs of key components and gameplay, and organizing them with accompanying text in order to teach you how to play a game, and showcase what it is all about, along with some analysis. These reviews might prove helpful in making an informed decision before purchasing a game, or perhaps to have your friends read ahead of a game session to help them get a basic sense of how to play the game beforehand. I appreciate the diversity of reviewer styles on BGG, but for a short defence of my own reviewing style, see my post here.

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1. Board Game: 2 de Mayo [Average Rating:7.11 Overall Rank:438]
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Scotland Yard for two players and with a twist
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/378007

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2. Board Game: 2 de Mayo [Average Rating:7.11 Overall Rank:438]
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So you're wondering about the new Gryphon Games edition of 2 de Mayo
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/498918

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3. Board Game: Adventure of D [Average Rating:7.30 Overall Rank:3963]
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Because any fantasy adventure game that features Aldie and Derk as game characters has to be good!
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/704562

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4. Board Game: Age of Industry [Average Rating:7.63 Overall Rank:149]
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Brass goes on a diet and wins an International Gamers Award
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Another great review!

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5. Board Game: Age of Steam [Average Rating:7.82 Overall Rank:25]
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So you're wondering about the third edition of Age of Steam
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6. Board Game: Age of Steam: Time Traveler [Average Rating:6.50 Unranked] [Average Rating:6.50 Unranked]
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Are you ready for your trains to travel through time?
http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/614617

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7. Board Game: Albion [Average Rating:6.16 Overall Rank:2588]
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A colonization type game from the guy who designed Carcassonne
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/798226

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8. Board Game: Alien Frontiers [Average Rating:7.56 Overall Rank:93]
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Never mind the hype - Honey, you had me at Kingsburg in space!
http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/584231

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9. Board Game: Arena: Roma II [Average Rating:7.26 Overall Rank:485]
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A proven two-player game for Dominion fans to discover, appreciate, and embrace!
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/539459

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10. Board Game: Attack! [Average Rating:5.89 Overall Rank:2690]
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The secret love child of Risk and Axis & Allies
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11. Board Game: Baltimore and Ohio [Average Rating:7.47 Overall Rank:837]
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Does this new heavier train game need to be on your radar?
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12. Board Game: Barons [Average Rating:6.30 Overall Rank:2208]
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Introducing Glory to Rome's younger brother - and easily one of the best strategy card games of 2011!
http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/657164

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13. Board Game: Batavia [Average Rating:6.59 Overall Rank:1134]
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Gorgeous components in this light/medium-weight game about shipping and the spice trade
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/404051

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14. Board Game Publisher: Battles Magazine
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What happened next when non-wargamer Ender got a wargame magazine and a solitaire wargame in the mail
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15. Board Game: Bazaar [Average Rating:6.49 Overall Rank:1100]
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A Sid Sackson classic gets a worthy new edition
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/755432

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16. Board Game: Belfort [Average Rating:7.52 Overall Rank:269]
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O Gnomeo, Gnomeo...Wherefore Art Thou O Gnomeo?
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17. Board Game: BGG: The Board Game [Average Rating:5.93 Unranked]
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A comparative review between your favorite online game (BoardGameGeek) and the board game
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/408834

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18. Board Game: Bible Challenge [Average Rating:4.82 Unranked]
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Useful for more than sticking pawns up your nose
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19. Board Game: Biblios [Average Rating:7.20 Overall Rank:279]
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The super filler that Reiner Knizia wishes he had designed
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Awesome! I've been very interested in seeing this game's complete components, Ender. Great pick and thank you!
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20. Board Game: Birds on a Wire [Average Rating:5.61 Overall Rank:5967]
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Game #8 in the impressive Gryphon Games bookshelf series
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21. Board Game: Blockers! [Average Rating:6.79 Overall Rank:713]
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Blokus goes on a date uptown with Sudoku!
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22. Board Game: Blockers! [Average Rating:6.79 Overall Rank:713]
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A family friendly abstract with real potential (new Blockers! edition)
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23. Board Game: Botswana [Average Rating:6.62 Overall Rank:736]
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Lions and Leopards and Elephants... Oh my, what a great new edition of this classic filler!
http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/595292

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It's nice to finally get a version of this game that's easy for colorblind people to play. Another good reason the animal figures are better than plastic chips.
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24. Board Game: Bridgetown Races [Average Rating:6.48 Overall Rank:3759]
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Anybody Up For A Game of Urban Capture the Flag?
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25. Board Game: Bunny Bunny Moose Moose [Average Rating:6.23 Overall Rank:2359]
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Rabbit-eeples, moose-eeples, and more silliness for smart people!
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These is easily my favorite series of reviews. I can honestly say that no other single user has enticed me to add so many games to my wishlist. Quit it.
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2011 was a great year for gaming for me personally, and over the past 12 months I was fortunate enough to play around 50 different new games, many of which were newer releases. To round off the year, I've compiled and posted my complete overview of the new games I was able to play in a geeklist, along with ratings and a brief synopsis of each game. You'll find it here:

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A big thank you to all those who read any of my reviews over the past year - I wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't for your support and interest. And my best wishes to everyone for 2012! - Ender







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Is there a way to view this geeklist by the date which Ender adds the review (so recently added games would be at the bottom), rather than alphabetically? Love the reviews! (fyi: I do subscribe to the list, so get notices when something is added, but would like to be able to sort it as described above)
 
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furtherbum wrote:
Is there a way to view this geeklist by the date which Ender adds the review (so recently added games would be at the bottom), rather than alphabetically? Love the reviews! (fyi: I do subscribe to the list, so get notices when something is added, but would like to be able to sort it as described above)

Thanks for the note Chris. Unfortunately you can't view the geeklist that way unless I change the setting for how it's ordered. However it is easy enough to view all my reviews in the order that they were posted, starting with the most recent one. The long way is to go to my Contributions tab, and then click on Reviews. Alternatively just use this direct link:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/browse/boardgame/0?usern...

You can also change the sort order to Hot to view them by the amount of thumbs received.
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Thanks! That's useful. Always more to learn at BGG.
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