WIN The Games Journal 488 January 2016

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Our reviews:
A Study in Emerald
– Deck building game on hidden identities for 2-5 players, ages 13+, by Martin Wallace at Treefrog Games 2013, ca. 120 min
Aquasphere – Development and worker placement game for 2-4 players, ages 12+, by Stefan Feld at Pegasus Spiele / H@ll Games 2014, ca. 100 min
Die blutige Herberge – Card management for 1-4 players, ages 14+, by Nicolas Robert at Pearl Games / Asmodee 2015, ca. 60 min
Die Schlösser des König Ludwig – Placement and construction game for 11-4 players, ages 13+, by Ted Alspach at Bézier Games 2014, ca. 90 min
Isle of Skye – Placement and bidding game for 2-5 players, ages 8+, by Alexander Pfister and Andreas Pelikan at Lookout Spiele 2015, ca. 60 min
Mythotopia – Fantasy deck building game for 2-4 players, ages 13+, by Martin Wallace at Treefrog Games 2014, ca. 90 min
Onward to Venus – Retro SciFi game on territories for 2-5 players, ages 13+, by Martin Wallace at Treefrog Games 2014, ca. 90 min

Played for you:
Air Alliance
– Logistics game for 2-4 players, ages 8+, by Akio Nomura at Route 11, ca. 60 min
Allies Realm of Wonder – Fantasy card game for 2 players, ages 8+, by Mikko Punakallio and Max Wikström at Mindwarrior Games 2015, ca. 30 min
Amphipolis – Set collecting game for 1-4 players, ages 10+, by Reiner Knizia at Desyllas Games 2015, ca. 30 min
… and then, we held hands – Cooperative game with a psychological topic for 2 players, ages 12+, by David Chircop and Yannick Massa at LudiCréations 2015, ca. 45 min
Bang! The Duel – Card game for 2 players, ages 8+, by Emiliano Sciarra at dV Giochi 2015, ca. 30 min
Bastion – Cooperative fantasy adventure game for 1-4 players, ages 10+, by Evgeny Nikitin and Nikolay Pegasov at Hobby World 2015, ca. 120 min
Bauboom – Building game for 2-4 players, ages 8+, by Arpad Fritsche at Amigo Spiele 2016, ca. 25 min
Black Hat – Trick-taking card game for 2-6 players, ages 10+, by Timo Multamäki and Thomas Klausner at Dragon Dawn Productions 2015, ca. 45 min
Blindes Huhn – Auction and bluff game for 3-5 players, ages 10+, by Heike Risthaus at Ostia Spiele 2015, ca. 40 min
Booty – Collecting game with cards for 2-6 players, ages 10+, by Mayfair Games 2015, ca. 60 min
Completto – Tile placement game for 2-4 players, ages 8+, by Heinz Meister at Schmidt Spiele 2015, ca. 30 min
Die Arena von Tash-Kalar Die Niederhöllen – Expansion for Tash-Kalar for 2-4 players, ages 13+, by Vlaada Chvátil at Heidelberger Spieleverlag 2015, ca. 30 min
Die Knobelpfade des Ratnaraj – Logic puzzle for 1 or more players, ages 8+, by Ivan Moskovich at HCM Kinzel 2015, ca. 10 min
Echt jetzt?! – Quiz game for 2-5 players, ages 8+, at Megableu / Hutter Trade 2015, ca. 20 min
Escape Traps – Expansion for Escape for 1-5/6 players, ages 8+, by Kristian Amundsen Østby at Queen Games 2015, real time
Falsch gedacht! – Quiz game for 3-10 players, ages 10+, by Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc at Heidelberger Spieleverlag 2015, ca. 20 min
Funkenschlag Die Aktiengesellschaften – Expansion for Funkenschlag for 2-6 players, ages 12+, by Friedemann Friese at 2F-Spiele 2015, ca. 120 min
Ja, Herr und Meister Grüne Edition – Satirical party game for 4-16 players, ages 8+, by Riccardo Crosa, Fabricio Bonifacio, Massimiliano Enrico and Chiara Ferlita atTruant Spiele 2015, ca. 30 min
Jungolino – Movement and memo game for 2-5 players, ages 4+, by Reiner Knizia at Piatnik 2015, ca. 10 min
Legacy: The Testament of Duke de Crecy Five Families – Expansion for Legacy for 1-4 players, ages 8+, by Ignacy Trzewiczek and Michal Walczak at Portal Games 2015, ca. 60 min
Mimikmonster – Memo and facial expression game in the series Geschenkwürfel, for 2-4 players, ages 5+, by Anna Lena Räckers at Haba 2015, ca. 10 min
Monopoly World – Roll & move game with economics elements, for 2-4 players, ages 8+, at Hasbro 2015, ca. 90 min
Monsterturm – Dexterity game for 2-4 players, ages 5+, by Simone Luciani and Antonio Tinto at Heidelberger Spieleverlag / Cranio Creations 2015, ca. 15 min
Nimmit – Collecting game for 2-4 players, ages 4+ or 6+, by Karsten Adlung bei Adlung Spiele 2015, ca. 20 min
Nitro Glyxerol – Shaking and collecting game for 2-4 players, ages 7+, by Luca Borsa and Andrea Mainini bei Zoch Verlag 2015, ca. 20 min
Oddball – Card game for 2 players, ages 8+, by Nigel Pyne at Pegasus Spiele 2015, ca. 20 min
Prime Time – Auction and placement game for 2-4 players, ages 13+, by Elad Goldsteen at Golden Egg Games 2015, ca. 90 min
Raben schubsen – Rilikng game for 2 players, ages 5+, by Marco Teubner at moses. Verlag 2015, ca. 10 min
Rauf und runter – Roll & move game for 2-4 players, ages 5+, by Inka and Markus Brand at Ravensburger 2015, ca. 25 min
Robot Face Race – Spotting game for 2-4 players, ages 6+, by Ivan Moscovich at Game Factory 2015, ca. 25 min
Sarkophag – Trick-taking card game for 3-6 players, ages 8+, by Michael Feldkötter at Amigo Spiele 2015, ca. 15 min
Shinobi Assassins – Crd game for 4-6 players, ages 10+, by Josep M. Allué at GDM Games 2015, ca. 20 min
Star Wars Rebels Angriff der Rebellen – Placement and collecting game with dice for 2-4 players, ages 7+, by Sandra Dochtermann und Ralph Querfurth at Kosmos 2015, ca. 20 min
Switching Tracks – Logistics game for 2-5 players, ages 10+, by Kris Gould at Wattsalpag Games 2015, ca. 60 min
Targets – Dexterity game for 2-4 players, ages 7+, by Wilfried Fort at Blackrock Games 2015, ca. 15 min
The Battle at Kemble’s Cascade – SciFi conflict for 2-5 players, ages 14+, by Anders and Ollie Tyland at Z-Man Games 2015, ca. 90 min
Tokaido Matsuri – Expansion for Tokaido for 2-5 players, ages 8+, by Antoine Bauza at Funforge 2015, ca. 45 min
Top & Flop – Quiz game for 4 or more players, ages 10+, by Dominic Crapuchettes at Kosmos 2015, ca. 30 min
Winziges Weltall – Development game with action dice for 1-5 players, ages 14+, by Scott Almes at Schwerkraftverlag 2015, ca. 30 min
Wörterklauer – word placement game for 2 players, ages 10+, by Alex Randolph at Steffen Spiele 2015, ca. 20 min

New arrivals:
Bingo Deluxe
– Luxurious version of the classical game of chance and reaction, for 2-6 players, ages 6+, at Noris Spiele 2015, ca. 30 min
Black Stories Bibel Edition – Deduction, creative and communication game for 2 or more players, ages 12+, by Johannes Bartels at moses.Verlag 2015, variable playing time
Bola – Memo and searching game for 2 players, ages 7+, by Ferdinand Hein at F-Hein-Spiele 2015, ca. 10 min
Catan Cities & Knights – Expansion for Catan for 3-4 players, ages 12+, by Klaus Teuber at Mayfair Games 2015, ca. 90 min
Shuffle Star Wars Kämpf mit um Lothal! – Card game with App für 2-4 players, ages 7+, at ASS Altenburger 2015, ca. 15 min
Smiley Dice Game – Dice game for 2-6 players, ages 6+, by Martin Nedergaard Andersen at Game Factory 2015, ca. 15 min
Speed Cups Fan Edition – Supplement for Ergänzung for 2-4 players, ages 6+, by Haim Shafir at Amigo Spiele 2015, ca. 10 min
Star Wars Das Kartenspiel Renegaten-Staffel – Third cycle of Force Packs for the Living Card Game, for 2 players, ages 10+, by Eric M. Lang at Heidelberger Spieleverlag 2015, ca. 90 min
Tell Me Verantwortung – Educational game for 1 or more players, ages 4+, at Beleduc 2015, ca. 15 min

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