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Gathering of Friends Report, Part 5

Persistent ID AvatarWritten by E.R. Burgess October 1, 2021October 3, 2021
Gathering of Friends Report, Part 5

Hello again board game fans and thank you for joining me on my memory journey through the Gathering of Friends 2021. I know this has been going on for some time but I’m enjoying writing them so I hope you enjoying the reading. If you missed the previous parts, they’re here: Part 1, Part 2, […]

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Gathering of Friends Report, Part 4

Persistent ID AvatarWritten by E.R. Burgess September 23, 2021October 1, 2021
Gathering of Friends Report, Part 4

If you’re here, presumably you’re enjoying my long-form GOF 2021 report. Don’t miss Part 1, Part 2, or Part 3. Now, back to the board games… Happenstance at the Gathering will get you into some good games with great people. As I was wandering over to the massive library that the fantastic Rodney Somerstein was […]

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Gathering of Friends Report, Part 3

Persistent ID AvatarWritten by E.R. Burgess September 21, 2021September 21, 2021
Gathering of Friends Report, Part 3

If you’re taking my GOF journey with me and missed Part 1 and Part 2, well, click those links earlier in this sentence to find them. Onward… I really hate Facebook and only my love of board games keeps me on this horrific privacy nightmare of a platform. Professionally, there’s also a reason why, but […]

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Session Review: Aroma: A Game of Essence by Organic Aromas

Persistent ID AvatarWritten by E.R. Burgess January 25, 2021January 25, 2021
Session Review: Aroma: A Game of Essence by Organic Aromas

Disclosure: The makers of Aroma: A Game of Essence provided a review copy of the game for an independent written review. Unique mechanisms in board games are harder to come by these days. So many games feel like Frankenstein’s Monster versions of other good games, which sometimes works. The folks who made Aroma: A Game […]

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Session Review: Guild Masters by Matthew Austin and Mirror Box Games

Persistent ID AvatarWritten by E.R. Burgess November 16, 2016
Session Review: Guild Masters by Matthew Austin and Mirror Box Games

Guild Masters came along at a less than ideal time for me, yet I quite liked it and backed it on Kickstarter. I’ve been struggling with euro games still a bit when they lack an interesting theme or unique elements. While we often marvel at the way a designer melds good ideas from other games […]