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Contents: WIN 427 September 2011 (55 reviews)

From the Museum:
Schwarze Katze – A card game classic for 4 players, ages 8+, known since 1880

Our reviews:
Artus – A placement game with cards for 2-4 players, ages 9+, by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling at Alea / Ravensburger 2011, ca. 60 min
Das 20. Jahrhundert – A development game for 2-5 players, ages 12+, by Vladimir Suchy at Heidelberger / CGE 2010, ca. 120 min
Days of Steam and Locomotives – A railway game + expansion for 2-4 players, ages 12+, by Aaron Lauster at Valley Games 2010, ca. 45 min
Die Gnome von Zavandor – An economics simulation in dwarven regions for 2-4 players, ages 10+, by Torsten Landsvogt at Lookout Games 2011, ca. 60 min
Khan – A placement game for majorities with a conquest topic for 2-4 players, ages 10+, by Christwart Conrad at Huch & friends 2010, ca. 60 min

Played for you:
4 gewinnt Schnipp den Chip – A dexterity game for 2 players or teams, ages 5+, at MB/Hasbro 2011, ca. 15 min
Age of Industry – An economcs simulation for 2-5 players, ages 13+, by Martin Wallace at Treefroggames 2010, ca. 120 min
Bibi & Tina Das große Springreiten – A roll & move game with a license topic, for 2-4 players, ages 5+, at Schmidt Spiele 2011, ca. 15 min
Bremer Stadtmusikanten – Card placement game as a Dominoes variant for 2-4 players, ages 5+, by Wilfried Lepuschitz and Arno Steinwender at Die Spiegelburg 2011, ca. 20 min
Bugs – A card game on a swarm of bugs for 3-6 players, ages 10 and up, by Keith Meyers at Valley Games 2010, ca. 30 min
Caterpillar – A resources transport game for 2-4 players, ages 10+, by Donghoon Lee at Visionary Games 2009, ca. 60 min
Cleopatra’s Caboose – A parody on the 18xx genre settled in ancient Egypt, for 3-5 players, ages 10+, by Steve Zamborsky at Z-Man Games 2010, ca. 90 min
Da ist der Wurm drin – Dice game on worm lengths for 2-4 players, ages 4+, by Carmen Kleinert at Zoch 2011, ca. 15 min
Days of Steam and Locomotives – A railway game + expansion for 2-4 players, ages 12+, by Aaron Lauster at Valley Games 2010, ca. 45 min
Disney Winnie The Pooh Wo ist I-Aahs Schwänzchen? – A seach and memo game for 2-4 players, ages 3+, by Kai Haferkamp at Ravensburger 2011, ca. 15 min
Expedition Dino – Dexterity game on excavating Dinos for 2-5 players, ages 4+, by Gunter Baars at Haba 2011, ca. 15 min
Galapagos – Auction and set collection game for 2-5 players, ages 12ü+, by Åse and Henrik Berg at White Goblin Games 2010, 60 min
GEOlino Reise ins Tierreich – Assessment and collecting game for 2-4 players, ages 8+, by Inka and Markus Brand at Kosmos 2011, ca. 45 min
Gold – A card game on set collecting, for 2-34 players, ages 8+, at Abacusspiele 2011, ca. 20 min
Hattari – Bluff and deduction game for 3-4 players, ages 9, by Jun Sasaki at Moonster Games 2011, ca. 30 min
Hektik – A party game with cards for 5-20 players, ages 6+, by Raphael Kasmai at Sejo Spiele 2010, ca. 5-10 min
Kaigan – A placement game of mapping Japan’s coast for 3-4 players, ages 10+, by Tanabe Kenichi at Ascora Games 2010, ca. 60 min
Kawumm! – A gamble on set collecting for 2-4 players, ages 8+, by Bernhard Weber at Huch & friends 2011, ca. 20 min
Leaping Lemmings – A race and acquisition game witz dice and cards for 2-6 players, ages 13+, by Rick Young and John Poniske at GMT Games 2010, ca. 75 min
Lecker oder Gemecker!- An educational game in the FEX series for 2-4 players, ages 4+, by Markus Nikisch, Sabine Kubesch and Laura Walk at Haba 2011, ca. 10 min
Loopz – Elektronic memo and reaction game for 1-4 players, ages 7+, at Mattel 2011, ca. 15 min
Markus Heitz’ Justifiers – An adventure game based on role play for 2 or more players, ages 14+, by Markus Heitz at Ulisses-Spiele 2010, Spieldauer variabel
Minotaurus – A memo, collecting and dexterity game for 3-5 players, ages 8+, by Michael Sohre at Theta-promotion 2010, ca. 45 min
Mix Match – A game of maths for 2-6 players, ages 8+, by Reiner Knizia at Productief 2010, ca. 15 min
Monkey Business – An acquisition game with risk/stop mechanism for 2-6 players, ages 6+, by Reiner Knizia at Piatnik 2011, ca. 20 min
Pastiche – A game of collecting sets of colors for 2-4 players, ages 10+, by Sean D. MacDonald at Gryphon Games / Pegasus Spiele 2011, ca. 60 min
Pips & Betsy – A game of roll & move with colors for 2-4 players, ages 3+, by Isabelle Meyer at Beleduc 2011, ca. 10 min
Pirates 2ed Governor’s Daughter – A pirates game with an economics component for 2-4 players, ages 12+, by Małgorzata Majkowska, Tomasz Z. Majkowski, Michał Stachyra and Maciej Zasowski at Kuznia Gier 2010, ca. 90 min
Power Tower – A construction and dexterity game for 2-4 players, ages 6+, by Klaus Miltenberger at Noris 2011, c. 15 min
Rainbow – A card collecting game for 2-6 players, ages 8+, by Mito Sazuki at Grimpeur / Japon Brand 2010, ca. 20 min
Ranking – a game of bluff and shifting for 3-5 players, ages 8+, by Ralf zur Linde and Stefan Dorra at Hans im Glück 2010, ca. 30 min
Rush n’ Crush – A car racing game with a SciFi topic, for 3-6 players, ages 12+, by Frederic Henry, Charly Cazals und Guillaume Blossier at Alderac/Asmodee 2010, ca. 90 min
Sandwich – A swap-and-collect game for 3-6 players, ages 7+, by Christophe Raimbault at Le Joueur 2011, ca. 15 min
Shadowrun Konzerndossier – A compendium for the role playing system Shadowrun for 2 or more players, ages 14 and up, editor-in-chief Thomas Hamelmann, at Pegasus 2011, variable playing time
Spring Fever – A game of card placement and bluff for 3-6 players, ages 8+, by Friedemann Friese at Filosofia Éditions 2011, ca. 20 min
Talisman: The Highland – An expansion for Talisman for 2-6 players, ages 13+, by John Goodenough at Heidelberger / FFG 2010, ca. 90 min
Target Earth – A sciFi conflict simulation with cooperative elements, for 2-4 players, ages 12+, by Jacobo Cagigal at Gen X Games 2010, ca. 120 min
The Great Fire of London – A placement and collection game for 3-6 players, ages 12+, by Richard Denning at Medusa Games 2010, ca. 90 min
Verona – A development game on majorities for 2-5 players, ages 12+, by Petr Chval at Czech Board Games 2010, ca. 60 min
Warhammer Invasion Legends - An expansion for the Living Card Game for 2 players, ages 13 and up, by Eric. W. Lang and Nate French at FFG / Heidelberger 2011, approx. 60 min

New arrivals:
Autsch Kartenspiel / Whack-a-mole – A reaction game for 2-4 players, ages 5+, at Mattel 2010, ca. 15 min
Bagan – A traditional asiatic placement game for 2 players, ages 8+, in the series Edition SOS Kinderdörfer Spiele aus Aller Welt - Vietnam at Grubbe Media 2011, ca. 30 min
Der Herr der Ringe Schatten Des Düsterwalds der Kampf am Carrock - The Lord of the Rings Shadows of Mirkwood Conflict at the Carrock – An expansion for the cooperative Living Card Game for 1-2 players, ages 13 up, by Nate French at Heidelberger / Fantasy Flight Games 2011, ca. 45 min
Die Siedler von Catan Jubiläumsausgabe – A resources management game for 3-4 (6) players, ages 12+, by Klaus Teuber at Kosmos 2010, ca. 90 min
Noris Strolche Picture Pool – A lotto and memo game for 1-3 players, ages 3+, at Noris Spiele 2011, ca. 10 min
Pareto Games – A collection of 3 games for 2 or more players, ages 7+, by Claire Williams at Pareto Games 2010, ca. 20 min
Ratz Fatz in Bewegung – A collection of games based on movement, for 1-4 players, ages 3-12, by Hajo Bücken at Haba 2010, ja ca. 10 min
SpeedPuzzle Avatar – A placement game for 1 or 2 players, ages 12+, at Ravensburger 2010, ca. 10 min
Top Trumps Classics Zoo-Kinder – A card game based on the Top Trumps mechanism, for 2 or more players, ages 8 and up, at Winning Moves 2011, approx. 15 min