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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
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