Category Archives: Board & Card Games

Review – Fallen City of Karez

Posted on 10 May, 2013 by Strange Assembly
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                After making it on Kickstarter last year with the backing of Golden Egg Games, Fallen City of Karez has finally hit the market. In Fallen City, each player takes on the role of … Continue reading →


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Review – Awesome Level 9000 (Smash Up)

Posted on 7 May, 2013 by Strange Assembly

                Awesome Level 9000 is the first expansion for Smash Up, AEG’s “smash” hit from GenCon 2012. Awesome Level 9000 adds four new factions to the shufflebuilding game – ghosts, steampunks, bear cavalry and … Continue reading →


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Episode 089 – The Mayans Were Wrong

Posted on 30 April, 2013 by Strange Assembly

The latest episode of the Strange Assembly podcast is now available for download. It’s board game mini-review time, as Chris, Jay, and Mike talk about Tzolk’in: The Mayan Calendar, Elder Sign, Batman: Gotham City Strategy Game, King of Tokyo, Suburbia, … Continue reading →


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2012 Dice Tower Awards Nominees Announced

Posted on 18 April, 2013 by Strange Assembly
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We recently linked to the nominees for the Origins awards, and now we’ve got this year’s nominations for the Dice Tower awards, which (along with the Golden Geeks) probably have substantially more credibility with the board/card game community. Some of … Continue reading →


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2013 Origins Awards Nominations Announced

Posted on 11 April, 2013 by Strange Assembly
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The nominees for the 2013 Origins Awards were recently announced and, despite the unfortunate choice of April 1 for the press release, it is no joke that they’ve made some significant improvements in their selections for nomination. Don’t get me … Continue reading →


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Review – Guildhall

Posted on 6 February, 2013 by Strange Assembly
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Guildhall was the non-Tempest game released by AEG at Essen 2012 (you may remember it as the ‘mystery game’ that Todd Rowland wouldn’t say anything about during the Strange Assembly interview with him from GenCon 2012). Guildhall is a hand management and set … Continue reading →


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Review – Mercante

Posted on 30 January, 2013 by Strange Assembly
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Mercante is one of four games launched as part of AEG’s Tempest line (#2, to be precise; the others are Dominare, Love Letter, and Courtier). In Mercante, each player controls one of the merchant houses of Tempest, buying goods arriving … Continue reading →


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Review – Courtier

Posted on 25 January, 2013 by Strange Assembly
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Courtier is the first of the four Tempest games launched at Essen 2012 (see our audio look at the shared world of Tempest here). In Courtier, each player represents a behind-the-scenes power broker who seeks to influence the courtiers of … Continue reading →


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Review – Love Letter

Posted on 20 January, 2013 by Strange Assembly
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Love Letter is the fourth of the games released as part of the initial launch of AEG’s new Tempest line. In Love Letter, each player is a suitor who is attempting to get his love letters delivered to the Princess. … Continue reading →


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Episode 073 – Ciao 2012 Ciao 2013

Posted on 18 January, 2013 by Strange Assembly

The latest episode of the Strange Assembly podcast is now available for download. Chris, Jay, and Mike discuss the latest goings-on in Legend of the Five Rings, including bans, Honor and Treachery, and EE: Gempukku. Then stick around to hear … Continue reading →


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