The Opinionated Gamers Reviews and Commentary on Boardgames

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  Dale Yu: Review of Last Lantern

  by Dale Yu on July 16, 2026

      Last Lantern Designers: Jeremy Ducret, Gricha Cerman, Anthony Perone  Publisher: Wonderful World Board Games Players: 2-4 Age: 8+ Time: 30 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4nP8h9F  Last Lantern is a 2 to … Continue reading →

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  Dale Yu: Review of Sanctuary

  by Dale Yu on July 15, 2026

      Sanctuary Designer: Matthias Wigge Publisher: Capstone / Feuerland Players: 1-5 Age: 12+ Time: 40-100 mins Played twice with pre-production copy provided by publisher Played six times more with a real copy (provided by publisher) In Sanctuary, you will … Continue reading →

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  Dale Yu: Review of Haunted Mouse

  by Dale Yu on July 14, 2026

    Haunted Mouse Designer: Jonathan Cox Publisher: Bezier Games Players: 2-5 Age: 12+ Time: 30 mins Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4dAliQY Played with review copy provided by publisher Looming high above a forgotten village stands the remains of a forgotten cathedral. … Continue reading →

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  JinxO, Rebirth, and Mooki Island Are SdJ Winners

  by huzonfirst on July 13, 2026

  Yesterday, the Spiel des Jahres jury announced the winners of their three awards.  The big award (the SdJ) goes to JinxO, a party game from Martin Ang.  It beat out the other two nominated games, Cozy Stickerville and Morty Sorty … Continue reading →

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  Dale Yu: Review of One Round?

  by Dale Yu on July 13, 2026

  One Round? Designer: Tobias Tesar Publisher: DEVIR Players: 2-12 Age: 8+ Time: 15 minutes Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4h9uBt8 Played with review copy provided by publisher What do the terms “work” and “banana” have in common? Perhaps the word “farmer”? What … Continue reading →

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  Heroscape: RenegadeCon June 2026

  by Mark Jackson on July 9, 2026

  Not quite a month ago, the good folks at Renegade Game Studios hosted yet another RenegadeCon – an online “convention” with new product reveals, painting videos, playthroughs, and general silliness. As always, RenegadeCon meant lots of information about the upcoming Heroscape … Continue reading →

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  Dale Yu: Review of Micro Hero: Hercules

  by Dale Yu on July 8, 2026

      Micro Hero: Hercules Designer: Leandre Proust Publisher: Grammes Edition Players: 1 – 2 Age: 10+ Time:  20 minutes x 12  Played with review copy provided by publisher Step into the mythological and humorous world of Micro Hero: Hercules, … Continue reading →