Tag Archives: Codenames Duet

Brandon Kempf – Surviving the Purge 4

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Brandon Kempf

Over the next few months, instead of going with my Three Games articles, I am going to take a look at my collection and try to discuss why certain titles survived the great purge of 2019. During this process I … Continue reading →

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Brandon Kempf: Sturgeoning My Board Game Collection

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Brandon Kempf

So, if we go by Sturgeon’s Law that 90% of everything is crap, what are the 10% in your game collection that you think aren’t crap? Yes, I realize that this is a bad usage of Sturgeon’s Law. In truth, … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 International Gamers Awards!

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Chris Wray

Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 International Gamers Awards, Rajas of the Ganges and Codenames Duet!  The jury announced their decision this morning. In the multi-player category, the winner was Rajas of the Ganges, designed by Inka & Markus Brand … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to the 2018 IGA Nominees!

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Chris Wray

The nominations for the 2018 International Gamers Awards were just announced.  Congratulations to these games, designers, and publishers! The IGA is awarded annually by a jury of prominent gamers from around the world, with a stated goal “to recognize outstanding games and … Continue reading →

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Codenames Duet (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Chris Wray

Designers:  Vlaada Chvátil, Scot Eaton Publisher:  Czech Games Edition Players:  2 (or more) Ages:  11 and Up Time:  15 Minutes Times Played:   > 9 Codenames Duet is the cooperative, two-player version of Vlaada Chvátil’s Codenames, winner of the 2016 Spiel … Continue reading →

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Chris Wray: My Gen Con Most Anticipated List

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Chris Wray

I’ll arrive in Indianapolis later today, and I’m excited for Gen Con 2017 to get started.   This will be my third year at Gen Con, and thanks to Eric Martin’s amazing new BGG preview tool, I’m better prepared this … Continue reading →

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