Illuminating Games
Chris FarrellChris’ analyses, opinions, rants, and observations about all things analog gaming.
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Unconditional Surrender: Western Campaigns, Spirit Island
Things have been a bit quiet for me on the gaming front for a little while now, for various reasons. But digging into the play archives, I still have a few games to think about. This week’s newsletter will be a little short again, but hopef...
Dark Pact, Magical Athlete, Ra & Write
Just a short newsletter this week. For some reason I don’t have many photos!
Tawantensuyu, Euro Roundup, Burning Banners, The Bitterest Day
There is a particular genre of solitaire-adjacent eurogames with heavy chrome and super-complex economies (Ruins or Arnak, Ark Nova, SETI, Galactic Cruise, Terraforming Mars, Civolution) that I kind of hate. The specific reasons I dislike e...
The Korean War, One Hour World War II, Up Front
The Korean War is a game that was first published in 1986. I probably first owned in the 2000s, sold in the early 2010s, but never actually played until I got Compass’ Designer Signature Edition in 2021. Even now it’s a game I’ve played onl...
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