SDJ | Man O' Kent Games

Collecting and Completion, a Collecting the SDJs special

Those of you who have been following this blog closely will know that just to bedevil myself I’ve chosen to collect and review all the Sp...

Collecting SDJ: Part 6

For those who have been following this largely masochistic project, which is to collect, play and review all of the winners of the Spiel ...

Collecting SDJ: Part 5

I've been off from my mighty quest to pick up the entire run of the Spiel Des Jahres, mainly due to slim pickings in the bring and buys I...

Collecting SDJ: Part 4

At some point I decided to start writing full reviews of all my Speil Des Jahres games. This is mainly because while I'm collecting the S...

Collecting SDJ: Part 3

At UKGE I finally got into the Bring and Buy. Now its probably unwise to go shopping in such a location after giving your wife instructio...

Collecting SDJ: Part 2

Next I found Enchanted Forest (1982) which is an awful game, and paid £18 for it and two other games, Ghost Party and Spy Ring. Enchanted...

Collecting SDJ: One man's decent

Early in 2017 I decided to engage in the slightly fool quest of collecting the entire Spiel De Jahres based on the fact that I noticed I ...

Café International

Players: 2-4 Age: 10+ Teaching Time: 5 mins Playing Time: 45-60 mins Setup Time: 10 mins Value For Money: Mid Luck: Mid Complexity: Mid-H...

Carcassonne

Players: 2-5 Age: 7+ Teaching Time: 5 mins Playing Time: 30-45 mins Setup Time: 1 mins Value For Money: Mid Luck: Mid Complexity: Low Str...

Colt Express

Players: 2-6 Age: 10+ Teaching Time: 15 mins Playing Time: 40 mins Setup Time: 5 mins Value For Money: High Luck: Mid Complexity: Mid Str...

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