Ernest Fraaij

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⭐️First games of Cellulose are in the pocket. What a lovely game this is. Great components and the AI is a deck of cards that works well. Only all those pictograms are a bit much. Ready for more! @gotgeniusgames
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1 day ago
💧AQUA💧 Final verdict: FANTASTIC No doubt about it this game is surely a big surprise for me as I didn’t expected it to be so much fun. Like a little treasure. Gameplay is so easy but at the same time has enough depth to have you consider every tile added to the reef. The art is truly amazing. Consider that this is all painted by hand by the master Vincent Dutrait. The tiles are thick and sturdy. The layering is so simple but such a cleaver concept for this game. The scenarios provided are great and bring a good challenge. For some the resemblance with Cascadia might be to much and doesn’t bring enough to be different. Like Cascadia it can be thought to any newcomer. Other games like this: Cascadia, Bonsai, Calico Thanks @asmodeenl for the copy. @sidekickgames
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6 days ago
Monsters of Loch Lomond 🌊 As the leader of your clan, your mission is to ensure its safety from monsters and outshine rival clans. Players must memorize cards, take calculated risks, and make strategic decisions. The objective is to eliminate monsters by chasing them to opponents or the open Highlands. 🌊Each card represents an inhabitant with varying points, and the goal is to have the fewest points. Chieftains start with four cards, aiming to get rid of monsters. Special cards add twists, and players can call ‘Saorsa’ when ready to end the round. Victory Tokens are awarded to the player with the lowest points. The game ends after all Victory Tokens are won. 🌊The game is easy to learn, family-friendly, and can be easily replayed. It is high in player interaction and is dependent on the draw of the cards. Memory is key as you need to remember your own cards on the table as well as what you dealt to others in what position, what gets taken away and what other players give you. 🌊Art is AI generated. It looks goods and has a vibe that matches the theme very well. But I would prefer human made artwork, why? Well it is like Hayao Miyazaki said: it feels like an insult to life itself. Sounds harsh I know but there is truth in it. What are your thoughts on AI generated artwork? Thanks @monsters_of_loch_lomond for providing me with a copy.
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7 days ago
💥 Went all in and got my Vengeance with Roxy Kween! Love how fast this game plays Vengeance Roll & Fight is a game from @mightyboards #vengeancerollandfight #Vengeance #boardgame #kickstarter #bordspel #boardgames #analoggames #rollandwrite #boardgamegeek #soloboardgames #boardgamefun
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9 days ago
First Game of AQUA Creating colorful reefs and attract fish that attract bigger species. Brilliant artwork from Vincent Dutrait. First solo games have been great. Love the Cascadia feel it has but with layering! Works like a clock. I’m ready to take on the scenarios. This copy was provided by @asmodeenl #aqua #aquaboardgame #reef #underwater #coral #coralreef #tropicalfish #clownfish #bordspel #brettspiel #soloboardgaming #tabletopgames #theboardgameconnaisseur #analoggames #sealife #tilelayinggames #jeuxdesociétés #juegosdemesa
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13 days ago
🧠 MIND UP Get ready to outsmart your opponents. It may seem practically impossible as every player is trying to do the same thing. But still it is fun to at least give it a try and gain that card that the other players are after. 🧠 How to play? Deal 7 cards face down to each player. This is the starting hand. Give them the scoring cards. One player shuffles those and sets up a line. Numbers on the cards will grant you points for each card added. Starting from left to right without skipping a card. 🧠 Deal cards in the middle according the player count and now players will bid for the cards by placing a card face down. The idea is to make an assumption on what the other players will play. Highest card gets the most right card lowest most left. 🧠 Not knowing what hand of cards the other players have will make it quite hard to predict what will happen. But as the game is played more there will be strategies formed and so far for me doing the opposite of what everyone else does thinks I’ll do on my next turn works great. 🧠 After three rounds the winner is the player with the most points. 🧠 The game comes with a set of bonus cards that will give extra scoring opportunities. Very nice welcome as it will add some complexion to the game for more experienced players or players who like a little more depth. Fun quick game for game nights with friends and family. Thanks @geronimogames for the copy.
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14 days ago
⭐️Star Wars Outer Rim⭐️ This must be the my favorite pick up and deliver game. Game has you collecting bounties upgrading ships and hiring crew. Theme art and gameplay is fantastic. Being able to solo Star Wars universe is the best! Fantasy Flight Games has so many games that are among my faves. @fantasyflightgames keep on delivering to games to us 🥳 Playmat is from @playmats.eu #starwars #starwarsouterrim #hansolo #boardgames #bordspel #brettspiel #milleniumfalcon #stormtrooper
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16 days ago
⭐️Trailblazers 🥾 This is a pathway creator and it is so satisfying. Extremely puzzling to get closed circuits for three trails at the same time. 😍 This one is definitely coming with me on my next trip! Great solo and even better with family or friends. #hiking #hikingadventures #boardgames #bordspel #brettspiel #boardgamefreak #boardgamegeek #boardgamelover #trail #blazer #nature #kano #cycling @bitewinggames
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19 days ago
⭐️Ready to go on a safari? Ecosystem: Savanna is a card-drafting game inspired by the Serengeti. ⭐️Players select, pass, and organize cards featuring various animals from the African grassland, such as zebras, elephants, cheetahs, and lions. Players score points by strategically placing herbivores near watering holes or positioning carnivores to hunt prey. ⭐️Ecosystem: Savanna is the third installment in the standalone Ecosystem series, introducing new animals. Players draft and arrange cards into a 4x5 grid, aiming to score points by building cohesive food webs. The player with the highest points emerges victorious in this captivating game. Solo rules are included. ⭐️Flipping cards that can score multiple times is an element that I personally like a lot! It brings more depth to the game. It had me reconsidering every card placement way more than in the other two games in the series. Using the cheeta + hyenas in combination with gazelles seems to always score a decent amount of points or at least it is a good working strategy. The player aids are great. For me this is the best in the series with the added depth in scoring. Plus I like the Savanna look. Big thanks @gotgeniusgames for the copy
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21 days ago
🤩All time fave🤩 Marvel Champions from @fantasyflightgames is one of my all time favorites and at the moment can’t stop playing as I am playing with Rogue and Gambit. Reliving the ‘90’s comics from @joemadx I was so into those. Love the tokens and Playerboards from @buythesametoken it makes the game so much cooler to play and love my personalized playmat from @playmats.eu #marvelchampions #boardgames #everdell #starwars #bordspel #brettspiel #boardgamecollection #theboardgameconnaisseur #bgg #boardgameupgrades #jeuxdesociétés #funko #funkopop
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22 days ago
⭐️Sneaking thru the library again⭐️ Love the solomode for this game. Every single time I play it I think well this is going to be easy. Well wrong. I know I’m not the best in planning multiple steps ahead so that might explain my winning range of 50%. Any game that grants me a win every now and then is perfect. I mostly enjoy games that give me something to work towards and have me adjusting strategy and up my skills. @iv___games rocks, they provided me with this copy.
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26 days ago
🎃Candy Hunters🎃 👻 Play a clever and speedy Halloween game by directing children to the correct houses for the finest candies. Be wary of ghosts! 🎃 The Gamefound campaign did kick off on February 22nd and is already funded. Candy Hunters is a tactical abstract strategy game where you craft patterns on the board, earning points with pattern cards. Employ ghosts strategically to position your markers optimally and disrupt opponents. 👻 Your primary objective is to lay house tiles to form specific patterns, gaining points and removing those tiles from the neighborhood when your kids occupy them. Beware of ghosts that can frighten and relocate kids to adjacent tiles, potentially disrupting or aiding your plan. Manipulate ghosts to your advantage! 🎃 Candy Hunters is a very cute looking game with pretty artwork and the components are very promising! Rules are straightforward and easy to teach. 👻 Candy Hunters is definitely a family game. Creating patterns seems easy and at times it is but some are hard to make as other players snatch the candy right from under your nose. Thematically well implemented and it brings some nice interaction as scoring a pattern can also grant other players points. The pumpkin upgrade is phenomenal as it oozes Halloween. 🎃 If this game got your attention have a look at the Gamefound page for more information. Thanks @smart.flamingo for the preview copy.
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28 days ago