Added Feb. 7, 2000
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Jay Tummelson, head of Rio Grande Games, recently attended this year's Toy Fair in Nuremberg, Germany, in search of some hot new games. Following are some brief comments on just a few of the games he saw.
(Games are listed alphabetically. Titles are in bold; the company and designer are listed in italics.)
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from Winning Moves and Venice Connection/Leo Colovini
I really like this -- great for 3 players, I think. I am distributing the Venice Connection international version.
Das Riff
from Kosmos/Christine & Wolfgang Lehmann
Light two-player game of mating fishes -- really! I may do this in English.
Fursten von Florence
from Alea/Wolfgang Kramer
Building game from Kramer - I am considering doing in English.
Hund, Katze, Maus... und Elefant
from Abacus/Von Detlef Wendt
Another light card game. This one has the various animals eating each other -- but very different from Frank's Zoo. I am considering this.
Kardinale & Konig
from Goldsieber/Michael Schacht
I like this one -- fast to play with some interesting decisions along the way. I will probably do this in English.
Morgenland
from Hans im Gluck/Richard Brees
Keydom fixed by Bernd with graphics by Doris -- I am doing this as Aladdin's Dragons and will release in March.
Schweins-Galopp
from Abacus/Heinz Meister
A great light pig race that I am considering doing in English.
Taj Mahal
from Alea/Reiner Knizia
Influence game that I will release in English late Feb or early March.
Time Pirates
from Piatnik/Alan Moon
Moving and collecting game that I am doing in English - will release in May.
Vampire
from Goldsieber/Reiner Knizia
Very nice card game with dark images of Vampires. I have done this and will release it in late February or early March.
Wongar
from Goldsieber/Alan Moon
Aborigine theme -- the board is great art, but I thought it detracted from the game. Others loved it. I will probably not do this in English.
Zertz
from Kris Burm
Latest in the Gipf project -- I am distributing it in the U.S.
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