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These articles were written for a variety of magazines, including Flagship, Gamers Alliance Report, Games & Puzzles, Games Games Games and Games International, as well as my own 'zine, To Win Just Once. I will be adding more pieces as time allows (and when I can locate them in the case of older pieces!).

The oldest articles are only web pages; more recent articles are both web pages and PDF documents (click the icon for the PDF version); the most recent are PDF only. You will need Adobe Reader to view PDF documents. If you don't have it, you can get it from Adobe by clicking on the button on the right.

Articles and reviews are also published in my own 'zine, To Win Just Once.

Reviews

Reviews are listed alphabetically by (the first significant word in) the game's title. Where more than one edition of a game has been published, I give the English language version first (or the earliest if they're all in English). Links to the publisher and designer (the term I prefer to inventor or author) are provided where possible. The rating is my own, highly personal and subjective score for each game, where 1 is something I never want to play again and 10 is a brilliant game.

Index: numbers A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
 

Title	Publisher	Designer	Country	No of players	Duration	Rating (1-10)
1825 Unit 3	Tresham Games	Francis Tresham	UK	2	4 hours	7
A						Top
After the Flood (PDF)	Warfrog	Martin Wallace	UK	3	3 hours	8
Age of Steam	Warfrog	Martin Wallace	UK	3-6	2-3 hours	10
Agricola	Lookout	Uwe Rosenberg	Germany	1-5	2 hours	10
	Z-Man		USA
Amazonas	Kosmos	Stefan Dorra	Germany	3-4	50 mins	8
	Mayfair		USA
Amun-Re	Rio Grande	Reiner Knizia	USA	3-5	90 mins	9
	Hans im Glück		Germany
Antike	Eggertspiele	Mac Gerdts	Germany	2-6	2 hours	10
Ausreisser, Der	FX Schmid	Pierre Jacquot	Germany	2-6	20 mins	8
Automobile (PDF)	Warfrog	Martin Wallace	UK	3-5	120 mins	9
B						Top
Bean Trader	Rio Grande	Uwe Rosenberg	USA	3-5	90 mins	8
(Bohn Hansa)	Amigo		Germany
Big Cheese	Cheapass	James Ernest	USA	any	20-30 mins	9
Blindside	Hangman	Alan D Ernstein	USA	4	20-30 mins	6
Brass	Warfrog	Martin Wallace	UK	3-4	2-3 hours	7
Breaking Away	Fiendish	John Harrington	UK	3-6	60-90 mins	8
C						Top
Canal Mania	Ragnar Brothers	Ragnar Brothers	UK	3-5	2 hours	9
Capone	Amigo	See The Mob
Carat	Queen	Dirk Henn	Germany	2-4	30-60 mins	5
Caylus	Ystari	William Attia	France	2-5	2 hours	10
Check the Ripper	ASS	Alex Randolph	Germany	2-4	20-30 mins	2
Chinatown	Rio Grande	Karsten Hartwig	USA	3-5	60-90 mins	9
	alea		Germany
Confucius (PDF)	Surprised Stare	Alan Paull	UK	3-5	2 hours	8
Cults Across America	Atlas	Jeff Tidball	USA	2-6	1-4 hours	6
D						Top
Devil Bunny Needs a Ham	Cheapass	James Ernest	USA	2-5	30 mins	5
Dreizehnte Holzwurm	Queen	Wolfgang Kramer & Michael Kiesling	Germany	2-6	30-60 mins	7
Dschungel	Adlung	Bernhard Naegele	Germany	2-4	20-30 mins	3
E						Top
El Grande	Rio Grande	Wolfgang Kramer & Richard Ulrich	USA	2-5	90 mins	10
	Hans im Glück		Germany
Enemy in Sight	Avalon Hill	Neal Schlaffer	USA	2-8	2 hours	6
F						Top
Falsche FuFFziger	2F	Friedemann Friese	Germany	3-6	1½-2 hrs	9
Feudo	Zugames	Mario Papini	Italy	2-4	2-3 hours	4
Fifth Avenue	Rio Grande	Wilko Manz	USA	2-4	60 mins	4
	alea		Germany
Fire & Axe	Asmodée	See Viking Fury
Foppen	2F	Friedemann Friese	Germany	3-6	20-30 mins	5
Formula Motor Racing	Gibsons	Reiner Knizia	UK	2-6	90 mins	9
	GMT		USA
Fürsten von Florenz	alea	See Princes of Florence
G						Top
Galopp Royale	Goldsieber	Klaus Teuber	Germany	3-6	45-60 mins	9
Glory to Rome	Cambridge Games Factory	Carl Chudyk and Erek Slater	USA	2-5	90 mins	9
Go West	Phalanx	Leo Colovini	Netherlands	3-4	1 hour	6
Gothic Game	Tolmayax	Robert Wynne-Simmons & Nigel Andrews	UK	2-8	1-2 hours	7
H						Top
Hamburgum	Eggertspiele	Mac Gerdts	Germany	2-5	90 mins	9
Hermagor	Mind the Move	Emanuele Ornella	Italy	2-5	90 mins	9
	Rio Grande		USA
Hornochsen	Amigo	Wolfgang Kramer	Germany	2-6	60 mins	4
I						Top
Ice Cream	Face 2 Face	Joe Huber	USA	3-5	30 mins	4
Industria	Queen Games	Michael Schacht	Germany	3-4	90 mins	10
Intrige	FX Schmid	Stefan Dorra	Germany	3-5	1-1½ hrs	9
J						Top
Jet Set (PDF)	Wattsalpoag	Kris Gould	USA	2-6	90 mins	9
Just Wait	Hangman	Alan D Ernstein	USA	3-5	30 mins	7
K						Top
Keythedral	R+D	Richard Breese	UK	3-5	90 mins	10
Keywood	R+D	Richard Breese	UK	2-5	90 mins	10
King of the Elves	Rio Grande	Alan R Moon	USA	2-6	45-60 mins	9
(König der Elfen)	Amigo		Germany
Konzern	Fanfor	Valentin Hermann	Germany	3-6	60 mins	6
Krieg & Frieden	TM	Gerard Mulder	Germany	3-4	60-90 mins	5
L						Top
La Città	Rio Grande	Gerd Fenchel	USA	2-5	1-2½ hrs	10
	Kosmos		Germany
Le Havre (PDF)	Lookout	Uwe Rosenberg	Germany	3-4	3 hours	8
Liberté	Warfrog	Martin Wallace	UK	3-6	1-2 hours	10
Linie 1	Goldsieber	Stefan Dorra	Germany	2-5	60 mins	8
Lords of Creation	Warfrog	Martin Wallace	UK	2-4	2-3 hrs	7
Louis XIV	Rio Grande	Rüdiger Dorn	USA	2-4	90 mins	9
	alea		Germany
M						Top
Maharaja	Avalon Hill	Craig Sandercock	USA	3-5	5-6 hours	7
Mamma Mia!	Rio Grande	Uwe Rosenberg	USA	2-5	30-40 mins	7
	Abacus		Germany
Media Mogul	JKLM	Richard Huzzey	UK	3-5	90 mins	6
Metallurgie	Argentum	Maik Hennebach	Germany	2-4	45 mins	7
Mob, The	Gibsons	unknown	UK	3-6	1½-2 hrs	7
(Capone)	Amigo		Germany
Monastery (PDF)	Ragnar Brothers	Ragnar Brothers	UK	2-4	90 mins	7
Mordred	Warfrog	Martin Wallace	UK	3-4	45 mins	9
N						Top
Naval War	Avalon Hill	Neil Zimmerer and Craig Taylor	USA	3-9	45 mins	7
Neuland	Eggertspiele	Tobias Stapelfeldt and Peter Eggert	Germany	2-4	1-2 hours	8
New England Railways	Winsome	Martin Wallace	USA	3-6	2 hours	10
O						Top
Old Town	Clicker	Stephan Riedel	Germany	1-4	1 hour	8
On the Underground	JKLM	Sebastian Bleasdale	UK	2-5	60 mins	9
	Rio Grande		USA
Origo	Parker	Wolfgang Kramer	Germany	2-5	1 hour	8
P						Top
Perikles	Warfrog	Martin Wallace	UK	3-5	2 hours	8
Phoenicia	JKLM	Tom Lehmann	UK	3-5	90 mins	10
	Rio Grande		USA
Pillars of the Earth	Mayfair	Michael Rieneck and Stefan Stadler	USA	2-4	2 hours	9
(Die Säulen der Erde)	Kosmos		Germany
Princes of Florence	Rio Grande	Wolfgang Kramer and Richard Ulrich	USA	3-5	75-100 mins	10
(Die Fürsten von Florenz)	alea		Germany
Princes of the Renaissance	Warfrog	Martin Wallace	UK	3-6	2-3 hrs	9
Puerto Rico	alea	Andreas Seyfarth	Germany	3-5	90-150 mins	10
	Rio Grande		USA
R						Top
Really Nasty Horse Racing Game	Upstarts!	unknown	UK	2-6	1½-2 hrs	8
S						Top
Salvo!	3W	Michael Smith	USA	2	varies	4
Säulen der Erde, Die	Kosmos	See The Pillars of the Earth
Scepter of Zavandor	Z-Man	Jens Drögemüller	USA	2-6	2½-3 hours	10
(Das Zepter von Zavandor)	Lookout		Germany
Settlers of Catan	Mayfair	Klaus Teuber	USA	3-4	60-90 mins	10
(Die Siedler von Catan)	Kosmos		Germany
Shadows over Camelot	Days of Wonder	Bruno Cathala and Serge Laget	USA	3-7	90 mins	9
Skallywaggs	Bent Castle Workshops	Ben Crenshaw	USA	2-4	60 mins	8
Space Beans	Rio Grande	Uwe Rosenberg	USA	2-6	45 mins	5
	Amigo		Germany
Special Delivery	Kevingston	Kevin Rolph	UK	2-16	1 hour	4
Struggle of Empires	Warfrog	Martin Wallace	UK	2-7	3 hours	10
T						Top
Tempus	Various	Martin Wallace	UK	3-5	90 mins	8
Thurn & Taxis	Hans im Glück	Karen and Andreas Seyfarth	Germany	2-4	45 mins	9
	Rio Grande		USA
Ticket to Ride	Days of Wonder	Alan R Moon	USA	2-5	30-60 mins	8
Tinners' Trail (PDF)	Warfrog	Martin Wallace	UK	3-4	90 mins	8
Tulipmania 1637 (PDF)	JKLM	Scott Nicholson	UK	3-5	60 mins	7
TV Wars	Avalon Hill	Bob Nash	USA	2-4	2-4 hrs	6
U						Top
Ubongo	Kosmos	Grzegorz Rejchtman	Germany	2-4	20-30 mins	4
	University Games		USA
V						Top
Viking Fury	Ragnar Brothers	Ragnar Brothers	UK	3-5	2 hours	8
Vikings are Coming!, The	ASS	Alex Randolph	Germany	2 or 4	1-2 hrs	2
W						Top
West Riding	Winsome	Han Heidema	USA	3-6	3 hrs	10
Wildlife	Uberplay	Wolfgang Kramer	USA	2-6	90 mins	10
	Clementoni		Germany
Y						Top
Yspahan	Ystari	Sébastien Pauchon	France	3-4	60 mins	9
	Rio Grande		USA
Z						Top
Zepter von Zavandor, Das	Lookout	See The Scepter of Zavandor

Index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Articles

Articles are listed in reverse chronological order: most recent first, oldest last.

Spiel '09 (PDF 1.6 Mb)- new games from the annual games fair (version 3)
UK Games Expo 2009 (PDF) - Pevans went to the Bimingham show
Toy Fair 2009 (PDF) - this year's new games at the London show
Spiel '08 (PDF) - what Pevans saw at the 2008 Spiel games fair
EuropeMasters 2008 (PDF) - Pevans was at the European Board Games Championship
SpielChamps 2008 (PDF) - The UK Board Games Championship at Manorcon
UK Games Expo 2008 (PDF) - Pevans went to the Bimingham show
Toy Fair 2008 (PDF) - this year's new games at the London show
Spiel '07 - a report from the 2007 Spiel games fair: PDF version
Toy Fair 2007 – a report of the new games on show at the UK’s annual showcase.
Spiel '06 - a report from the 2006 Spiel games fair: PDF version
Toy Fair 2006 – a report of the new games on show at the UK’s annual showcase. 
Spiel '05 - a report from the 2005 Spiel games fair. 
Toy Fair 2005 - a report of the new games on show at the UK's annual showcase. 
Spiel '04 - a report from the 2004 Spiel games fair. 
Toy Fair 2004 - a report of the new games on show at the UK's annual showcase.
Toy Fair 2003 - a report of the new games on show at the UK's annual showcase.
Spiel '02 - a report from the 2002 Spiel games fair.
Toy Fair 2002 - a report of the new games on show at the UK's annual showcase.
Spiel '01 - a report from the 2001 Spiel games fair.
Toy Fair 2001 - a report of the new games on show at the UK's annual showcase.
UKBCGC 2000 - a report from the UK's Board and Card Games Championship.
Toy Fair 2000 - a report of the new games on show at the UK's annual showcase.
TV Wars - The Pevans Option - alternative rules for this game that remove much of the luck element and reduce the playing time.

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