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About missmerc007

A board gamer living in Japan who loves to help Japanese designers, and share news about board gaming in Japan.

Preview of OrthoGnomes

Posted on February 7, 2025 by missmerc007

OrthoGnomes Designer: Kotori Publisher: PhantomLab Players: 2 Age: 8 Time: 5-15 minutes This game was provided by the publisher. Summary: OrthoGnomes is a clever 2 player strategy game which is played in a 3-dimensional space. This latest game from indie … Continue reading →

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First Impressions of The Treasure Ship of Zheng He

Posted on January 31, 2025 by missmerc007

The Treasure Ship of Zheng He Designers: Hisashi Hayashi Publisher: Harvest Valley Players: 2-5 Age: 14+ Time: 90-120 minutes Played the prototype copy by the publisher Summary: The Treasure Ship of Zheng He is a fun immersive strategy game for … Continue reading →

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First Impressions of Fantasy Tavern Brawl

Posted on July 27, 2024 by missmerc007

Fantasy Tavern Brawl Summary: Your group of adventures encounter a tavern in the midst of a bar brawl.  Guide your eleven, dwarven, orc adventurers/patrons and more to try to keep them all inside the tavern during the brawl.  You’ll need … Continue reading →

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Preview : Neko Boss – an new game by Yamamoto san

Posted on June 26, 2022 by missmerc007

●　Designer: Mitsuo Yamamoto●　Publisher: Logy Games●　Players: 2-4●　Time: 20 minutes●　Theme: Grow your cat stack & take control of Nyan Town●　KS link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/logygames/neko-boss I recently had the chance to take a look at Yamamoto san’s new game ‘Neko boss’.  This game is a … Continue reading →

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Mandy’s Tokyo Game Market 2021 Spring report

Posted on April 23, 2021 by missmerc007

On April 10th – 11th, 2021 the Game Market Spring (ゲームマーケット2021春) was held in Tokyo.  This game convention in Japan is usually held twice a year in Tokyo and once a year in Osaka.  The Game Market Spring 2021 was … Continue reading →

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Mandy’s Osaka 2021 Game Market report

Posted on April 3, 2021 by missmerc007

On March 28th, 2021 the Osaka Game Market was held.  It is the biggest board game convention in Osaka held annually.  It’s bigger sister is the Tokyo Game Market which is held twice a year.  The Osaka Game Market is … Continue reading →

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