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spielbox June/July 2004

The detailed  table of contents (in German) of spielbox issue 3/2004 can be found on the spielbox website.

  • News: the Spiel des Jahres 2004 award; 23rd game author gathering in Göttingen
  • Long reviews: Dos Rios, Sankt Petersburg (nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2004), Da Vinci Code, Raiload Dice, Goa, Feurio!, Oase, Rückkehr der Helden, San Juan, Lunar Rails, ASL Starter Kit #1
  • Short reviews: XAGA, Ludoviel, So ein Käse, Corsari
  • Children’s games: Macius, Schatz der Drachen, Schnelle Welle, Mare Polare (all nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2004)
  • Edition spielbox 67: Quattuor Vencit, an abstract alignment game for two players by Martin Schlegel
  • Profiles:
    • Alex Randolph (author), on occasion of his death; the profile includes part one of his last interview
    • Rudi Hoffmann (author), on occasion of his 80th birthday
    • Norbert Proena, author of Dicke Luft in der Gruft (nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2004)
    • Heinrich Gumpler, author of Feurio! and co-owner of the Edition Erlkönig publishing house
    • Martin Schlegel (author), on occasion of his 12th game for spielbox
  • History:
    • the roots of Hühnerpfanne
    • domino for collectors
    • the development of Feurio!
    • revisiting Rudi Hoffmann’s Spiel der Türme (nominated for Spiel des Jahres 1993)
  • Variants: Sankt Petersburg
  • Other: an open letter to players of Intrigue

Related posts:

  1. Spiel des Jahres
  2. spielbox December 2008
  3. spielbox June/July 2010
  4. spielbox July/August 1999
  5. spielbox June 2009

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