Epinions Recent Reviews for miraclemat

Milton Bradley takes baby steps into Wargame world

Fri, 23 May 2003 18:13:56 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author miraclemat - Battle Cry is Milton Bradley's attempt at a civil war boardgame. MB is best known in the wargame world for it's vast triumph in wargme/boardgame crossovers with the widly successful Axis and Allies (and to a lesser extent with the rest of their...

Settlers of Catan X10

Fri, 23 May 2003 17:41:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author miraclemat - Starfareres of Catan is published by Mayfair Games, the makers of the now world famous Settlers of Catan.

The first thing anyone notices about this beautiful game is the extremely detailed rocket ship that each of up to 4 players uses during...

Henry Kissinger's favorite game

Fri, 23 May 2003 15:28:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author miraclemat - This ultimate classic wargame now redone by Milton Bradley, originally produced by the veteran wargame company Avalon Hill, who defined what the wargame was back in the 60's. I'm very happy to report, the that only changes to this version are cosmetic;...

Attack of the Computer Graphic Images

Thu, 16 May 2002 13:59:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author miraclemat - After Star Wars Episode I, The Phantom Menace (which I also saw at 12:01 on Thursday), I was in need of a little redemption from George Lucas. Attack of the Clones lived up to my expectations... and then some.

FIRST THE BAD NEWS

The story...

Final Draft - what the EXPERTS use

Fri, 21 Dec 2001 07:44:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author miraclemat - Final Draft is a software program for doing one thing only: Writing Screenplays. It also writes teleplays & stageplays, but it's primary and only basic function is to help a writer format a screenplay. In the day when everyone has software 'suites' and...

History can be FUN!

Fri, 21 Dec 2001 04:06:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author miraclemat - History of the World was previously published by the veteran wargame company, Avalon Hill, which has since been acquired by Hasbro. They decided to continue publishing a handfull of the old games. This is one that made and for very good reason.
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Learning about Life can be fun

Fri, 21 Dec 2001 03:39:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author miraclemat - This has been a long time favorite among kids for decades. Almost nobody hasn't heard of this game but for those few, I will give a detailed description:

The Game of Life allows each player to drive his or her car along the twisty path of...

A solid ride

Thu, 20 Dec 2001 18:15:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author miraclemat - I was initially attracted to the bike because of the price but was later impressed with my purchase and would definitely buy it again.

In a market where mountain bikes are now a dime a dozen, this one offers a nice cross between a road bike...

Henry Kissinger's favorite game

Thu, 20 Dec 2001 17:17:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author miraclemat - This ultimate classic wargame come from veteran wargame company Avalon Hill, who defined what the wargame was back in the 60's. They have been sold to Milton Bradley, but a very few of the core games still remain. Some will argue that this is their best...

The Game Keeper: Lackluster selection of Games

Tue, 18 Dec 2001 14:03:37 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author miraclemat - The Game Keeper offers mall-shopping part-time gamers a small window into the world of gaming. For those that want a truly great selection of most of what they sell, you would be wise to shop elsewhere. The store is mainly window dressing.

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