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				<title><![CDATA[Mansions of Madness - A First Impression]]></title>
				<link>https://therewillbe.games/hot-takes-board-game-reviews/2439-mansions-of-madness-a-first-impression</link>
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				<img src="https://therewillbe.games/media/reviews/photos/original/fb/e9/65/mansions-of-madness-a-first-impression-97-1532450822.png"  alt='Mansions of Madness 1st edition'  title='Mansions of Madness 1st edition'  class='jrMediaPhoto'  align='left'  loading='lazy'  width='150'  height='150'  />				 I adore it. If you are looking for an 'objective review' that describes Mansions...				]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 02:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<g:id>2439</g:id>
                <g:publish_date>2011-03-06</g:publish_date>
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				<title><![CDATA[Invasion From Outer Space - First Impressions]]></title>
				<link>https://therewillbe.games/hot-takes-board-game-reviews/2174-invasion-from-outer-space-first-impressions-by-adrian-bolt</link>
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				<img src="https://therewillbe.games/media/reviews/photos/original/47/1a/c3/invasion-from-outer-space-first-impressions-by-adrian-bolt-73-1576262231.jpg"  alt='Invasion From Outer Space Board Game'  title='Invasion From Outer Space Board Game'  class='jrMediaPhoto'  align='left'  loading='lazy'  width='150'  height='150'  />				 Normally I dislike reviews that indulge in comparisons to other games. But given Invasion...				]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 22:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<g:id>2174</g:id>
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				                   <c:boardgametitle>                                                  <c:value><![CDATA[Invasion from Outer Space: The Martian Game]]></c:value>
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				<title><![CDATA[Some More Thoughts on Battles of Westeros ]]></title>
				<link>https://therewillbe.games/hot-takes-board-game-reviews/1970-battles-of-westeros-in-review</link>
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				<img src="https://therewillbe.games/media/reviews/photos/original/7b/af/3c/battles-of-westeros-in-review-91-1575345391.png"  alt='BATTLES OF WESTEROS in Review'  title='BATTLES OF WESTEROS in Review'  class='jrMediaPhoto'  align='left'  loading='lazy'  width='150'  height='150'  />				 This was a difficult review to write because I do think that the game...				]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<g:id>1970</g:id>
                <g:publish_date>2010-06-24</g:publish_date>
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				<title><![CDATA[ZOMBIE STATE Five Second Review]]></title>
				<link>https://therewillbe.games/hot-takes-board-game-reviews/1947-zombie-state-in-review</link>
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				<img src="https://therewillbe.games/media/reviews/photos/original/8f/42/2b/zombie-state-in-review-92-1575344071.jpg"  alt='ZOMBIE STATE in Review'  title='ZOMBIE STATE in Review'  class='jrMediaPhoto'  align='left'  loading='lazy'  width='150'  height='150'  />				 Pictured is the best zombie you will ever see in a movie, or in...				]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<g:id>1947</g:id>
                <g:publish_date>2010-06-10</g:publish_date>
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				<guid>https://therewillbe.games/hot-takes-board-game-reviews/1941-battles-of-westeros-first-look</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Battles Of Westeros - First Look]]></title>
				<link>https://therewillbe.games/hot-takes-board-game-reviews/1941-battles-of-westeros-first-look</link>
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				<img src="https://therewillbe.games/media/reviews/photos/original/66/1a/e5/1941_battlesofwesteros_1275941557.jpg"  alt='Battles Of Westeros - First Look'  title='Battles Of Westeros - First Look'  class='jrMediaPhoto'  align='left'  loading='lazy'  width='150'  height='150'  />				 As many of you folks may remember, back when BATTLES OF WESTEROS was announced...				]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<g:id>1941</g:id>
                <g:publish_date>2010-06-07</g:publish_date>
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				<title><![CDATA[First Impressions of Zombie State]]></title>
				<link>https://therewillbe.games/hot-takes-board-game-reviews/1940-first-impressions-of-qzombie-stateq</link>
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				<img src="https://therewillbe.games/media/reviews/photos/original/96/af/e7/first-impressions-of-qzombie-stateq-18-1576261337.jpg"  alt='Zombie State Board Game'  title='Zombie State Board Game'  class='jrMediaPhoto'  align='left'  loading='lazy'  width='150'  height='150'  />				 It feels like a hybrid 80s Ameritrash/Avalon Hill game from the eighties (Gammarauder?) with...				]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 04:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<g:id>1940</g:id>
                <g:publish_date>2010-06-06</g:publish_date>
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				<title><![CDATA[Cyclades Five Second Review]]></title>
				<link>https://therewillbe.games/hot-takes-board-game-reviews/1905-cyclades-in-review-best-game-of-2010-so-far</link>
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				<img src="https://therewillbe.games/media/reviews/photos/original/b1/d1/cd/cyclades-in-review-best-game-of-2010-so-far-5-1575344392.jpg"  alt='CYCLADES in Review: Best Game of 2010 So Far'  title='CYCLADES in Review: Best Game of 2010 So Far'  class='jrMediaPhoto'  align='left'  loading='lazy'  width='150'  height='150'  />				 Best Game of 2010 So Far       As Matt...				]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 17:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<g:id>1905</g:id>
                <g:publish_date>2010-05-13</g:publish_date>
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				<guid>https://therewillbe.games/hot-takes-board-game-reviews/1833-this-doesnt-look-like-fun-to-me-dungeon-lords-in-review</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Dungeon Lords Five Second Review]]></title>
				<link>https://therewillbe.games/hot-takes-board-game-reviews/1833-this-doesnt-look-like-fun-to-me-dungeon-lords-in-review</link>
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				<img src="https://therewillbe.games/media/reviews/photos/original/88/b1/a3/this-doesnt-look-like-fun-to-me-dungeon-lords-in-review-1-1575342991.jpg"  alt='This Doesn&#039;t Look Like Fun to Me- DUNGEON LORDS in Review'  title='This Doesn&#039;t Look Like Fun to Me- DUNGEON LORDS in Review'  class='jrMediaPhoto'  align='left'  loading='lazy'  width='150'  height='150'  />				 This Doesn't Look Like Fun to Me       Pictured...				]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<g:id>1833</g:id>
                <g:publish_date>2010-03-25</g:publish_date>
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				<guid>https://therewillbe.games/hot-takes-board-game-reviews/1708-first-impressions-of-lnoe-survival-of-the-fittest</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[First impressions of LNOE: Survival of the Fittest]]></title>
				<link>https://therewillbe.games/hot-takes-board-game-reviews/1708-first-impressions-of-lnoe-survival-of-the-fittest</link>
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				<img src="https://therewillbe.games/media/reviews/photos/original/c1/e7/3e/blank-31543130-46-1576260738.jpg"  alt='Last Night on Earth: Survival of the Fittest'  title='Last Night on Earth: Survival of the Fittest'  class='jrMediaPhoto'  align='left'  loading='lazy'  width='150'  height='150'  />				 My copy of the latest Last Night on Earth expansion, Survival of the Fittest,...				]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
				<g:id>1708</g:id>
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				<title><![CDATA[Castle Panic Five Second Review]]></title>
				<link>https://therewillbe.games/hot-takes-board-game-reviews/1504-i-believe-that-children-are-the-future-castle-panic-review</link>
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				<img src="https://therewillbe.games/media/reviews/photos/original/1a/bc/b4/i-believe-that-children-are-the-future-castle-panic-review-10-1575341604.jpg"  alt='I believe that children are the future- CASTLE PANIC REVIEW'  title='I believe that children are the future- CASTLE PANIC REVIEW'  class='jrMediaPhoto'  align='left'  loading='lazy'  width='150'  height='150'  />				 I believe that children are the future.   You know, I've seen a...				]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
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