Issue 52 of Counter has just been published and runs to 84 pages this time. As is usual for the first issue of the year, several of the contributors run down their top 5 games of 2010: Lots of love shown for Navegador, 7 Wonders, London and Age of Industry but I was also quite pleased to see Greg Schloesser have Telestrations as one of his picks – not the usual Counter fare but an excellent game all the same.
There is also 45 pages worth of reviews including 20th Century, Alien Frontiers, Civilization, Rallyman, Troyes and Vinhos as well as many others. Also included are the usual letters pages, a summary of some Essen expansions and the Counter Guide to “Top and Tail Games”, otherwise known as fillers.