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Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) rated Russian Railroads in Tabletop Games

Mar 7, 2018  
Russian Railroads
Russian Railroads
2013 | Business / Industrial, Transportation
8
7.8 (4 Ratings)
Tabletop Game Rating
Russian Railroads
Russian Railroads is the train duo’s first major foray into the world of European game design. Set in Imperialist Russia at the end of the 19th century, the Tsar has ordained a major project: construction of the Trans-Siberia Railroad. To help usher Russia into the modern world, several lines on this railroad must be constructed. As these railroads progress, improvements are made, new industries arise, and brilliant engineers add their expertise, all helping the railroads to expand at an even greater rate. Russia will not be left out of the industrial revolution that is sweeping the world!

Reviewer: gschloesser
Read the full review here: https://opinionatedgamers.com/2014/07/14/russian-railroads/
  
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Dean (6926 KP) rated Eastern Promises (2007) in Movies

Feb 25, 2018  
Eastern Promises (2007)
Eastern Promises (2007)
2007 | Drama, Mystery
8
7.5 (4 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
This is very similar to A Histroy of Violence with the same director (David Cronenberg) and Viggo Mortensen teaming up again. It is just as violent and possibly more bloody and graphic. The acting is of a very good standard and although it is a bit slow at times you are likely to be engrossed in the story too much to notice.
A midwife delivers the child of a young Russian girl who dies at birth. Trying to trace her relatives she gets her Russian uncle to translate her diary which only uncovers a look into the life of the Russian mafia in London. If you liked A History of Violence, The Godfather you should really like this film.
  
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Rosie (1 KP) rated Red Sparrow (2018) in Movies

Mar 7, 2018  
Red Sparrow (2018)
Red Sparrow (2018)
2018 | Mystery, Thriller
6
6.8 (52 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Well acted and the story made sense (0 more)
Exactly the same as many films of this type, Russian becomes spy and meets american ... fairly predictable. (0 more)
Same as all films of this ilk
  
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Dean (6926 KP) rated The Sum of All Fears (2002) in Movies

Feb 17, 2018  
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
2002 | Action, Drama, Mystery
6
4.6 (5 Ratings)
Movie Rating
A pretty good action/thriller as the USA and Russian are led to believe they are at a nuclear standoff. A strong cast but a bit more action would have helped.
  
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The Marinated Meeple (1848 KP) created a post in What did you play?

Apr 30, 2018  
this weekend we played Russian railroads. A deeply complex worker placement game. My wife loved it. I liked it. But I’m going to need more plays to wrap my head around it.
   
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The Marinated Meeple (1848 KP) Apr 30, 2018

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The Marinated Meeple (1848 KP) Apr 30, 2018

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    Reference and Education

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    Webxicon.org is a free dictionary with translations, definitions, synonyms, pronunciation samples...

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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated The Bear and the Nightingale in Books

Oct 29, 2017  
The Bear and the Nightingale
The Bear and the Nightingale
Katherine Arden | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
9.4 (17 Ratings)
Book Rating
A dark epic fairytale
This captivating fantasy is set in the frozen north of Russia in the 13th century, and used Russian myths and fairy tales as inspiration.

At the centre of the novel is the family of a local Lord, in particular the headstrong youngest daughter Vasya who is gifted with 'second sight'. The existence of the community is threatened when a dark power in the forests begins to wake up, just as the villagers start to turn away from the household spirits who've protected them, in favour of a charismatic new priest.

The Russian setting adds interest and mystique and the protagonist Vasya is fantastically outspoken and scrappy. The plot is easy to follow despite the odd Russian word. It truly is a compelling read.