Miniatures Game Review: Rumbleslam – 2-Player Starter Box
With my tabletop gaming, I tend to very much gravitate in certain circles; more thematic, yet strategic board games tend to be the games I’m most interested in, which means […]
Board Game Review: Western Legends
Ever wanted to saddle up and ride out into the Old West to become the most legendary personality there ever was? Now’s your chance, with the hugely enjoyable Western Legends […]
Board Game Preview: Top Pop
Though carbonated drinks have, somewhat surprisingly, been around since the 1700s and flavoured fizzy beverages date back to at least the 1800s, it wasn’t until mass production processes were pioneered […]
Sirens: Battle of the Bards – An Interview with Satine Phoenix and Jamison Stone
“I was eight years old,” Satine Phoenix reveals, about her first encounter with Dungeons & Dragons. “I found the starter box in my basement. It had my Dad’s old characters […]
Review: Battleship
UbiSoft and Hasbro teamed up in 2016 to bring some of the board game publisher’s best known tabletop games to consoles. With a long and seemingly close partnership with EA […]
Board Game Preview: Necromolds
I’m not quite sure how Necromolds took so long to come to my attention, but it’s definitely a case of better late than never. I’ve always been interested in wargaming, […]
Board Game Review: Bejeweled
Remember the days before Candy Crush came and stole the thunder of PopCap’s wonderfully therapeutic, gem matching puzzle series on mobiles? I do. Bejeweled was everywhere. For good reason too; […]
Board Game Review: Here to Slay
Though hugely popular – in thanks due to its superb visual design and excellent production values – I’ve never really been a fan of TeeTurtle’s Unstable Unicorns. It’s a straightforward […]
Board Game Review: Sweet Existence: A Strange Planet Card Game
Nathan W. Pyle’s Strange Planet webcomic has had a meteoric rise to popularity, considering it only launched on Instagram – of all places – in February 2019. It’s not hard […]
Board Game Review: Minecraft: Builders & Biomes
Minecraft is a genuine phenomenon; since the paid alpha released in 2009 – before the first full release in November 2011 – the game has sold 200 million copies and […]
Board Game Review: Marvel Battleworld: Mystery of the Thanostones
Far from a normal board game, Funko’s Marvel Battleworld: Mystery of the Thanostones has a strong collectable element to its appealingly cute figures, as well as blind bag/box type mystery characters – with the endorphin rush of cracking open the egg-like Thanostones cleverly woven into the game’s mechanics. All a single player needs to play is a single pack too, […]
Board Game Review: Judge Dredd: Block War
There’s been a welcome resurgence of interest in Judge Dredd on the tabletop in recent years. Not only have we seen the excellent – if ridiculously challenging – The Cursed Earth, but there’s also been a miniatures game, an RPG and other board games too, perhaps most notably the critically acclaimed retheming of Wildlands, Judge Dredd: Helter Skelter – which […]
Board Game Review: Nessos
I’ve got to be honest – I didn’t think I’d enjoy Nessos at all. Though it bills itself as Greek Deduction & Bluff right there on the box, the theme is next to irrelevant to the gameplay and in truth, given how it feels quite pasted on, could just as easily be Norse, Samurai or Cyberpunk themed without it making […]
Solo Board Games
Though lockdown restrictions are easing, people are forgetting that we’re still in the middle of a global pandemic. It’s still important that we stay at home and avoid contact with other people as much as possible; yet that means more time stuck at home, trying to find ways to entertain ourselves. Those of you who know me well or have […]
Board Game Review: Shadowrun: Zero Day
Though I’ve just covered another Shadowrun board game this week (the Lords of Waterdeep-esque Shadowrun: Sprawl Ops), I’ve also recently acquired two player card game Shadowrun: Zero Day. For once in a Shadowrun game, the complexity and buckets-of-dice elements are dialled down or tossed out entirely, leaving a more focused, fast-paced experience that goes all in on presenting just one […]
Review: Concept Destruction
One of the best early PlayStation games that I played was Destruction Derby – a glorious demolition derby game which – for its time – had some very impressive damage modelling on the cars, making it incredibly satisfying to smash up the many opponents in the arena while trying to keep yours as blemish free as possible (spoiler: this was […]
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