Category : Tabletop
There are a lot of RPGs out there that try to sell themselves as being dark. Whether it’s through the tone, featuring gratuitous gore and...
The Electric State Roleplaying Game Review
by Will Worrall
The work of Simon Stålenhag is inspirational in the true sense of the word. His art captures elements of nostalgia, existential horror, and a fair...
Super Camelot Review
by Will Worrall
King Arthur is possibly the greatest British legend. It has been represented in pretty much every medium, from the literary works of James Knowles or...
Star Wars: Outer Rim Review
by Chris Dove
There is a saying in the States that “nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” I am officially ready to challenge...
Santorini Review
by Will Worrall
Chess is a famous game for a reason. It’s a game that relies entirely on strategy instead of RNG to get players through. It’s not...
The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth Review
by Chris Dove
And so I look at one of my most anticipated games of 2019: sharing the same theme as my favourite game of all time, consisting...
Resident Evil 2: The Board Game Review
by Will Worrall
Certain people cannot be dissuaded from repeating the same mistakes over and over again. Take Steamforged Games, for example. They seem pretty intent on taking...
Root: A Game of Woodland Might and Right Review
by Will Worrall
Anthropomorphic animals killing each other is a pretty popular theme for media. We’ve got The Secret of NIMH, the Redwall series of books, and now...
Degenesis: Rebirth Edition Review
by Chris Dove
I have quite an expansive collection of various genres of games from tabletop to board games, card to tile games that cover a vast number...
Arkham Horror: Third Edition Review
by Will Worrall
Arkham Horror is one of the granddaddies of board games and was possibly one of the earliest games to have included Lovecraftian themes. It’s already...
Discover: Lands Unknown Review
by Will Worrall
‘Gimmick’ is a word with a lot of connotations, almost all of them bad. A gimmick is often something tacked onto a product to make...
Darkest Night: Second Edition Review
by Will Worrall
Darkest Night can be quite depressing at times. It drips and oozes dark fantasy like the goth stepchild of Dragon Age, and the gameplay manages...
King’s Forge and Gold Expansion Review
by Will Worrall
There really aren’t enough games out there about blacksmithing. Oh sure, there are plenty of games out their that feature blacksmithing, usually as some sort...
Stuffed Fables Review
by Will Worrall
There really aren’t enough games about small, fluffy creatures, at least not ones about small, fluffy creatures that are actually cute and not terrifying, so...
Star Wars X-Wing: Second Edition and Expansions Review
by Will Worrall
Is there anything nerdier than Star Wars X-Wing? It manages to combine two of the classically nerdy pursuits: miniature combat games and Star Wars. As...
A Song of Ice and Fire Miniatures Game Review
by Ian Cooper
Think about a few TV series that you have watched or are watching, then put each one into these categories? The one that may have...
Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 Review
by Will Worrall
Death, disease, global panic…but enough about my last birthday party. There are lots of board games out there that tend to sell themselves as grim,...
Fantasy Flight Games and the Birth of ‘Unique’ Gaming
by Will Worrall
As pretty much any tabletop gaming fan will tell you, legacy is a pretty popular term in gaming. Legacy games have taken over the top...

