Tag : board games
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...
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...
Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig Review
by Will Worrall
Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig is an interesting case in the realm of board games. It is one of a very small selection...
Best and Worst of 2018 Tabletop Gaming
by Chris Dove
Now that 2018 has come and gone, I thought it would be fun to have a look back throughout the year and talk about my...
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...
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...
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...
Choose Your Own Adventure: House of Danger Review
by Chris Dove
It seems like I regularly review board games that are based on video games, recent ones having been Fallout, Doom and Civilization, but it’s not...
Ticket to Ride: New York Review
by Chris Dove
This review is for one of the most beloved, well thought of, and endearing board gaming franchises out there and may well be, on many...
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle Card Game Review
by Will Worrall
Harry Potter is basically The Lord of the Rings of our generation. A cultural touchstone that pretty much everyone has heard of, whether they love...
Charterstone Review
by Will Worrall
Charterstone There are some things that can only really be done with board games. Sure, video games have their fancy graphics, and movies might have...
Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition Review
by Will Worrall
Thick tendrils of fog creep slowly up a cobblestone street. The sound of shuffling, dragging feet echoes off of the high walls of the enclosed...
Azul Review
by Will Worrall
Much like video games, board games can be made to tell a story, to be fun to play, or in some cases, to look extremely...
Raxxon Review
by Chris Dove
One of my favourite cooperative games remains Plaid Hat’s post-apocalyptic zombie fest that is Dead of Winter. Although I first played and reviewed it some...
Champions of Midgard: The Dark Mountains Review
by Chris Dove
The Dark Mountains is the second expansion for the Viking-themed worker placement game, Champions of Midgard, the first being Valhalla, which I have recently reviewed and...

