An Open Letter to Games Workshop… Please Note… I stopped buying Games Workshop products a long time ago as it was clearly becoming too expensive and I really took umbrage to their treatment of the GW gaming community on Boardgamegeek so I don’t really have anything good to say about them as a business other [...]
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Dominion, by Rio Grand games is an excellent card game for 2-4 players. The Middle ages theme is pasted on and doesn’t really add to the atmosphere but the game is so good that it doesn’t matter. It’s all about hand management and coming up with an effective strategy. In Dominion, you get a large [...]
I was in 2 minds about whether to purchase this game. As a long standing wargamer and Civil War buff, I was concerned about the lack of historical detail. Trouble is, the more historicity, the more complex and the more complex, the more downtime and longer it takes to actually achieve something. The trouble with [...]
Currently top of my favourites this is simply an awesome game. Of course I would say that as a life long wargamer but that’s tough! Part of the Flames of War miniatures family, this is the answer to my dream of a simple aystem, great components and a real sense of the tension faced by [...]
Enter the world of Greek mythology as you compete with your fellow players using your ships and armies to conquer territories and establish buildings and cities. Trouble is, there are all kinds of obstacles. Of course the enemy forces aren’t going to let you get away with your plans for domination without a fight. But [...]
A little while ago, I asked the guys in my gaming group to let me have their thoughts on their personal top 5 games. Knowing that this would be a difficult choice as they all have sizeable game collections, I am looking forward to their responses. To start with, here is the list from Joseph [...]
Diamant is a great litttle game where the players go into a mine and collect jewels. They vie against each other and try to bluff eac other as the longer you remain in the mine during a round, the greater your chances for higher reward. The push-your-luck mechanic means tht you can risk remaining with [...]
Like westerns? See yourself as a mysterious Clint Eastwood type? Then look no further than a fun card game called BANG! Set in the wild west, spaghetti western style, each player takes on a role such as sheriff, deputy, outlaw or renegade and a person along with a unique special ability and life points. The [...]
I picked up a copy of Days of Steam at last week’s UK Games Expo 2010. This is a very nice tile laying train game where players build routes between cities, completing circuits and shipping goods to capture victory points. Players need to build up steam to travel as terrain over which tracks are laid [...]
Desert Island games – So I asked my Twitter friends which game would they prefer to be stranded with on a desert Island if they could only have one…
Posted: January 8, 2012 in game commentsTags: board game, cosmic encounter, crokinole board, desert island games, mousquetaires, space hulk
Desert Island games – So I asked my Twitter friends which game would they prefer to be stranded with on a desert Island if they could only have one… My choice would be Space Hulk as it scales from solo play, has variety and potential for loads of diy scenarios @Geekinsight said -I think I’d [...]