Board Games… Game of the Month, September 2023: Architects of the West Kingdom 1 Oct 202330 Sep 2023 This month's features game is one that is new to me. I played it for the first time a few weeks ago at club and had an absolute blast. It…
Board Games… A Completely Serious and Balanced Review: Munchkin 13 Sep 202312 Sep 2023 Ah, Munchkin, the card game that manages to take the time-honored trappings of roleplaying and turns them into an exercise in frustration and passive-aggressive squabbling. If you relish the idea…
Board Games… Throwback Thursday: A Short Literature Review on Games and Autism 7 Sep 202311 Sep 2023 A few years ago, I did my second postgrad. The focus was on working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The content of the course was quite wide and…
3D Printing… Resolutions 2023: August Roundup 3 Sep 20232 Sep 2023 It's one thing to set resolutions, and quite another to hold oneself to them. I intend to review my progress monthly towards each of the resolutions. Welcome, then, to our…
Board Games… Game of the Month, August 2023: Tiny Towns 2 Sep 20232 Sep 2023 And then, dear friends, it was September. Ooft. With that comes August's Game of the Month, along with the customary review. This time we're looking at Tiny Towns, a game…
Board Games… Throwback Thursday: Burning the Primarch 3 Aug 20233 Aug 2023 I liked doing these Hobby Update posts. They kind of died out for me during Covid and never came back. I feel like my hobbying is not consistent enough these…
Blogging… Resolutions 2023: July Roundup 2 Aug 2023 It's one thing to set resolutions, and quite another to hold oneself to them. I intend to review my progress monthly towards each of the resolutions. Welcome, then, to our…
Board Games… Game of the Month, July 2023: Hive 1 Aug 2023 Where is this year even going? That's us in August already. This is not acceptable. I suppose this means I need to pick a game of the month for July.…
Board Games… Throwback Thursday: On the Prospect of Mainstreaming the Hobby 20 Jul 202325 Jun 2023 I've kind of given up on board gaming as an industry. We still have a lot of great games coming out, but the ecosystem has changed and the golden age…
Board Games… Throwback Thursday: Wishlisting Dragon Ball Games 6 Jul 202320 May 2023 I've done a few 'Themes We'd Like to See' posts. Taken in abstraction, board games are mechanical experiences. We move chits and tokens around, do some basic maths, and amass…
Blogging… Resolutions 2023: June Roundup 3 Jul 202330 Jun 2023 It's one thing to set resolutions, and quite another to hold oneself to them. I intend to review my progress monthly towards each of the resolutions. Welcome, then, to our…
Board Games… Game of the Month, June 2023: Euphoria 2 Jul 202330 Jun 2023 I'm far from alone in really rating Stonemaier Games. They are a company that has really managed to leverage good game design, a fantastic aesthetic, and savvy marketing (including a…