Video Games First Impressions: Hades II 7 Dec 202529 Nov 2025 I'm just a few hours into Hades II, and it’s clear this sequel represents quite a shift in tone, rhythm, and mythic focus. Where Hades was a sprint through fire…
Board Games… Expansion Review: Apiary: Expanding the Hive 25 Jan 202519 Jan 2025 Expanding the Hive is the first expansion for the board game, Apiary. Designed by Connie Vogelmann and published by Stonemaier Games, it came out in 2024. Whilst I paid for…
Board Games… First Impressions: Explorers of Navoria 24 Nov 2024 I recently embarked on an adventure at club with Explorers of Navoria, a new board game that promised a nice blend of exploration, strategy, and cuteness. I didn't pick the…
Board Games… First Impressions: Nucleum 20 Nov 2024 I recently tried out a new (to me) board game; Nucleum. Nucleum is a strategy board game that has been generating quite a buzz in the tabletop community and in…
Card Games… My First Games of Magic: The Gathering: Commander 17 Aug 202421 Aug 2024 On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of diving into my first games of the Commander variant of Magic: The Gathering, and I must say, it was an exhilarating experience! I'd…
Miniature Games… First Impressions: Age of Fantasy (OPR) 4 May 2024 On Thursday, I had my first play of Age of Fantasy, the AoS-like ruleset from One Page Rules. I shared the list I intended to use before the game. On…
Board Games… First Impressions: Root 13 Feb 202313 Feb 2023 The Game Root is a game of adventure and conflict in a forest kingdom inhabited by a variety of creatures. Players take on the role of one of the factions…
Board Games First Impressions: Rex 22 Apr 2016 Last night, I finally got Rex: Final Days of an Empire to the table. We played a six player game, so every faction was used and the game was reasonably…