Uncategorized The Dresden Files RPG: Session 5 29 Apr 2016 This week, we returned to our much-delayed Dresden Files Roleplaying Game campaign. Although the events of the session took place over a relatively short period of in-game time, our play was…
Uncategorized When Worlds Collide: Introducing Plane Shift: Zendikar 28 Apr 2016 Wizards of the Coast have a number of very successful properties and, as a member of the Hasbro family, are part of a corporation with many, many more. The biggest…
Board Games Dungeon Crawls Part 1: In Your Dungeon, Killin' Your Dudes 27 Apr 201617 Dec 2022 The dungeon crawl is a common theme in tabletop gaming. Simply put, there is nothing more fun than gathering a group of adventurers and descending into the dark places of the…
Board Games Starting a Board game Collection: Part 3 (Revenge of the Eurocube) 23 Apr 201631 Aug 2025 In the final part of this series, I'm going to look at heavier "gamer" games and lighter "filler" games. 6. The Heavier "Gamer" Game The games covered thus far have…
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…
Blogging… Thoughts on Iello's New Policy on Preorders 20 Apr 2016 Last week saw an interesting announcement from Iello, publishers of games like King of Tokyo, King of New York, Welcome to the Dungeon and Heroes of Normandie. Here's what they said in a blog…
Board Games Starting a Board Game Collection: Part 2 (Cardboard Boogaloo) 16 Apr 201631 Aug 2025 In my previous article I looked at three categories that should be considered when starting a board game collection. Today I will look at a further two categories. I feel…
Board Games Starting a Board Game Collection: Part 1 13 Apr 201631 Aug 2025 Like any niche hobby, getting started in board gaming can be a daunting prospect. There are so many differing opinions on what makes a good game, or what makes an…
Board Games The Beauty of Asymmetry 9 Apr 2016 A lot of the board games that are considered mainstream family games (Monopoly, Cluedo, Uno et al) are what we might call symmetrical games. By this I mean that in…
Board Games Droll and Move 6 Apr 201631 Aug 2025 I've bitched and moaned about the roll and move mechanism extensively in my previous posts and, although I generally consider it lazy design, it's not always as bad as I…
Uncategorized The Dresden Files RPG: Session 4 2 Apr 2016 On Thursday, after taking a week off from the group, we had out fourth session of our The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game campaign. It started off well for the group, with…
Board Games Getting a Clue 30 Mar 201631 Aug 2025 As I suggested in a previous post, we really are in a Golden Age of board games just now, and it pains me to see so many people sticking to…
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