A little known but clever game that is counter-intuitive in so many ways, yet still offers plenty of very tough strategic decisions for players…
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REVIEW: The King’s Guild
The King’s Guild is possibly one of the most complete Euro-style games you’re ever likely to play, but does that make it a good game?
PERSONAL DIARY/UPDATE: 2019: The Year Ahead, etc…
Looking back, 2018 proved a mixed bag despite a promising start and a few excellent Cons… I have me a very bold aim for 2019, though…
OPINION/UPDATE: Top 5 Games I Played in 2018 (and other stuff)…
What games did I enjoy the most in 2018? — A list that might surprise you, but I’d be just as surprised if any of these games would disappoint…
REVIEW: Rise of Tribes
A smart and sassy little number, with unique and clever game mechanics, and even smarter box packaging and design…
(P)REVIEW: FlickFleet
FlickFleet is a new dexterity-based space combat game in which you physically flick your ships around the table and flick dice to hit your opponent’s ships. but does it flick all the right boxes for a fun game…?
OPINION: Essen 2018 Preview — My personal picks…
Some pre-Essen ’18 picks from me, this time from an even shorter list than last year…
PERSONAL DIARY/UPDATE: More ‘August’ Gaming… see what I did there?
Another little snippet of life without any such thing as a fast lane… lol
REVIEW: Century: Eastern Wonders
Does this follow-up to Century: Spice Road hit all the right buttons, or sink under the weight of all that spice…?
LPO Day 5: Coming home… :-(
Friday felt like the shortest day I’d had in a long time… We were up relatively early, and after spending an hour or so chatting over breakfast, it was time to get all my stuff sorted ready for the trip home… The check-in and…
LPO Day 4: Well, actually…
Anyone following this series might be surprised to hear that Paul and I both woke before 8.30am on Thursday… he was already in the garden enjoying the morning birdsong before I got downstairs, but there’ll be no prizes for guessing what we played… I…
LPO Day 3: Carry on, carry on…
Wednesday proved not dissimilar to Tues, although it started off with a short roadtrip to McDonalds to see if their breakfast menu was anything like the UK one – it isn’t… and you lot at the back commenting on my food choices can shush…
PERSONAL DIARY/UPDATE: One month down, eleven to go… Eek!
Wow! One month into 2019, and I’ve stuck to my plan of not buying or backing any new games… But I did spend money on painting stuff… Oops!