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Chris Bowler
- Apr 12
- 11 min
My Top 10 Party Games
My Top 10 Go To Party Games for large groups and social gatherings...
Chris Bowler
- Mar 30, 2022
- 10 min
Top 10 Best New To Me Games in 2021
The 10 Ten Games I played in 2021 that were new to me!
Chris Bowler
- Dec 22, 2021
- 12 min
Top 10 Most Played Solo Games 2021
2021 has been another year of lockdowns and social distancing which has meant that often I find myself wanting to play a game but not having
Chris Bowler
- Nov 10, 2021
- 9 min
10 Great Games You Can Buy For Less Than The Price of a Movie Ticket
10 great games that cost less than a trip to the movies, no popcorn, no drinks, no frills, just the price of the ticket!
Chris Bowler
- Oct 4, 2021
- 7 min
Games Night: 10 Games in 1 Bag
We’re back baby! After a 20 month long hiatus the Game Night crew are finally getting back in the saddle this weekend to play some games...
Chris Bowler
- Aug 30, 2021
- 10 min
Top 10 Meanest Games in my Collection
With the rise of co-operative board games in the last ten plus years, the hobby has begun to shun those games that invite meanness. “Take...
Chris Bowler
- Mar 5, 2021
- 7 min
Ten Tips for Improving your Painting Motivation
I have been painting now for around 25 years and I paint on average once a day, but even I sometimes burn out and go through periods where I
Chris Bowler
- Feb 15, 2021
- 13 min
Top 10 New to Me Games in 2020
Despite the travesty that was 2020, my group and I still managed to play a whole bunch of new games, mostly via the magic of Tabletop Simula
Chris Bowler
- Feb 8, 2021
- 12 min
10 Games to play if you've played these Classic titles...
Everyone grew up playing the popular mass market games that still adorn the toy shop shelves to this very day, Monopoly, Risk, Trivial Pursu
Chris Bowler
- Feb 1, 2021
- 14 min
Top 10 Cooperative Games
Cooperative board games are escapism in a box. They run the gamut of theme and mechanics, but they allow you to explore these in the company
Chris Bowler
- Jan 25, 2021
- 12 min
Top 10 Campaign Games I Don't Own But I'm Dying To Play
This week we take a look at the top ten campaign games that slipped through the cracks for reason or another.
Chris Bowler
- Jan 20, 2021
- 12 min
Top 10 Campaigns I Own and Want to Play in 2021
Now that 2020 is over &the world is gradually moving closer to returning to normal, I present my top ten campaigns that I own & want to play
Chris Bowler
- Dec 21, 2020
- 13 min
Top 10 Kickstarters I'm Looking Forward to Delivering in 2021
2020 has been an expensive year of crowd funding, kicking off with a Batman all in pledge and ending with the epicness that is ISS Vanguard.
Chris Bowler
- Aug 17, 2020
- 3 min
Top 3 Kickstarters that Delivered
So, my love hate relationship continues and today I present a top 3 list of Kickstarter games that have actually delivered on their promise.
Chris Bowler
- Jun 29, 2020
- 4 min
Top 3 - Most Played Games in Lockdown
Covid-19 has dramatically affected the way we play board games. I live alone and in a different city 50 miles away from my gaming group, thi
Chris Bowler
- Oct 31, 2017
- 7 min
Ghosts, Ghouls & Games... Oh My!
It’s time for another top 3 list as I team up with my nefarious partner in hijinx Mike Barnes from Who Dares Rolls as we look at 3...
Chris Bowler
- Sep 20, 2017
- 10 min
Fervent Fandom - The Designers Cut
We’ve all bought things based on impulse, without prior research, without diligently doing our due and sometimes we’ve lucked out and...
Chris Bowler
- Aug 15, 2017
- 3 min
The Best Bits of The UK Games Expo
For the last 7 years I have been attending the UK Games Expo as a member of the press with the UK Gaming Media Network. In that time I...