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Last week #IDWGames made it apparent that the European shipment for #TMNT Adventures would not be making landfall this month...

I don’t know what it was this weekend that caused me to pull the box off the shelf, but for some reason I was drawn to Mike Elliot and Eric

Today in Weekend Warrior I want to talk about the emergence of technology in board games. This was raised in a comment a few weeks ago and I

Miniatures are becoming ever more prevalent in board games these days, even games that don’t need them will slip one in, maybe as a first pl

The Rise of all Goblins campaign is quite short, you'll unlock 3 xp worth of abilities so you won't see your hero reach its full potential o

Day 33 - President’s Log: Our situation is desperate. Endlessly pursued by our enemy, supplies are running low and I don’t know who I can...

Last year a cute little worker placement game called #Everdell appeared and I was enchanted by its table presence and immediately began t...

Some of you may be aware that in my day job I work as a Theatre Technician. Long hours and evening and weekend shifts are hardly conduciv...

This weekend my long suffering gaming buddy and I decided to go dungeon delving. I’ve owned Descent 2nd Edition since release but have alw...

Back in the mists of time a little worker placement game called Alien Frontiers took the world by storm, launching on a then little-known...

This weekend we played Cosmic Encounter for the first time in probably half a decade. I’ve been wanting to get this back to the table for...

Upper Deck’s Marvel Legendary is my most played game of all time, fast approaching 600 plays. Happily the unending release of expansions ...

Imperial Assault is one of my most played games of all time, hitting the table 80 times since it’s release in 2014. Imperial Assault is a...

Hey guys, welcome back to Weekend Warrior, my semi regular series where I talk more about my experiences with the hobby rather than review...

2018 is over and what a year it's been. For me I like to take a moment at the end of the year and look back at all the gaming I have done...

It’s a new year, time to bring back Weekend Warrior with a vengeance. I’ve been so stoked this week to get TMNT Shadows of the Past back ...

I grew up on war games in the mid 90's and back then you either played Warhammer or 40k. Now there are hundreds of options in every conce...

It’s a beautiful bank holiday weekend here in the UK but even when the sun is shining we still find the time to play some games. This wee...

This weekend my long suffering gaming partner, Dave and I managed to find some time to wage galactic warfare in a galaxy far far away. Th...

Like many people, I’ve been waiting a while for Super Dungeon Explore 2.0 to hit the retail shelves. Rather than vent and spew bile at my...