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Admiral’s Log: Admiral Saul Tigh - Deep Space - 33 days since the attack. Caprica is lost, according to the reports from our civilian fleet, the other 11 colonies fared no better. The Galactica suffered heavy damage before being ordered to retreat to the rendezvous. We waited as long as we could but no other Battlestars made it, we are alone. A Quick Overview Battlestar Galactica is based on the enormously popular (and still relevant) TV series of the same name. BSG, designed

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. That’s right we played Rebellion. It was our second ever game and I approached it in much the same way as my first game, that was I planned to scout as many planets as possible to narrow down the avenues of escape for the Rebel Alliance. I also planned to generate loyalty from my subjugated planets having learnt from our previous game that loy

With Star Wars back to stay the franchise is more alive now than it has ever been and if you haven’t seen Rian Johnson’s excellent 8th installment in the saga then I highly recommend it. However, if what you’re craving is to revisit the original trilogy then you can, with #StarWarsRebellion. This was my big present and it is exactly that, a big box full of lots of toys. Me and my friend Dave who occasionally writes some articles for this blog broke out the game and after much

Since its release two years ago Imperial Assault has been a consistent fixture of my tabletop gaming. We’ve played the main campaign twice, Twin Shadows twice and Hoth once. So, with the release of The Bespin Gambit I knew we would once again be stepping into a Galaxy Far, Far Away. So, for those who don’t know, Imperial Assault is a miniature skirmish game played in the 1 vs. All style, where one player plays the evil Empire and the other players each take on the role of a h

This is going to be my first of two reviews of Descent, focusing entirely on the mechanics of the game and the differences between first and second edition. The second review will focus on the campaign and the experience point system. For those who want to skip over the review entirely, I love it and I think you should buy it! Right then, to business. Theme In Descent you are a hero, trusted with saving the land from an evil overlord. With your fellow heroes you must defend t

Fans of this blog will know that I’m reasonably invested in the fantasy realm of Terrinoth, created by the guys over at Fantasy Flight, which is the setting for a large number of their Fantasy Games including Runebound, Descent, Rune Age, Rune Wars and Dungeonquest. Fantasy Flight however was late coming to the Deck Building party. First there was Dominion, then others followed suit Arctic Scavengers, Thunderstone, Puzzle Strike among others. But what set Rune Age apart from