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The Forbidden series from Matt Leacock was spawned from one of the classic co-op games of all time, Pandemic. Now, co-op games aren't something new, D&D and many other roleplaying games were co-op long before the term became popular but Pandemic and the games that followed brought the genre to the fore and now you are spoilt for choice. What makes a co-op game so popular, particularly around the holidays, is the unity it provides. If you play a game with the family and one me

Epidemics sweep the world, hospitals are crowded with the sick and the dying. Their only hope is you, brave adventurer. You must go forth and search for a cure, to end the suffering and the dying. Save those you can, quarantine those you can’t and don’t forget to wash your hands. Many moons ago, back when this blog was young I reviewed Pandemic with a sardonic vigour, ending with “I am still not as blown away by Pandemic as I feel I ought to be. For me it is a filler game at

Lots of games this weekend including our monthly Game Night. TMNT: Shadows of the Past Continuing our foray into the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe my friend and I took on Adventure 4 in Book 1. The Turtles had to get across the map and destroy a shipment before the foot clan could put it to bad use. I lost, through poor planning and to some extent bad card draw. My spawn points were blocked up with minis I couldn’t move, thus preventing me from spawning. Additionally

Hi, I’m Brad Cummings I entered into the hobby in 2009. I had previously owned Settlers of Catan and had played Magic, Warhammer etc while growing up, but it was not until 2009 that I started collecting and playing a wide variety of boardgames. I have been reading Unboxed reviews for the past few months, and expressed interest in contributing. The quality of reviews on this site is very high, and I hope that you enjoy this slight change of focus. Please let me know if there a