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When I first played Nightfall I thought it was a pretty good, fast and brutal game, but that, no matter how you played, it was more luck...

So, while at UK Games Expo I had the pleasure to meet and interview John Yianni, he was a delight to talk to and a very nice man. John...

Theme In Heart of Doom the hero’s vanquished Doom itself and in doing so they shattered the Thunderstones and were transported to a new...

A couple of months ago I went out and bought myself a nice Android Tablet. Primarily I was sick of carrying around my massive 17” laptop...

I don’t often write negative reviews and when I do I try and write constructive reviews, rather than outright hate. Often if I can’t find...

Unlike most gamers I’ve never really played “Richard Garfield’s other game”, Magic: The Gathering. Although I did own a starter set of...

It’s been almost a year since I started playing Thunderstone with my review of Dragonspire. Since then I’ve bought and played every...

How can we forget the fabled Hills of Emyn Muil where Sam and Frodo spent most of a book wandering aimlessly lost until that “sneak”...

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,...

Theme In Nightfall: Martial Law you play the leader of an army of vampires, werewolves, hunters and the undead in a free-for-all,...

Conflict at the Carrock picks up where The Hunt for Gollum left off. But before we get to the adventure let's take a look at the player...

Evolution is a English translation of a Russian Card Game from Right Games, which they were kind enough to send to me. Lets take a look...

Each Adventure pack contains a selection of new player cards, a new hero and a new quest so I will be begin by looking in detail at the...

Theme Night has fallen and the world has descended into chaos. Vampires and werewolves roam the streets, locked in mortal combat with one...

Eight months on and Thunderstone is still one of the most highly requested games in my house. However, when you play a game that many...

So this is a detailed look at the second scenario in the Lord of the Rings LCG. This scenario is rated a 4, not sure what out of because...

I’ve been putting off writing this review, partly because I wanted to actually beat the third scenario first, but most because I really...

Just a quick review this week as I look at the latest small box expansion for Carcassonne. Theme Your name is now legend across the...

Last month I had the pleasure of meeting Alessio Cavatore, the man who literally wrote every game I played in my late teens and early...

Theme You are a hero, using gold you have drawn further Heroes to your side. You’ve bought magical blades, sinister spells and honourable...