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Game Night is going on tour! That’s right for the next three installments of Game Night Reviews were are away from the comfort of home and out on the open waters, sailing the byways of England like scurvy ridden pirates. The Game Night lads have hired a long boat, festooned with a wooden duck and two rag doll puppets and set sail on the canal from Silsden on a typical English summer day, yep, that means grey and overcast with some drizzle. And so I was left to choose a theme

King of Tokyo was a firm favourite two years ago at Christmas and has passed in and out of favour over the years. Regardless, I still think it’s one of the best light games in my collection that nearly anyone, regardless of their gaming experience, can sit down and have fun with. King of Tokyo is a competitive dice rolling game where the players are Monsters vying for control of Tokyo. Based on Yahtzee players roll the dice three times, keeping any results they want after eac

A while back I reviewed King of Tokyo and I sang it praises, declaring it to be a firm favourite, “a great filler and a perfect family game.” However as the years have gone on we’ve played less and less. This is not because I don’t enjoy the game, I really do and I picked up King of New York hoping to reinvigorate the franchise but my little brother (with whom we play most games now) doesn’t enjoy the PVP aspects of games and much prefers co-ops or multiplayer solitaire. The

I’ve been a fan of Bruno Faidutti since I first played Citadels, so this small boxed Whist variant intrigued me. Bringing a mix of familiar trick taking and Bruno’s patented style of chaos to the table in a fast, pocket-sized package, but is it any good? Let’s find out! Theme Dwarves, Goblins and Knights, all the elements you need for a great fantasy story game, which is exactly what Dwarf King isn’t. Dwarf King is a simple trick taking game with a fantastic artistic style bu

Unlike most gamers I’ve never really played “Richard Garfield’s other game”, Magic: The Gathering. Although I did own a starter set of the game I found that it was practically impossible to enjoy the game with the decks included. So, despite the huge popularity of M:tg, I never got into it, despite my love of card games in general. So when I heard that Richard Garfield would be releasing a new game I figured “Big Whoop” and ignored it. … But then Christmas rolled around and I