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Keep the Heroes Out is a fantasy themed tower defence game where you play as the monsters protecting their dungeon from rampaging heroes

Having built your Kingdom in Kingdomino it is now time to divide up the land between the six noble houses of Dot, Double Dot, Stripe, Double

Kingdomino is a great introductory game for people new to the hobby. The use of dominos makes the game feel familiar and welcoming...

Forbidden Island is a great entry point to the world of co-operative games, with a wonderful theme, great components and simple rules that a

The dungeons beneath Karak Castle are infested with monsters but also festooned with treasures. Heroically slay the beasts while collecting

For centuries the Mad King has pitted the world’s greatest warriors against each in mortal combat for his own amusement. Finally those warri

Last week we faced the Elementals, they brought doom and gloom to our little dungeon, so to balance it out we have some heroes to spread lig

This week I've been mostly focused on Descent 2nd Edition. Last week I finished all the outstanding heroes while this week I've been more fo

This weekend me and the boys have been playing Massive Darkness 2 on Tabletop Simulator. This epic dungeon crawler is a pre-release demo fro

So, this last couple of weeks I've been painting some new Heroes for Descent across three different expansions, Bonds of the Wild,...

Last week I hinted that I may have bought some more Descent minis after coming desperately close to finishing them all. The truth is that I

Roll Player is a dice placement game in which players compete to build a roleplaying character by completing their strength, dexterity, cons

Century Spice Road or Golem Edition is really a perfect entry for this series. Works for gamers and non-gamers, has very few rules that are

Cartographers A Roll Player Tale is a map drawing game set in the universe of Keith Matejka’s #RollPlayer. The game plays quickly, with all

The King looked out across the green and verdant land. It was filled with peace and tranquility. The Merchant was trading goods in the...

Some games speak to your very soul as a gamer and one such game for me was Loony Quest from Libellud. From the first time I heard about...

As you all know Thunderstone is a firm favourite in my house, hitting the table nearly 70 times in the last year; so when I heard AEG was...

LIAR!! The call of the Braggart! We’ve all been in the pub with “that friend” when he begins to tell the valiant tale of the time he...

In all my years gaming, there is one experience that stands out above all others as my favourite and that was a my first and only game of...

When Blood Bowl was announced as a new deck building game, way back in the mists of time, I was excited to play it. Firstly because I...