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Thor, as built, is a great hero for two player, he’ll mop up minions and take the fight to the villain, so long as someone else plays threat

Imperial Assault offers any Star Wars fan the opportunity to roleplay their way through the galaxy dispatching stormtroopers and even facing

Guys, I cannot tell you how messy the Keep is this week, there's stuff everywhere, there's paint on me, on my table, on my cutting mat and t

As a child Mirkwood was a fascinating place to me and one filled with horror. The idea of this dark, corrupted wood that was also home to el

Love it or hate it there’s no getting away from #StarWars both in and out of gaming. However we’ve been taking a little break from the galax

This is a hard scenario, and while it is continually and relentlessly punishing, victory always feels within our grasp. Set ‘em up again, th

Five years ago Fantasy Flight Games answered the nerd dream I'd had ever since picking up a brush at the tender age of 11, they gave us a...

So, I'm on annual leave which usually means I have a lot of time to paint. This year I've decided to use my time to try and finish...

Hey y'all, The Duke here. As some of you who are following the Facebook page will know I recently started painting my Descent 2nd Edition...

Admiral’s Log: Admiral Saul Tigh - Deep Space - 33 days since the attack. Caprica is lost, according to the reports from our civilian...

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

The self-styled king of the goblins, Splig, is terrorising the town of Goldhall. As the greatest heroes in the realm it is up to us to...

“The entrance to the forest path was like a sort of arch leading in to a gloomy tunnel made by two great trees that leant together, too...

Grand Moff Tarkin stood on the bridge of the imperial Star Destroyer and with a snarl and a curled lip he simply uttered the words “You...

Backstabbing, murder, full frontal nudity, this game has two of those three things, I’ll let you figure out which ones. Most games set in...

A while back I introduced LOTR LCG to a friend of mine by resetting the game back to its roots and playing through the core set and...

Since its release two years ago Imperial Assault has been a consistent fixture of my tabletop gaming. We’ve played the main campaign...

Elder Sign has been a favoured game in our house for a long time now, although personally it had fallen out of favour with me because it...

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...

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...