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Who Dares News – 7 April

by Mike Bon April 7, 2015
In keeping with our recent podcast discussion of all things Kickstarter, here’s something that all would be project creators should certainly take a look at. Jamey Stegmaier from Stonemaier games has long been posting fascinating blog updates dissecting both his own projects and generally everything that could or can go awry with a kickstarter and […]

I have to go back

by Mike Bon March 31, 2015
LOST: THE GAME An experience   I went round to the home of S & B to play Lost: The Game. The pieces were all set up when I arrived, an island made of random tiles reflecting the shoreline and the inner island. Little cardboard pieces to represent the characters from the show, to be […]

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by Mike Bon March 31, 2015
LOST: THE GAME A game based on the television show we all loved when it aired and said we hated once it ended.   I took a photo of Lost: The Game and I posted the result with my damp squib and realising that caveat emptor still holds true.   The thing is, I decided […]

Who Dares Rolls Podcast Episode 18 – Kickstarter

by Mike Bon March 26, 2015
In a change to our normal programming the WDR guys discuss Kickstarter. Its strengths, its failings and projects past and present that have been of interest or infamous. We are joined by two special guests new boy on the WDR block Mr Charlie Etheridge-Nunn and eventually by Mr Board Game Hour himself, the Minister of […]

Who Dares News – Friday 20th March

by Mike Bon March 20, 2015
A solar eclipse is happening today, about now. Across the UK legions of school children have been working furiously on pinhole cameras so as to watch this dazzling intergalactic event without fear of burning a hole through the backs of their heads. Simultaneously  groups of strange bearded gentlemen have thronged to Stonehenge garbed in tea-towels […]

Star Wars Imperial Assault

by Mike Bon March 5, 2015
WDR Gold Essential
Dum, de duh doo, dah doo dada dee da! Ah yes even now when I hear those masterful notes from John Williams epic Star Wars scores I get all a quiver. Its a vast universe ripe with possibility and adventure which disappointingly many of the board and card games licensed from the films have been […]

Who Dares News – Monday 2nd March

by Mike Bon March 2, 2015
Rejoice! Rio Grande games have finally announced the long awaited and for some time presumed dead expansion to Arctic Scavengers, Arctic Scavengers-Recon. The game and its expansion have had a bit of a journey to reach us, I covered a snippet of that history back in April last year HERE. It seemed the game was […]

Sandcastles

by Mike Bon February 25, 2015
Ah trips to the beach, a distinctly British pastime of dragging the family down to one of our many coastlines and indulging in a spot of bonding over gritty ham sandwiches, lounging in a deckchair while being buffeted by a strong north easterly wind and applying copious amounts of sun cream to each other. Whilst […]

Who Dares News On 23rd February 2015

by Mike Bon February 23, 2015
Morning and here we are at another week standing on the brink awaiting news of more gaming delights, let me take you by the hand and gently usher you through the twinkly joy of this weeks news and tiptoe gently around the Swamp of Board Game Sorrow awaiting to suck you into its depths that […]

Who Dares Rolls Podcast Episode 17 – Star Wars Imperial Assault

by Mike Bon February 13, 2015
A new year and a new episode. In this we discuss and delve into Fantasy Flights new Star Wars themed dungeon crawler Star Wars Imperial Assault. Discussed are Roll For The Galaxy,Imperial Settlers, Son’s Of Anarchy and Larping! We un-box a game that only Ben could find interesting Primo the game of prime numberszzzz. Ugh […]