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Viticulture & Tuscany Expansion

by Ben Hendyon September 4, 2015
WDR Gold Essential
Have you ever dreamt of giving it all up, jacking it all in, saying goodbye to the sweat and the grind and staring a new life? Perhaps you want to open a B&B on the French Riviera? Or maybe, given the recent changes to the law in several US states, you fancy growing your own […]

Lady Blackbird

by Charlie Etheridge-Nunnon September 4, 2015
A swashbuckling game of sky pirates in the Blue Yonder, for 3-5 players and a narrator. By John Harper.   The setup for Lady Blackbird is simple. This is from the first page of the book:   LADY BLACKBIRD is on the run from an arranged marriage to Count Carlowe. She hired a smuggler skyship, […]

“Half-Orc Patrick Swayze” Hoard Of The Dragon Queen Episode 5

by Mike Bon September 1, 2015
Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition “Half-Orc Patrick Swayze” Hoard Of The Dragon Queen Episode Five   Starring: Steve as Gatt (Gnome Rogue & Spy) Alex as Mablung Raventree (Half-Elf Wild Mage & Noble) Lee as Gesh (Dragonborn Fighter & Acolyte) Jacob as Willen aka Mockingbird aka Lenet the Loquacious (Human Bard & Charlatan) Vinnie as […]

Who Dares Rolls Podcast 25 The Top Ten Lists Part 2

by Mike Bon August 28, 2015
List Part 2. Of the list, you know the bloody list! And some other stuff. Who Dares Rolls yay! This is all.

Two Rooms and a Boom (or how I learned to stop waiting and played another party game)

by Mike Bon August 26, 2015
So cast your mind back a couple of years, Love Letter hits the party/micro game scene like a disco inferno and is still punching its weight today. Two Rooms was also something of a party darling riding high on a Golden Geek best PNP nomination itself bringing a high concept elevator pitch dream come true […]

Smoke & Mirrors

by Mike Bon August 20, 2015
Aside from my obsession with board games sleight of hand card tricks has long been a fascination for me. Now personally I’m useless at them you just need to witness my hamfisted attempts at shuffling to know this but Masters of this skill such as Ricky Jay are heroes of mine. So combining a theme […]

Who Dares Rolls Express 03 – Smoke & Mirrors

by Mike Bon August 13, 2015
Hello and welcome to another light nibble of podcast goodness. In this episode of the Who Dares Rolls Express Charlie briefly discusses his RPG articles for D&D 5th edition and I conduct an interview with Chip Beauvais about his new game Smoke & Mirrors, a bluffing card game of dueling magicians, think of it a […]

Who Dares Rolls Podcast – Episode 24 – Making A List Part 1

by Mike Bon August 7, 2015
Well you asked for it… Well some of you asked for it. Here’s part one of our top ten list’s. Yes in the time honored tradition of board game podcasts we’ve finally succumbed to the mounting pressure and made a list, due to the extant of the waffling in this episode expect a cliffhanger of […]

Robbie Thinks About… Room 25

by Rob Pennon August 6, 2015
For such a simple concept, room 25 is brilliantly done. With only four moves to choose from: peek, move, push and switch it’s all about how much you trust your “friends”. There’s two game modes, co-op and betrayal. Co-Op is great for first-time play, but the betrayal mode is where the real fun is hiding. […]

Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn

by Mike Bon August 5, 2015
WDR Essential
The duelling card game arena is sodden with choices. There is the behemoth Magic system with its thousands of cards and ferocious tournament play, an intimidating prospect for new players. Netrunner has its riveting asynchronous matches marred by a ridiculously steep learning curve enough to send a casual observer into spasms and investing into it […]
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