By Stonemaier Games, Paul Saloman I don’t know what it is with games which have really mundane themes, but something always appeals to me about them. Fantasy and science fiction are fine, I’ve got several games about Cthulhu and about zombies, but if you tell me there’s a game about a stamp convention, I’m in. […]
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Star Trek Adventures Second Edition Starter Set Review – Roll to Do a Starfleet!
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Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth
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After Us Review
Mike reviews the game of post-apocalyptic monkey tribe engine-building
Released at the height of Buffy’s fame the buffy the vampire slayer board game is a surprising little box of goodies, it came from Hasbro who are never known for exerting themselves with licensed property’s besides slapping a new set of images on a Monopoly board. This really shouldn’t have been all that good and […]
Smash Up is a light card game which sits cheerfully alongside King Of Tokyo as a simple and fun way to while away half an hour. And like King Of Tokyo this one also looks stunning its a box brimming with fistfuls of wonderfully illustrated and colorful cards. So lets find out what its all […]
Lords of war is a strategy card game set in a Warhammer type fantasy universe, its published by Black Box Games who are relatively new on the gaming scene, founded in 2010 by Nick Street & Martin Vaux. 2012 saw the launch of their first product Lords of War which quickly went on to nab […]
Ever since the kids saw Pacific Rim in the summer they have been obsessed with this film and the world it created, its probably the closest they have come to that fanatical joy I had when Star Wars first hit the big screen. To that end I have had an eye open for any cool […]
And now for something simple and fun. Filler games or openers or indeed closer’s (for those of you now confused let me quickly demystify those terms – fillers are just that a small quick game to play when you might be in a rush or waiting for others to arrive. Opener’s and closer’s and sort […]
This game is so much fun! If you love the old Godzilla movies or ever played Rampage at the arcades then this is for you. The game is simplicity you play a monster and you have to either kill all your opponents or get 20 victory points. How you achieve this is by rolling dice. […]
This is such a great game, I recommend it without hesitation. But that’s a bit short for a review so indulge me while I tell you why. Designed by Matt Leacock and winner of numerous awards this is a cracking CO-OP game that by rights should be sitting alongside Monopoly on the shelves of every […]
Small world is light but fun territory control war game. Its main selling point is the randomness of the races you will be battling with each turn. And it comes with all the quality components you would expect of Days Of Wonder.
A one of a kind gaming experience, this is a game you will return too again and again until you've exhausted all of this amazing boxes hidden delights. And then you can just stare at it and remember all the fun you had getting there.
In a departure from the usual format Mike sits down with Ollie and they have a discussion of what he looks for in games, what he likes, giant robots and other assorted nuggets.