rootring
rooted in blogs, linked in a ringThe Giant Brain
Visit site Feed Incoming links Search this blog
On the ring since 2026-07-12
Latest activity 6y ago
797 posts
Older posts · Back to profile
Earlier
-
The invaders are here. They are destroying your island. Band together and defeat them in this co-op game of angry gods! The post Spirit Island – Review appeared first on The...
-
Join the team as they deliver you a nice warming selection of all the latest news! The post Brainwaves Episode 58 – Moldy Shamblers appeared first on The Giant Brain.
-
Dig deep into your pockets, as the team look at their favourite big budget games. The post Wallet Busting Games appeared first on The Giant Brain.
-
Iain M looks at the games that have had the most influence him over the years. The post Influences appeared first on The Giant Brain.
-
Come join the team for their fortnightly look at the goings on in the world of tabletop games. The post Brainwaves Episode 57 – Pulsating News appeared first on The Giant Brain.
-
Iain delves into a world of greek heroes, capricious gods, love, loss, and battles both physical and emotional in his latest review. The post Agon – Review appeared first on...
-
Jamie’s back from travels and Iain M has had a nice long sleep. Too long though it seems as they missed the last cast! Making up for lost time the pair, Iain C is... The post...
-
Money. It’s a gas. It makes the world go round. It could be funny….. anyway. The relationship between reviewers and money has always been a potentially thorny issue. From...
-
Riftforce is a 2 player duelling game we first picked up on at expo 2019. Is it still as good as we thought back then? The post Riftforce – First Thoughts appeared first on The...
-
A preview copy of Overstocked was provided by Play for Keep games. Final components may vary. I miss conventions. We all do. The sound of happy gamers rolling dice together,...
-
Welcome to Idle Thoughts our spin-off podcast where the team get together and talk about games they have played recently. This cast was formerly a patreon exclusive that we...
-
A copy of Letterpress was provided to us by the publisher Osprey Games. If you engage in creative writing in any way, you have at some point considered getting a typewriter....
-
Join the team as they delve into the latest in tabletop gaming news! The post Brainwaves Episode 55 – Wheelchair Warriors appeared first on The Giant Brain.
-
AJ Le Brun runs Able Table Gaming, a tabletop review and advice site. With a focus on accessibility, AJ is focused on trying to draw attention to the difficulties folk like AJ...
-
Check out what we thought of this card game of colour matching and efficiency. The post Swatch – Kickstarter Preview appeared first on The Giant Brain.
-
Scott James is bringing his game Swatch to KS soon. He was good enough to talk to us about the road to crowdfunding, themes in games, and using TTS to show off your game and...
-
Join the team as they delve into the latest in tabletop gaming news! The post Brainwaves Episode 54 – Golden Trophies appeared first on The Giant Brain.
-
Check out our favourite games on the budget end of the market! The post Our favourite games for £20 or less appeared first on The Giant Brain.
-
On this special episode of Brainwaves we chat to two of the people behind Project Nisei, a fan run continuation of the Netrunner card game. Serenity, Community Manager, and...
-
I had a week off recently which was filled with tasty food, reading, games, and general relaxation. One of the activities I carried out was playing ‘Have I Been Good? ’ a live...
-
The HQ is on red alert as the news tubes fill up with more information than they can handle. Setting the interns on the problem Iain M and Jamie set about getting the...
-
This is a review based on the original Kemet, not the current reprint mentioned in the piece. Iain bought Kemet with his own money. At the start of the year the team made...
-
‘Don’t get Politics in my game’ goes out the cry. It rings out during debates over diversity, games set in less than savoury periods of history, and ideologies overt and subtle...
-
Iain M thought he was going to have a nice relaxing time in the Brainwaves studios over lockdown but no! There is so much news that it is threatening to bury the entire HQ!......
-
One of my core aims with The Giant Brain is to promote designers, creators and publishers in the UK gaming scene. This series of articles interviews various folks from across...
-
This article will look at an individual scenario of Arkham Horror: The Card Game. These will be my impressions after playing through the scenario and will be focusing on the...
-
After the rose tinted glasses of episode 50 we put on the harsh specs of reality and dive into this week’s news in Brainwaves Episode 51. Together the team cover the...
-
Under the sea, there are loads of cards and a variety of species. The post Oceans – Review appeared first on The Giant Brain.
-
Another day, another article inspired by the hottest of takes on that platform of reasonable debate and mature discussion, Twitter. This hot take There is no doubt that in the...
-
It’s episode 50 of Brainwaves! Before we break out the bubbly, the team bring you the choicest slices of tabletop games news from Magic competitions going digital to printable...