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This article represents my impressions after the first play of a game. It should not be regarded as a full critical analysis of the game. I may write a full review later. This...
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The Brainwaves studios are dusty, Jamie has been sleeping under a desk and there has been some confusion over who was booking the next guest. Luckily we have a spare intern...
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I’m not always on the cusp of Arkham Horror LCG releases, but one of the joys of the game is that you don’t have to keep up with the Joneses. As the Dream Eaters... The post...
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What other game lets you write '3 of the Spice Girls they are numbered' The post Scrawl – Review appeared first on The Giant Brain.
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Happy New Year everyone! Iain did some interviews down at Dragonmeet 2019 (not 2020 as he says repeatedly throughout) and now you can hear them as well. He spoke to giants of...
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New Year’s resolutions are awful. Society puts pressure on us all to declare a new page of our lives at the stroke of midnight on 31st December: get fitter, read more books,...
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It’s been a good year for The Giant Brain: articles posted, discussion started, podcasts recorded and conventions attended. I’ve had a pretty good year myself as well but...
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The plans for the award show have gone awry so Iain and Jamie retreat to RPG corner to discuss their nominations for the year in games. Podbean Link Direct Download Best Short...
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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...
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What does it take to be a critic and what does that role even mean? The post Critical Faculties appeared first on The Giant Brain.
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Brainwaves HQ is undergoing a bit of a revamp in preparation for our awards show. With the news room inaccessible and construction everywhere Iain and Jamie do the cast...
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Dragonmeet was one of my very first conventions. A small RPG focused con when I first attended many moons ago, it has now blossomed into covering boardgames, RPGs and the...
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It’s Sunday. I’ve woken up late, had some breakfast, played some computer games and now I am looking at my week ahead. Wednesday is my regular games night. I sit down to...
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Iain has big plans for the first Giant Brain convention but Jamie is not so sure. Luckily our convention correspondent Mark Cooke is back from Essen with lots of excellent...
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A copy of Magnate: The First City was provided by James Naylor for this review. This is a pre-Kickstarter version but is close to the final version as we understand it. James...
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Going deeper underground. The post Beyond the Veil – Depths of Yoth appeared first on The Giant Brain.
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What’s this? Iain is considering selling the Brainwaves HQ? As they consider the offer they invite the real estate magnate James Naylor to join the team and cover this week’s...
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A preview copy of Arcane Blaster Casters was provided by Battle Boar Games for this preview. Creation is a powerful motivation for playing games: creation of story, of fun, of...
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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...
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Iain and Jamie are joined by magic man Richard from We’re Not Wizards. Together they cover actual Kickstarter Fraud, Kittens getting their hands on lots of money and visas...
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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...
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Dig out your membership card and head down the high street in this nostalgia laden party game. The post Blockbuster Party Game – Review appeared first on The Giant Brain.
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-utwsf-c319d3 That sound isn’t the Brainwaves HQ starting to strain under the weight of all the new interns, no it’s the sound of Creaking...
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We travel across time and space as we break the Boundary Beyond. The post Beyond the Veil – Boundary Beyond appeared first on The Giant Brain.
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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...
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Throughout this piece you will find mechanical information in boxouts in the text. There is some strong language in the piece. Jamie paid for the Watch the Skies ticket...
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A copy of 1 Survives was provided by Tip The Table games for this preview. Some art is incomplete or not final. Iain was part of a playtest for the game earlier in the... The...
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-r9afu-c15369 Iain & Jamie are back from their vacation with a longer cast than normal to catch up on all the tasty boardgame news. They...
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“Money, it’s a gas” So the philosophers Pink Floyd once wrote. I’ve been noodling with this post for a little while now and would like to take a moment out of our busy...
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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...