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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. To this end I’ve established this series of articles where I...
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-h52ni-b0f27c Iain and Jamie are delighted to welcome home their space based roving reporter Janice Turner from Wren Games. The crew cover...
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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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The clock is really running down to Expo now and if we don’t ramp this up to 88mph we are never going to get anywhere. I finally dived into the Tabletop Together Tool over......
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-38qjn-af2917 Jamie, Iain and….. well Sam is away doing things beyond Space and Time. In the meantime it’s time to call in our band of...
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Games Expo approaches and it is about time that I pulled out my spyglass and looked over the hundreds of approaching exhibitors, only letting the most tantalising games through...
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A copy of the Old Hellfire Club was provided for preview by the publisher. This was a smaller version of the game with less cards in it but still completely playable. The...
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-dktix-adf828 Well it’s the morning after the party and the crew are all nursing a headache and wondering what is going on in the...
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There comes a time when I am designing a game that I sit back and look at it. Not with a sense of satisfaction, completion or accomplishment. No, I sit back and stare into......
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-i9c7u-ac8492 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/j9jjsf/Brainwaves_Birthday_DONE.mp3 Direct Download Get on your party hats, blow up the...
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I love small box games: brilliant experiences, stuffed into as few components as possible by some of the best designers in the business and to top it all off? An attractive...
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-fu7tn-ab13d5 On the eve of our 1st year anniversary the guys look into the depth of the news sea and hook only the tastiest bites for...
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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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This review is based on a review copy supplied by Digisprite games. I also backed the game on KS which I have since received. Over the last couple of years Dundee has been...
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-6yaft-a99431 On this episode we address controversy within the RPG community, the nature of randomness in dice, head to France for some...
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Arkham: Horror the Card Game can be a confusing game to get into. Why should you play it? What do you need? This guide will break it all down for you. The post Arkham Horror:...
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-r9p3v-a8218d They’re back with a brand new invention, or at the very least a new cast. This week they steady themselves from the...
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We have been to the town of Dunwich, to Paris and back in Path to Carcosa so the obvious place next is…the Jungle? Setting out beyond the Mexican border our investigators find...
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-crn2y-a6946a Iain, Jamie and Sam are back in the news saddle and are roping the best in Tabletop gaming news. On this episode we look at...
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We find our way to a mysterious island on the way to Carcosa The post Beyond the Veil – Black Stars Rise appeared first on The Giant Brain.
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There is no denying that we have seen an explosive growth in the hobby over the last 5-10 years. The attendance at all the big conventions has grown alongside a massive rise in...
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-bykfb-a4fdb7 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/e5xa8e/Episode_20_BROADCAST.mp3 Happy New Year everyone and welcome to the first Brainwaves...
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I ventured forth from my cold northern home at the start of December to the sunny climate of London for the annual Dragonmeet convention. Here I hoped to meet many dragons but...
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-vuza9-a3a652 Happy New Year! We are taking a little break from the regular cast this week, but we didn’t want to leave you with nothing...
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It’s that time of year that I stare deep into the eyes of my collection and ask ‘Do I still need this?’. I had an ambition at the start of the year to have... The post...
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This has been a pretty big year for The Giant Brain, and I wanted to take a moment at the end of the year, and start of the next, to look back on what... The post Our Year in...
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-v9dqv-a299cf https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7cfqne/Awards_Show_DONE.mp3 On this final episode of the year, we bring you a special cast...
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We’re not a large site but all the same we enjoy promoting smaller publishers and trying to help out those who might not have our reach. As we’ve grown the number of games...
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-di7x7-a16526 Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Boardgame and Tabletop Gaming News. In our final...
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Keyforge is the second of Fantasy Flight’s Unique Games to be released, the first being an exploration game called Discover: Lands Unknown. From the mind of Richard Garfield,...