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Roll up, roll up to the greatest review extravaganza to ever hit these shores. Tonight, for one night only we have not 1, not 2, not 3 but 4 reviews for you all in... The post...
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-jnped-a00a5b https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xfkedy/Brainwaves_18_Broadcast.mp3 Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you...
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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’m establishing a new series of articles where I...
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This review is based on a pre-release version of the game kindly provided by Vamoose games. Final art and components may be different from those shown. The Kickstarter can be...
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-eaqep-9ecfb7 Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Boardgame and Tabletop Gaming News. In this episode we...
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Is this truly a new dawn for the civilisation genre? The post Civilisation: A New Dawn – First Thoughts appeared first on The Giant Brain.
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I’ve been on another cast interviewing the wonderful minds behind the Spire RPG and, more importantly, Jason Statham’s Big Adventure. Check out the Smart Party for all your RPG...
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This preview is based on pre-kickstarter edition of the game. As such not all components may be final though it is my understanding that the arena and most of the art is...
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-2b6yp-9d7f61 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/s7jw6h/Brainwaves_16_Broadcast_DONE.mp3 Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing...
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We are going deeper underground as we walk The Path to Carcosa. The post Beyond the Veil – The Pallid mask appeared first on The Giant Brain.
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-bjqz7-9ced26 Welcome to a very special episode of Brainwaves. We interrupt your normal programming to bring you an investigation into the...
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“We are witnessing extraordinary scenes coming out of Tokyo today, Bob.” “Yes that’s right Larry, it seems that Totally-Not-Godzilla has been wreaking havoc on the city, and he...
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-5mxff-9c0658 Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Boardgame and Tabletop Gaming News. In this episode...
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We race round Paris before dawn breaks in the latest Beyond the Veil. The post Beyond the Veil – A Phantom of Truth appeared first on The Giant Brain.
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This review is based on a preview copy of Greetings Fellow Humans supplied by the designer. The art and components may not be final. Hello fellow human, can I get you a hot...
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-32yas-9b0c65 Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Boardgame and Tabletop Gaming News. In this episode the...
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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’m establishing a new series of articles where I...
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This review is based on a preview copy of the game that was on Kickstarter at time of writing. The game was passed on to me by Rory Sommer of the Board Meetings blog.... The...
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I met Robbie Munn at Uk Games Expo this year after Rory from Board Meetings pointed out Summoner’s Isle to me, Robbie’s first solo project. Robbie was an enthusiastic guy, and...
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-gdrrk-99d90b Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Boardgame and Tabletop Gaming News. Fresh off their...
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In the year 2018, at a convention in Perth Scotland 9 people came up on stage, arguing in groups of 3 why their particular pet peeve with gaming should be thrown into the...
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This last weekend, 1st and 2nd of September, saw the inaugural Tabletop Scotland hit up the city of Perth in Scotland. I had volunteered to setup a playtest zone for the con...
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-83dfj-98982c Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you the best in Boardgame and Tabletop Gaming News. After clearing away...
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In my previous articles on Gloomhaven I delved into the practical sides of the game mainly organisation and the teaching of the system. From here on in I’ll be taking a more...
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It’s been a little while since I updated you on the progress of Swordstory (name still to be firmed up) and much has happened. I’ve pitched to two different companies at Expo,...
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-7khb3-9797c8 https://giantbrain.podbean.com/mf/web/q9byd6/Brainwaves_11_DONE.mp3 Welcome to Brainwaves a fortnightly podcast bringing you...
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As a bit of an offshoot from my Meeting of Minds series, that concentrates on the UK gaming scene, I will from time to time interview someone from further afield if a project...
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This review is based on a pre-kickstarter version of the game provided by One Free Elephant. Art is not final. I have played several iterations of the game during its...
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This preview is based off a pre-release copy of the game provided by Bad Cat Games. Art is not final but the game is mechanically complete. We look at each other across the...
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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’m establishing a new series of articles where I...