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This review is based on a retail copy provided by Drawlab Entertainment for the Board Game Exposure group I am a reviewer for. You can see opinions of the same game from other...
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Welcome to my lovely garden, I’m glad you are enjoying your time here. What? That thing behind me. Oh that’s just a Panda eating all the Bamboo. Yes he will probably make...
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This is a series of articles looking at the individual scenarios of Arkham Horror, starting with the Dunwich Legacy expansion. These will be my impressions after playing...
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I thought about doing a best of the year, of doing a list of games I liked playing all that sort of stuff but honestly I haven’t played a massive variety of games this... The...
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This review is based on a retail copy provided by Breaking Games for the Board Game Exposure group I am a reviewer for. You can see opinions of the same game from other...
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It’s been a quiet year for me purchases wise, apart from the inevitable march of Arkham expansions. Despite that I’ve been going through my collection recently and having a bit...
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The festive season is fast approaching and with it comes overeating, Christmas specials and the inevitable pulling out of boardgames to get the family around the table...
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It was a cold, bright day in Edinburgh when I once more stepped into the familiar embrace of Games Workshop, or Warhammer as it is now called, on the High Street. I had been......
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That title, I mean just look at that title. Doesn’t it conjure up a fantastic image in your mind: a rhino in a cape flys through the air, climbing tall buildings in a single......
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I ventured to that there Landan Town recently to attend the yearly Dragonmeet convention. I had been several times in the past when the con was much smaller and more focused on...
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South I go once more to the Big Smoke and the warm embrace of Dragonmeet, a con I used to attend regularly but have not been to for many years. I’m looking forward to... The...
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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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Path to Carcosa was bought with my own money. A mysterious play has come to Arkham, Massachusetts, ‘The King in Yellow’. Attending the play with your cohorts you have trouble...
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Lining up that perfect shot is a satisfying challenge and is the core of all dexterity games as is hearing the cries of defeat and the exaltation of victory as you pull off...
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This is a series of articles looking at the individual scenarios of Arkham Horror, starting with the Dunwich Legacy expansion. These will be my impressions after playing...
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Netrunner is back folks, and with a vengeance. This slick, elegant and strategic two player game had lost me a few months ago with a competitive meta that I didn’t enjoy...
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The fine chaps from the Smart Party had me on their Podcast. First time doing such a thing and it was a great laugh. The post Blades in the Dark – with Iain McAllister appeared...
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Forest of Fate – Preview You’ve vanquished the dragon, rescued the princess or freed the villagers from the tyranny of the local evil overlord. Unfortunately you can’t relax...
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This is a series of articles looking at the individual scenarios of Arkham Horror, starting with the Dunwich Legacy expansion. These will be my impressions after playing...
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Can an ostrich rock climb? What stacks better an ant or a tarantula? Who will win a weight lifting battle between an elephant and an ant? All these questions and more will be...
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All aboard! The post Beyond the Veil – Essex County Express appeared first on The Giant Brain.
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At the start of the year I visited Conpulsion in Edinburgh, my local games convention. I attended to run a small playtest track alongside the Edinburgh Board Gamers, but I also...
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Ever since Fantasy Flight Games announced Arkham Horror: The Card Game, a Lovecraftian themed game in the Living Card Game (LCG) format I had been interested. I have had a load...
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Welcome to Vegas before the casinos! Now let's dig it up and put a casino or two on it. The post Lords of Vegas – Review appeared first on The Giant Brain.
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Although Blether, has been put on hold designer Bez is still beavering away at numerous other projects and her next release is Wibell++ a deck of cards with letters, numbers...
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Let's do crimes. The post Blades in the Dark – Review appeared first on The Giant Brain.
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This is a series of articles looking at the individual scenarios of Arkham Horror, starting with the Dunwich Legacy expansion. These will be my impressions after playing...
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I had a chance to sit down with Chris Birch from Modiphius at Expo, who was kind enough to take myself and my compatriot Rich through their forthcoming Fallout Miniatures and...
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It is with heavy heart that I tell you that my favourite gaming haunt is no more. I knew a few days before they announced, so have had a little longer to process the... The...
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Whilst trying to angle for a game of Adrenaline at the Czech Games Edition stand at Expo my cohort Gaz and I sat down to get a quick game of the forthcoming two player... The...