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I C E (Saturday Review)
The snowshelf reached from horizon to horizon in all directions. We were in the Valley of the Ancient Ones, which was a frozen region, pounded by dea…
2 years, 9 months ago
Single-Use Games - the board game hobby's throw-away attitude (Topic Discussion)
Let's be honest. Most of us in the hobby buy games that we play once or twice or in rare cases, three or four times. In fact, the term "shelf of sham…
2 years, 9 months ago
Top 5 Games of (and I reviewed in) 2023 (Saturday Review)
Announcing the annual Top Table Award is always a pleasure and an honour at the same time. Choosing and deciding the order of the top 5 games I revie…
2 years, 9 months ago
Stop Toying With Me - when gimmicks in board games have a purpose (Topic Discussion)
Some might argue that board games are basically just toys. Some games add to that argument when they play on the toy factor by including one or more …
2 years, 10 months ago
2023 - A Year in Review (Saturday Review)
Another year is almost over - and what an eventful year it has been. It is time to talk about everything that has happened, the events I attended and…
2 years, 10 months ago
No Win Situation - a look at victory conditions in board games (Topic Discussion)
Whether we play competitive or cooperative games, we all expect someone to be the winner. Even if it's "the game" who wins in a cooperative game. In …
2 years, 10 months ago
Gold n' Grog (Saturday Review)
Ho, ho, ho and a bottle of rum! That was the song that accompanied the small boat being rowed by a motley crew of scallywags. We were heading to our …
2 years, 10 months ago
Fear Leads to Anger - X-Wing Miniatures fans claim company is ruining tabletop skirmish game (Topic Discussion)
In this latest guest post, Samuel Webb, an experienced news reporter and copywriter based in Coventry, discusses why some X-Wing Miniatures fans are …
2 years, 10 months ago
The Battle of Versailles (Saturday Review)
This week, Hope Thompson joins us on the blog with her review of a game about the fashion show held in 1973 in Versailles, France that pitted newcome…
2 years, 10 months ago
Trick-Taking it to the Next Level - my fascination with trick-taking games (Topic Discussion)
As you probably know by now, I absolutely love trick-taking games. I have long wanted to share this love with other people, but found it can be hard …
2 years, 10 months ago