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Category Archives: Games
Review: Continuum 2016, Games Convention in Leicester
WARNING: Many links contain sound. Don’t click on them if at work. Last week was spent on my annual holiday, this time spent visiting my parents in Suffolk and from Friday to Monday at Continuum, a bi-annual games convention in … Continue reading
My Friend Fancies You – Gaming Romance
So I’m back from Peaky, the game writing weekend, after a few hours on site. I left at breakfast on the first full day, with a full refund and a lift to a train station, but still pretty dejected and … Continue reading
RPG Review: Mars Colony, a 2 player Tabletop RPG by Tim Koppang
Can you save Mars? A 2 player RPG that is not an investigative game, and that does politics well… So this morning I found myself with the prospect of a free evening, and in a spirit of optimism I fired … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 player rpg, Mars Colony Review, political rpg, review, RPG, rpg reviews, tabletop games, Tim C Koppang
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Boardgame Review: OGRE (Pocket Edition) by Steve Jackson Games
A 2 player game about a giant robot mega-tank (the OGRE) as it ploughs towards through the defenders killing everything in the way… Back in my school days in Bury St Edmunds, there was a little boat enthusiasts shop called … Continue reading
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Tagged boardgame reviews, OGRE, OGRE Review, Steve Jackson Games, wargames
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Boardgame Review: Pandemic – The Cure
As Christmas approaches I guess now is an opportune time to remind people that last year I listed a number of great boardgames that people might seriously be glad to get in their Christmas stockings. Like my friend Lloyd, I … Continue reading
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Tagged board games, Pandemic, Pandemic The Cure, reviews, Z Man Games
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The One About How CJ came to LARP… Part One: The late 1970s/ early 1980’s
A brief discussion of the UK rpg scene 1979 to 1985 and the prehistory of LARP in the USA and UK. Continue reading
Posted in Games, Reviews and Past Events, Student Life in Cheltenham, Uninteresting to others whitterings about my life
Tagged Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon, James Dallas Egbert III, LARP, live action roleplay, Mazes and Mosters, Michigan State University, The Dungeon Master, Tom Hanks, Treasure Trap, UKFreeforms, White Dwarf
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The 12 Games of Christmas — Board Games are not ALL Terrible!
First, Merry Christmas! Secondly, we have all been there. A family Christmas turns toxic when someone suggest playing a board game, and Aunty drags Monopoly out of the cupboard. Now Monopoly can be a lot of fun I guess – … Continue reading
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Tagged 7 Wonders, Agricola, Atlas Games, best board games, Cthulhu 500, Dominion, GMT Games, Hanabi card game, King of Tokyo, Love Letter card game, Pandemic, Settlers of Catan, Star Wars: X Wing, Ticket to Ride, Twilight Struggle, what christmas board games to buy, Z Man Games
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An Unexpected Kindness…
A few of you may know that I write a lot for the books for the Ars Magica 5th edition roleplaying game published by Atlas Games, and that I am something of an enthusiast for the game, originating and often … Continue reading
How I came to organise a Convention (and why you probably should too!).
Firstly, and foremost. It is all Kevin’s fault. I never set out to organise anything – organisation and me are distant acquaintances, at the best. I rarely know what day it is; I sometimes struggle to recall the year. I … Continue reading
Pokémon Take Back The Night in Cheltenham?
It was about 2.30pm yesterday and a beautiful sunny afternoon; I was walking along Cheltenham High Street when I first noticed the two elegantly dressed, seemingly normal women. They were in their 30’s I guess, and as they approached I … Continue reading →