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Franchise mastermind Modiphius grapple James Bond with a SPECTRE board game on the way

August 2, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

If you haven't met the villainous Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Rosa Klebb, and Raoul Silva before, the game will guide you through their exquisite evil expertise and how to employ them against 007.

UK Games Expo 2021 Awards winners

August 2, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

The UK Games Expo is one of the first significant gaming conventions to push on ahead into the opening wake of the lockdown. As a result, the prestigious UK Games Expo Awards has winners for 2021.

So, some of the Dragon Prince cast played The Dragon Prince: Battlecharged online

July 21, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Dragon Prince is a successful American fantasy anime from Netflix and Wonderstorm. How successful? It has its own website. Brotherwise Games has a board game coming out and it’ll hit stores in September, but I can already see it on pre-order, across Europe, and with a bit of competition on the prices.…

Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King – A Pandemic board game launched by Blizzard and Z-Man Games

July 21, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In the style of the co-operative Pandemic, the Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King board game is a journey across Azeroth, battles and quests to stop the spread of the Lich King.

Magnetic Press Play deal brings West End Games’ D6 System back for Carbon Grey, Call of Cthulhu and anime RPGs

July 19, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Magnetic Press Play will use West End Games' D6 system for the games for a launch RPG based on Carbon Grey, following up with Call of Cthulhu and anime adaptations.

Gaming for Good: Local gaming stores join The Great Board Game Trade-in

July 15, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Around 60 independent retailers are in the scheme to help donate to charity.

Mario edition of the Game of Life

July 10, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Mario Kart as an analogy for life? Bananas that are not your fault, thrown shells that are someone else's fault and sometimes impossible to get ahead no matter what you do?

It took one game: Soul Raiders offers solo and squad adventures

July 8, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

When I arrived at some ruins in my game, I had to decide whether I'd scout the outside first or explore what I believed might be the dangerous interior as a priority. It was a decision with consequences.

Animal Crossing Monopoly confirmed and on pre-order

July 7, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

After some unscheduled sneak peeks on the internet, the Animal Crossing Monopoly board game is confirmed as A Thing ™ and available on pre-order at Entertainment Earth.

Tabletop gaming dangers: A life of pain turns out to be a game piece stuck up nose

July 6, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A woman from Christchurch has discovered that the nose pain she has felt for almost her whole life was caused by a game piece. A tiddlywink token had been wedged up in there, with calcified material growing around it.

Franchise mastermind Modiphius grapple James Bond with a SPECTRE board game on the way

UK Games Expo 2021 Awards winners

So, some of the Dragon Prince cast played The Dragon Prince: Battlecharged online

Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King – A Pandemic board game launched by Blizzard and Z-Man Games

Magnetic Press Play deal brings West End Games’ D6 System back for Carbon Grey, Call of Cthulhu and anime RPGs

Gaming for Good: Local gaming stores join The Great Board Game Trade-in

Mario edition of the Game of Life

It took one game: Soul Raiders offers solo and squad adventures

Animal Crossing Monopoly confirmed and on pre-order

Tabletop gaming dangers: A life of pain turns out to be a game piece stuck up nose

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