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RPG and skirmish game in one: A review of Beamswords and Bazookas

June 8, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Justin Kahler’s Beamswords and Bazookas is lightweight but packs a hefty punch. It’s a clever merger of two games; the first is a mech skirmish game and the second is an RPG.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: mecha, reviews

Crime is cancer but is he the cure? A review of Banjax

June 8, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Now he’s a disgraced superhero and banned by a court order from ever wearing his costume again.

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: action lab, reviews

You’ll punch your sister: A review of Can’t Catch Harry

June 7, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Can’t Catch Harry is a lark. I think it’ll leave the games cupboard on special occasions.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, reviews

Space is vast, dark, and not your friend: A review of the Cinematic Starter Kit for the Alien RPG

June 4, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 6 Comments

A great way to learn the game and an acceptable way to pass the time while we wait for the main book to hit the printers.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: alien, alien rpg, Free League Publishing, horror, reviews, sci-fi

The plot twists have plot twists and then explode: A review of Ryuko

June 1, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In no short order, there is betrayal, a fight against government forces, betrayal, Chinese crimelords and perhaps a terrorist group.

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: hard case crime, manga, reviews, titan comics

A Chaos Orb of card games: A review of BARPIG After Hours

May 31, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s no doubt BARPIG: After Hours will be enjoyed by friends and be involved in forging new friendships.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: card games, reviews, uk games expo

As smutty as you like it: A review of Reimagined Fanfic RPG

May 25, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Reimagined: Fanfic Role-Playing Game has only been available on DriveThruRPG for two weeks and is already a silver best seller.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: reviews, superheroes

The RPG China burned: The Sassoon Files

May 21, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The opening pages grab you by the shoulders and pull you through a whirlwind tour of Chinese history.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Call of Cthulhu, cthulhu, gumshoe, reviews, Sons of Singularity, Trail of Cthulhu

Could you survive longer? A review of Outland

May 16, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Outland

Outland by Dennis E. Taylor is a mix of Primeval and Stargate with a whole bunch of twists thrown in. That’s a mix that works for me.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: reviews

Would you trust the voice in your head? A review of Psi-Lords

May 11, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s not clear, though, which if any side is what could be traditionally described as the ‘goodies’ and which ‘baddies’.

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: reviews, valiant

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