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5 Tabletop Games I Backed On Kickstarter

5 Tabletop Games I Backed On Kickstarter

Since discovering Sub Terra several years ago, I learnt how much smaller board game companies (and even larger ones) rely on Kickstarter to help fund new tabletop projects. I suppose you could say that I’ve been a little click-happy with Kickstarters ever since, especially with the addictive lure of stretch…

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Review: Century: Golem Edition

Review: Century: Golem Edition

INFO | Board Game Geek PLAYERS | 2-4 PLAY TIME | 30-45 minutes You may already be familiar with the Century collection, as it all began with … View Post
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Board Game Picks of 2019

Board Game Picks of 2019

2019 proved to be the busiest board gaming year of my life.  I made a number of new board game friends, and because of this … View Post
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Gloomhaven: My Thoughts So Far!

Gloomhaven: My Thoughts So Far!

This post has been a long time coming; I’ve been waiting months to talk properly about Gloomhaven!  Despite being hooked after just one … View Post
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Roll for the Galaxy

Roll for the Galaxy

Recently we visited Twist for the first time – Plymouth’s first board game cafe.  We signed up as members earlier in the year to … View Post
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Cryptid: A Game of Deduction

Cryptid: A Game of Deduction

I played Cryptid for the first time last week, a competitive game of deduction where players are cryptozoologists trying to find the location of … View Post
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X-COM: The Hardest Board Game I’ve Ever Played

X-COM: The Hardest Board Game I’ve Ever Played

I had heard rumours that X-COM was considered one of the the hardest video games around, though I’d never experienced it first hand.  … View Post