No more games – play what you’ve got! Part 5, Fortune and Zombies, Kid

I’ve banned new games from being purchased in 2014 to allow us a year to play through all the games we’ve already got.  If a brilliant, must-have game emerges this year I’ll just have to wait to see if it survives a few months of fair reviewing and the cult of the new to become a lasting classic, and if so I should theoretically have no problem picking it up in 2015 anyway.     So here’s a list of the games we’ve managed to play recently to try and get through the remaining half of the games list.  Looks like... View Article

Oh Dark Hundred card preview

Oh Dark Hundred is a cooperative card game for 1-4 players who take a ‘present day to near future’ squad of elite soldiers up against a series of enemy bases and targets over the course of a military campaign. You’ll be levelling up your squad, purchasing new gear, upgrades and skills, infiltrating lairs, hacking security, and taking out terrorists, rebels and their henchmen through the scope of a sniper rifle, down the barrel of a machine gun or with the blade of your knife as you choose your own specialist approach to tackling each objective. Sort of Phantom Leader with commandos... View Article

No more games – play what you’ve got! Part 4, But You Can’t Just Throw Away Gifts, Obviously…

I’ve banned new games from being purchased in 2014 to allow us a year to play through all the games we’ve already got – and there are a fair few of them, though a very modest collection compared to many other gamers.  If a brilliant, must-have game emerges this year I’ll just have to wait to see if it survives a few months of fair reviewing and the cult of the new to become a lasting classic, and if so I should theoretically have no problem picking it up in 2015 anyway.  My birthday came and went in May, and... View Article

Gloom of Kilforth: A Fantasy Quest Game – Final call for play-testers

Hi guys, I’m drawing close to the final version of the game and after speaking with Indie we are now looking for some brave volunteers for this last round of play-testing. A few of you have already been in contact, but if there are others out there who want to put this game through its paces and help make it even more awesomer for its release please register your interest below. We will need feedback on the game so please only reply if you feel able to provide some. For those who already have play-test copies who would like to... View Article

1066, Tears to Many Mothers winner announcement!!

Apologies for the delay people, I’ve been out and about and am back on the internets now. I’m delighted to announce that, with his excellent rendition of “I get my kicks in 1066” the winner of our competition to get yourself a free copy of 1066, Tears to Many Mothers (Featured Here) is….  drum roll….  Steve Dell! Thanks to all of you who entered, and I’ll try to run this competition again sometime. Steve, please send me your address details to holycriphesacrapple at gmail and I’ll get your copy posted out to you ASAP. Cheers, and happy gaming everyone!  🙂... View Article

No more games – play what you’ve got! Part 3, Hang On – Some Of These Aren’t Even On The List

I’ve banned new games from being purchased in 2014 to allow us a year to play through all the games we’ve already got – and there are a fair few of them, though a very modest collection compared to many other gamers.  If a brilliant, must-have game emerges this year I’ll just have to wait to see if it survives a few months of fair reviewing and the cult of the new to become a lasting classic, and if so I should theoretically have no problem picking it up in 2015 anyway.  Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Rise of the Runelords... View Article

Win a copy of 1066, Tears to Many Mothers!!

Dear readers of my humble blog, How would you like to win a copy of 1066?? This is your chance to win an unused Printer Studio prototype copy of my forthcoming game 1066, Tears to Many Mothers, posted free to anywhere in the world! Note that this is a ‘prototype only’, the cards for the official release will look substantially different – i.e. all the artwork – so this is pretty much a one time opportunity. You will receive 172 (count em!) linen finished cards with gorgeous art but you will not receive any tokens with the game (you’ll need... View Article

No more games – play what you’ve got! Part 2, Return of the Living Deck Builders

I’ve banned new games from being purchased in 2014 to allow us a year to play through all the games we’ve already got – and there are a fair few of them, though a very modest collection compared to many other gamers.  If a brilliant, must-have game emerges this year I’ll just have to wait to see if it survives a few months of fair reviewing and the cult of the new to become a lasting classic, and if so I should theoretically have no problem picking it up in 2015 anyway.  Truth be told, we’ve not passed the first... View Article