2014 catch up, creativity and “1066, Tears To Many Mothers” gamers wanted!

EDIT – 1066 has now been added to the BGG database here: http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155122/1066-the-tears-of-many-mothers For numerous horrible reasons 2013 was a difficult year for us.  I’m not going to dwell on it, and I’m determined to minimise its impact on 2014.  The end result is that after an unusually long drought, I’ve recently undergone a period of renewed creativity, the first in a long time.  The kind where ideas keep me awake at night so I have to pen them down and get them worked out as quickly as possible. Truthfully I’d been banging my head against the wall on a... View Article

1066, Tears to Many Mothers

Here’s a sneak preview of my next new game, 1066, Tears to Many Mothers: More info here too: http://ratdorg.blogspot.co.uk/p/1066-tears-of-many-mothers.html

No more new games – play what you’ve got!

Inspired by chats with fellow BGG user boom04, and after reading numerous other gamer blogs about playing x games x times, I’ve decided to put a ban on new games being purchased in 2014, with the sort of cop-out caveat that ‘expansion purchases only’ are still allowed.  Whilst saving shelf space and cash and pleasing my non-gamer wife at the same time, it will also 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,... View Article

NinjaDorg’s Invaders card game review

As a fan of Mark Chaplin’s games since his cool Aliens card game, I finally managed to track down his home address, sneak into his house, and steal a copy of Invaders for myself.  After teaching and then watching an Invaders game between two players last week wherein Mankind roundly whomped on the Invaders, I was excited at having the chance to get a few games in myself against Sam last night. The rules are pretty intuitive once you get playing, and any niggles are answered quickly on BGG by Mark himself.  I consider Invaders to be an advanced evolution... View Article

Review: Sorcery! 2

Loved these books as a kid, looks like the iPad app is worth a look now too… Review: Sorcery! 2: ‘via Blog this’

Eclipse Faction Strategies

Take from Elliot Hemmingway’s article here: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/1039763/factional-strategy-need-feedback

Zombies? Pathfinder Card Game Adventure

Jeremie Miller’s Zombies? Pathfinder Card Game Adventure originally found here: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/1032681/first-attempt-at-a-custom-scenario-using-cards-in