Board Chitless Gaming Podcast Episode 1 – A Bit on the Scythe #BoardChitless

Board Chitless Gaming Podcast Episode 1 – A Bit on the Scythe  Check out our new gaming podcast – Episode 1 is already available here! This week’s hosts were Sam Lawton, Aleksis Williams and Tristan Hall.  We played Above and Below and Scythe, gave our thoughts on both, and sprinkled in some huge name dropping for another 4X game throughout. Board Chitless Episode 2 – Invaders Must Die! #BoardChitless And episode 2 is live now: This week’s hosts were Aleksis Williams and Tristan Hall.  We played Thunderbirds, Invaders plus the Armageddon Expansion, and had a sneak preview of Tristan Hall’s... View Article

Help with an article – The Rise and Rise of Solo Gaming

Dearest Blorggers,   I’m writing an article detailing The Rise and Rise of Solo Gaming for the UK Games Expo (our version of Essen) this year, and I’d love to canvas you gentlefolk for opinions, quotes and ideas.   I think it’s fair to say that whilst solo rules for board games, and particularly war games, have been around for ages we’ve also seen a surge of interest in solo rules recently, particularly in line with the rise of Kickstarter – a platform where gamers can help to guide the decisions of creators to include extra elements they might not... View Article

My Solo 10×10 for 2016 – Ten Games Ten Times Each!

So here is my solo 10 by 10 Challenge from 2016. Ever since reading about the ‘Play 10 games 10 times’ idea on the Most Glorious 1 Player Guild I’d been intrigued, and it certainly synced up with my previous blog’s mission of getting more mileage out of the games you already have.  Anyway, mainly I just wanted to take a break from all the other stuffs I’ve been up to recently and just get back to talking about playing cool games for a bit, so I hope you don’t mind indulging me for a little while. I’d been planning... View Article

Most Anticipated Game(s) of 2017 – 1066 AND Gloom of Kilforth!!!

Hi guys, Quick mini update – Gloom of Kilforth has been short-listed for 5 categories in the Most Anticipated 2017 Awards on boardgamegeek!! 😀 So this is where I need 5 clicks from you: Just click on Gloom of Kilforth for Overall, Crowd-funded, Cooperative, Thematic, and Fantasy. Yes, I know, 5 whole clicks, but I promise I’ll love you forevs, and with you’ll be done in just a few seconds… 😉  https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/220042 Sadly, whilst you can do it, if you vote for other games in the same categories it will count against us, so, you know, use your best judgement.... View Article

A lovely Christmas parcel just arrived…

A lovely Christmas parcel just arrived from China… and it’s got a Panda logo on it… and my heart’s beating like a drum… What could it mean?? https://www.facebook.com/gloomofkilforth/photos/a.925476727475584.1073741828.896442913712299/1247876161902304/?type=3&theater

Gloom of Kilforth, November 2016

Latest update for the game in case you somehow missed it, in which case I have to ask: what de heck you doin here but not dere?  PM me for a late pledge for this amazing game!  😀 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tristanhall/gloom-of-kilforth-a-fantasy-quest-game-1-4-heroes/posts/1752333