The board game industry has a problem that videogames don’t seem to have. When a videogame goes out of print (or more likely these days, gets withdrawn from the respective marketplace) people who have bought it tend to benefit on an evergreen basis. Digital games never degrade, and even a retail game pressed onto a […]
For reasons that I can’t explain, I tend to shy away from cooperative board games. The likes of Pandemic (especially Pandemic Legacy), Arkham Horror: Final Hour and Horrified always seem to go down well when we play them here, but I think my family thrives on the competitive nature of direct confrontation. Regardless, when we […]
Among all of its many properties, the Arkham Horror LCG (or Living Card Game) has got to be one of the most popular lines that Fantasy Flight Games produces. I have spent several evenings over the past few weeks invested in the three stories that make up the most basic core set, but in addition […]
H.P. Lovecraft’s Arkham universe has proven to be a rich source of inspiration for board games in the past ten years, and Fantasy Flight Games have been particularly prolific in creating games featuring the Elder God Cthulhu and his madness-inducing minions – often referred to as “The Deep Ones.” Alongside their Mansions of Madness and […]
Fans of Fantasy Flight Games will be extremely familiar with the concept of the Living Card Game, an idea that takes the deckbuilding and customisation aspects of a Trading Card Game, but rather than selling products to customers in random boosters or similar, Living Card Games are sold in preset packs or bundles, each of […]
For Star Wars fans, The Original Trilogy remains somewhat sacred, and whilst both the Prequel Trilogy and the Disney franchise movies continue to have both their fans and a number of detractors, most agree that George Lucas’s seminal trilogy remain the benchmark. As such, it is always hugely exciting when a new product is released […]
There are already countless board games that seek to replicate the adventures of Frodo, Aragorn, Gandalf and the rest of the J. R. R. Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Nine, but relatively few expand the narrative outside of The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit. The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth from […]
Heroes of Terrinoth is the latest game to join the ranks of the ever-expanding number of card driven adventure games that have recently exploded in popularity. Games in this genre aim to replicate bigger, more expansive dungeon crawling and RPG experiences without the same commitment in time, effort and often money that come with games […]
If you’re familiar with Fantasy Flight Games catalogue, then you must have encountered one or more of their Lovecraft inspired games by now. Among them are some of the most recognisable lines in FFG’s catalogue, including Mansions of Madness and the Arkham Horror Living Card Game (LCG). There have also been two editions of the […]
If there was ever a list of board games that were most recognised as those capable of conjuring up incredible stories of near misses, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat and getting one over on your friends, Cosmic Encounter would be on it. With Cosmic Encounter now over forty years old, the Fantasy Flight Games […]
[NOTE: If you haven’t read it yet, check out our first thoughts piece on X-Wing: Second Edition right here] Unless, like me, you’ve been more or less unaware of Fantasy Flight Games X-Wing miniatures game until now, then you probably already know that the brand new Second Edition is rather a big deal. Sure, I’ve […]
Many things have changed in the board gaming world since the original X-Wing debuted in 2012, including not only a number of changes to the Star Wars intellectual property itself, but also to the way that people play board games and what we expect from them. According to prominent members of the design team at […]
Whilst I must admit that I was a little bit surprised when I first saw the announcement for Star Wars Legion, that surprise soon turned into excitement when I realised that a battalion level miniatures game was in the offing. Although it shares a few concepts with other Fantasy Flight Games set in the Star […]
Among all of the settings that I’ve come across in gaming of all kinds, one of my personal favorites is the feudal age of Japan. From the beautiful architecture and manicured gardens to the subterfuge, suppuku and all out war, it’s a time and place filled with intrigue and potential, especially from the perspective of […]
For most people, the introduction to modern board games comes by way of Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride or maybe Carcassonne. For me, it was the original edition of Mansions of Madness. I’ve always loved board games, but for several years in my twenties, I had no one to play them with and MoM was the game that I […]
If you’re anything like me, you’ll have been waiting for the latest season of HBO’s Game of Thrones adaptation with baited breath. No doubt, you’ll also have been hoping and praying that the treacherous winds of Westeros blow favourably for your favourite characters as the epic series draws to a conclusion. But what if you […]
Despite coming complete with a very big box full of shiny lovelies, Rune Wars: Miniatures Game (just Rune Wars from here on in) doesn’t quite have enough stuff in it to create huge, tabletop battles from the outset. Thankfully though, this game was clearly designed as a simplified, modular fantasy battle system with the specific […]
Review by Baron Fortnightly The Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures Game is the second version of the core set released by Fantasy Flight Games and designed by Jay Little. This two player set has been updated to tie-in with the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie, which a few people might be looking forward to […]
