The upcoming release of KeyForge, Fantasy Flight Games‘ new Unique Card Game, has got me pretty excited. Since I was lucky enough to be given a couple of decks at GenCon for free, I’ve been introducing people to the game wherever I can, and even dropping by preview events for extra game time. November 15th is burned into my memory as the official release day, and I’m sure I’ll be picking up a deck or two in between playing a few more games. Continue reading
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GenCon, Nine Worlds and What’s Coming Up
I think I’m getting old. I spent all of last weekend at Nine Worlds complaining about how tired I was, how stupid it was to attend the week after GenCon, and how I’d never be that stupid again. So I was pretty surprised to look back at old blog posts and learn that not only did I do the same cons back-to-back two years ago, but that I seemed pretty chipper by the end of it. The weary refrain of all men in their late-twenties: grant me the long-lost vigour of my mid-twenties. Continue reading
Review of 2016
There are plenty of more socio-political aware blogs providing commentary on the atrocity that was 2016. I don’t have much to add to that, only to say that, even disregarding international events, personally this has been the worst year of my life.
I played some cool roleplaying games though 🙂 Continue reading
GenCon 2016: Day One
GenCon day one is over! And unsurprisingly, it’s been great. As always, making a solid push into the trade hall has been the main focus of the first day, and I think we’ve made it about two-thirds of the way through. Which leaves plenty for us to do tomorrow! Continue reading
UK Games Expo 2016
My debut visit to the UK Games Expo was a bittersweet occasion – a band-aid to ease the irritation of not being able to visit GenCon 2015. This year my attendance was much more celebratory. Since I am attending GenCon, and returning to Nine Worlds as well, the UKGE marks the start of my convention season, which I’ve been looking forward to all year! Continue reading
#51in15: Completion and Conclusion
Well, I made it. Seven and a half months since Tabletop Day, and my #51in15 list is finally complete. Continue reading
Nine Worlds 2015
It’s been nearly two weeks since Nine Worlds 2015 now, so we’re well overdue my review of the event. The short version is that I had a good time! Continue reading
Board Games and Friendship: #51in15 Update
Last week a friend invited me and a couple of others out to his dad’s house in Hampshire, to dog-sit and enjoy a short summer vacation. The break was a huge success for a number of reasons: I got on with the dog, even though I am cynophobic; the weather was mostly lovely, even though I live in Britain; and we played loads of games, which wasn’t particularly unlikely, but was wonderful nonetheless. Continue reading
Play ALL THE GAMES: Tabletop Day 2015 and #51in15
I think I’ve played games on Tabletop Day before – sessions in an RPG campaign that happened to fall on the day, or whatever – but this year was the first time I actually celebrated it. My local nerd pit Dark Sphere was kind enough to host, opening up their impressively large gaming space and collection of board and card games, for the princely sum of a £1 all-day cover fee. It was a great day, a wonderful opportunity to acquaint myself with gamers I didn’t know, and as good a time as any to set myself a test for the year ahead. Continue reading
GenCon: Day Three Overview
Oh God. It’s late, I’m knackered, and I have to make it through the final day of GenCon tomorrow, but I just had the best day of the convention and have to gush about it a while. Let’s make this short. Continue reading
