What A Fool Believes
By Robert Florence on October 15th, 2011.
Hello youse.
Today I would like to step away from normal business and talk a bit about game books. Fighting Fantasy, Lone Wolf, Sorcery! You remember those, right? I want to reminisce. Please join me.
If you would like to continue reading this column, scroll to paragraph 2.
If you’re a bit tired of me, your adventure ends here.
By Robert Florence on October 8th, 2011.
Hello youse.
I want to talk to you about a game that really makes me smile. It’s an expensive game, but I think that if you have a group of players who find the theme appealing, it’s certainly something worth chipping in to buy. I also think it’s the best game that the publisher has yet released.
It’s Flying Frog Productions’ Fortune & Glory.
I JUST FELL INTO A VOLCANO! Click through to see if I survive!
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By Kieron Gillen on October 2nd, 2011.
As Rab mentioned between Manifestoing last time, he’s away on holiday at the mo. Now, I could have done a post about my attempt to paint and assemble 70-odd Mantic Elves via industrial dipping techniques, except that’d i) take away time which I’d rather use to paint and assemble the 70-odd elves and ii) it’s a lot of work, and I’m retired, don’t you know. Instead, let’s the board-game coverage a-coverage-ing by linking to the latest Quinns & Paul’s Shut Up And Sit Down, which you’ll find below. They cover Dominion, 7 Wonders and Nightfall. Hurrah!
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Time to play some boardgames
By Robert Florence on September 25th, 2011.
Hello youse,
I had an idea.
Ever since I started talking about boardgames, from Downtime Town to Cardboard Children, people have been telling me the same thing. The same thing. Again and again. The same thing.
“This is all well and good, man. But I have no-one to play with.”
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By Robert Florence on September 17th, 2011.
Hello youse.
I had a column all ready to go for you today, but then something amazing happened.
So, let’s take a look at a freshly announced Games Workshop game and come to a decision on whether or not we’re all going to pre-order Dreadfleet.
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Psychic Probe is really annoying
By Robert Florence on September 10th, 2011.
Hello youse.
I’ve been hitting you with epic 2000 word monstrosities over the past month or so, so I’ll keep this one nice and brief. I’ll tell you about a recent game that’s already been on the table more than most games in my collection. It’s a game by Richard Garfield, the designer of the fantastic Magic: The Gathering, and I put it to you that you should have it in your house, in case I visit.
It’s KIIIIIIIIIING OF TOOOOOOOOOKYOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
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By Jim Rossignol on September 3rd, 2011.
Rab is away this week, so no Cardboard Children. I barely know anything about boardgames, so I won’t bother to try and fill you in, and instead I will turn to the previous fill-in guy and ask if he’ll talk about boardgames for us. Oh, he will! That’s great. Perhaps he’ll provide us with a video to post in the empty space below? Good! Okay then.
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The House We Played In
By Robert Florence on August 27th, 2011.
Hello youse.
Today I am going to write a column purely from memory. It will be riddled with mistakes, and there will be places where you say “He’s wrong on that. We got him. We got the sumbitch.” I ask your forgiveness in these places, and ask you to just go with it. I also beg your patience, because I have my reasons for writing this today.
I’ve been thinking a lot about games lately, and why they matter to us. Why, specifically, they matter to men and women in their thirties and older. I’ve been thinking that it isn’t just about the experience of “play” for us – it’s also about making a connection with our past. I’m not suggesting games are a nostalgia trip – it’s nothing as simple as that. I’m saying that games open a door to that unique place we all existed in when we were young. That memory palace with the Long Summer Days Wing and the Secret Place Where No-One Can Find Us attic space.
Today I’ll remember a few of the board games of our youth inaccurately. Come with me.
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Call of Cthulhu
By Robert Florence on August 20th, 2011.
Hello youse,
Today I want to talk a little bit about the greatest roleplaying game on the market. It’s a game that has seen very few changes since its inception 30 years ago, because it was pretty much perfect right out of the gate. It’s a game that has inspired countless roleplaying and board games with its take on HP Lovecraft’s horror fiction. It’s Call of Cthulhu.
And I’ll also be taking a look at a new Call of Cthulhu sourcebook. I’ll be looking at it from a pretty unique perspective.
I’m living inside it.
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Tiny little erotic illustrations
By Robert Florence on August 13th, 2011.
Hello youse.
Right, I’ve had it. I’ve had it with people in the comments section of this column saying this thing – “Carcassonne is a great gateway game”. Or saying something like “Play Carcassonne with them!” Or saying “Try them with something like Carcassonne first!” Or even just saying “Carcassonne”.
No offence to any of you. Thanks for contributing.
But in my “be positive about everything” approach, I don’t often get the opportunity to be negative about stuff. Today, I am going to be negative about one of the games that people suggest as a good introduction to “proper board gaming”.
And then I’ll steer you all right.
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Spreading His Dirty Seed
By Robert Florence on August 6th, 2011.
Hello youse.
So I asked myself, what do these PC freaks like? I made a list.
1. They like banging on about how great PCs are, because they’re insecure.
2. They like having to deal with DRM stuff and patches, and games not even working.
3. They like getting a sore back, sitting playing games at a desk, like a BUSINESS MAN.
4. They like buying Diablo 3, and supporting gold farming and oppression.
5. They like playing games where you click on little men and make them–
WAIT! We got something here. You like clicking on little men and making those little men do things for you. WE GOT SOMETHING HERE!
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