City of Kings was a kickstarter that delivered in 2018, a co-operative tactical role-playing board game blending character development with worker placement and resource management. Characters explore a world called the Ageless Realms which is being overrun by monsters, discovering…
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Darkest Night board game has been around for a number of years, slowly increasing its presence via a number of small expansions until in was kickstarted as a second deluxe edition arriving in 2018. It is a tactical co-operative game…
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Thunderstone Quest was the latest 2018 update to the great deckbuilding game by AEG which was first released in 2009, updated to an advance edition in 2012 and is now called quest. The original Thunderstone begun with a core set and…
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Too Many Bones is a kickstarter game which arrived in 2017 which combines an adventure with your gearloc heroes with tactical combat battles. It features dice building character development in a role playing format, and is a co-operative game which…
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Shadows Over Hammerhal was released in February 2017 as the follow up to Warhammer Quest Silver Tower. This new version was both complimentary and separate to Silver Tower in that it was a stand alone box set, but equally you…
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Vindication is an island exploration game released in 2018 with a cube resource management mechanic. It has an underlying fantasy theme, and features amazing components and excellent artwork throughout, with locations to visit, companions to recruit and artifacts to recover….
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Games Workshop released a new board game version of Warhammer Quest in May 2016, many years after the original 1995 Quest game became an expensive collectors item. This was very exciting news as the brand name carries great weight and…
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Blackstone Fortress was the third in the new series of Warhammer Quest box sets, released in November 2018, and set in the 40k futuristic universe. A group of disparate explorers delve into the labyrinth of a vast and ancient space…
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This is a summary of the board games that saw my most interest, investment, hobby time, playing and enjoyment in 2019. It is not necessarily a direct reflection of my all time favourite games. This year saw a balance of…
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Massive Darkness is a kickstarter from Cmon which arrived in August 2017, and goes up against dungeon crawlers such as Castle Ravenloft, Descent 2nd Edition, Warhammer Quest, Silver Tower and Sword & Sorcery in what has become a highly competitive genre. This game…
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