Review by Matt S. Nomad Games and Tin Man Games are a tale of two companies, and since I don’t have all that much to say about Fighting Fantasy Legends (you’ll see why soon enough), I may as well weave that tale instead. Tin Man Games started out, many years,…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Few things in life are as innately satisfying as seeing a synergistic strategy come together in a card game. The sensation of planning towards a big payoff, or slowly amassing resources which compound in effectiveness once combined with smart decision making, is a potent one indeed.…
Read MoreVideo by Harvard L. Mystic Vale releases on the Nintendo Switch in a week or so, but it has been kicking around on PC for a year now. It also happens to be a very, very good digital adaptation of an excellent board game. In his latest Let’s Play, Harvard…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. In recent years we’ve seen some impressive efforts to take the gamebook format – a popular kind of “game” that largely predates video games – and revitalise it for a modern audience. Joe Dever’s Lone Wolf was given an invigorating combat system and 3D presentation. Australia’s…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Talisman is one of the most well-regarded board games out there. First released way back in 1983, the game was clearly designed to capitalise on the love of pulp fantasy that was washing through board gamedom back then, thanks to the success of Dungeons & Dragons…
Read MorePrepare for an adventure set in a time thousands of years before the events of Warhammer 40,000 in Nomad Games’ next installment in the Talisman series, as Talisman: The Horus Heresy is set for release at the end of next month. In the original Talisman (board) game, a single adventurer…
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