What’s in a Box?
A Game in Any Other Container Would Play as Well
Author: George Barker
London based game lover. Whether it's moving units across the battlefield or pieces across a board, I love a good strategy game. If only I was any good at them.
Best Bits: Bluff, Bluster and Bushido
In a game filled with gorgeous watercolour illustration and cards that cause seismic shifts in the board-state, how did the best bit turn out to be a small blank token?
The Fun We Had: Best Games of 2017
And those that came in the mists of time which we also enjoyed this year.
Call of Duty: WW2 – A Comfortable Conflict
Call of Duty: WW2 takes the franchise back to its original setting but has its take on the era matured in the series’ fifteen-year lifespan?
Playing Around: The Library Pot
A quirky board game cafe in south west London, The Library Pot is a great place to spend a rainy afternoon, or introduce someone to the hobby.
Reigns – Review
The king is dead, long live the king!
Smut (6) – Codenames: Deep Undercover Review
Codenames is a brilliant game. Add rude words and it gets even better. Who’d have thought?
Best Bits – Arctic Scavengers
What’s so great about a deck of junk cards?
What’s Actually Fun About PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds?
So-so gunplay, dodgy vehicle handling and eastern-bloc chic. Why exactly is it so fun?
Playing Around: Draughts Board Game Cafe
George checks out London’s first board game cafe.
