The most common complaint associated with Games Workshop games is that they are too expensive. But fear not friends! This is an expensive hobby, but there are ways to stretch your money and keep some of it in your wallet.
Review: Lord of the Rings Risk – Trilogy Edition
Overview Lord of the Rings Risk: Trilogy Edition, a board game by Hasbro and Parker Brothers released in 2003, takes the classic game of Risk and transports it into Tolkien’s Middle Earth. In addition to the change of theme, the game builds on the classic Risk mold by adding several new elements – presenting new […]
Report Card: Space Marine Units (Part 3)
And now for the third and final installment of my analysis of every unit in Codex: Space Marines. The first part contains the overview and my grades for HQ, Troops and Transports. The second part contains my grades for Elites and Fast Attack. This final part contains my grades for Heavy Support and Ultramarines Special […]
Report Card: Space Marine Units (Part 2)
This is part 2 of my examination into the units in the 4th edition Codex Space Marines. This part features the Elites and Fast Attack sections of the force organization chart. For the overview of what all of this means, see the original article. Therein you will find my analysis of the HQ, Troops and […]
Report Card: Space Marine Units (Part 1)
With Warhammer 40k entering its 5th edition as of this past Friday, one chapter of the game’s history comes to an end, while another begins. As I thought about the past edition I decided it would be good to take one last look at all of the units in the Space Marine Codex. There are always […]
Warhammer 40k 5th Edition Released Today
The 5th edition of Warhammer 40k was officially released today, according to the Games Workshop website. I wrote a preview of 5th edition a while back, for those who are interested in my thoughts on the new system. As I haven’t bought the new rules yet, I will reserve judgement on it until a later date. […]
Warhammer 40k: 5th Edition Preview
It appears that Games Workshop’s futuristic tabletop miniatures game is due for a new edition sometime this year, likely in the fall. Thanks to Warseer and The Bolter and Chainsword for this information. As with the release of 4th edition, all existing codexes will remain valid, and new codexes that are more ‘in line’ with […]
Review: The Classic Dungeon
The Big Picture: The Classic Dungeon is a board game with a simple premise: venture into a dungeon, kill the monsters, take their treasure, and escape. The game is based on a D&D style fantasy theme, and the players take the role of adventurers. But unlike in D&D, where the adventurers work together, in this […]
Review: Incan Gold
The Big Picture: Incan Gold is a light push-your-luck game with an Indiana Jones-esque theme that is suitable as a nice filler for serious gamers and as a mainstay for family gamers. Essentially, you and the other players search through ancient Incan ruins for treasure, trying to avoid all manner of traps and dangers along […]
Jurassic Park 3 Island Survival Game: A Review
The Big Picture: Jurrasic Park 3 Island Survival Game is a board game produced by Hasbro based on the movie of the same name. Many board games based off of movies tend to be poorly designed, with the intent to sell copies based off of the title and not from the game-play. Hence, many board […]
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