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Matt is B3's resident Head of Board Games. As a life-long fan of all things gaming he'll also occasionally be found covering video games with the team, or bringing a nice mix of topics to the podcast.

Gaming Reviews

Wasteland 2 (Nintendo Switch) review — Avoid the fallout

Matthew Smail Jan 22, 2019 0

Wasteland 2 is a return to the days of pre-Fallout post-apocalyptic RPGs, from the same minds and souls.

Tabletop Reviews

Tokyo Highway (4 Player Edition) review — Rushing headlong

Matthew Smail Jan 21, 2019 0

Tokyo Highway is a game for two to four players that focuses on building networks of highways that become increasingly more entangled as the game progresses.

Tabletop Reviews

Shadows Amsterdam review — Hamsterdam?

Matthew Smail Jan 18, 2019 0

Two or more (ideally in even numbers) players split into two teams of detectives, then split again into one intelligence officer and then a number of detectives.

Tabletop Reviews

Dwar7s Winter review — oh baby, it’s cold outside

Matthew Smail Jan 14, 2019 0

Dwar7s Winter is a compact, straightforward and attractive tower defense board game set in a cartoonish fantasy world.

Tabletop Reviews

BarBEARians: Battlegrounds review — Grizzly fun

Matthew Smail Jan 11, 2019 0

If you’ve ever played a mobile phone strategy game, then BarBEARians: Battlegrounds should seem instantly familiar.

Tabletop Features

The Big Boss Battle Best 50 Board Games We’ve Ever Reviewed — 2018 Edition!

Matthew Smail Jan 11, 2019 0

Hello and welcome to Big Boss Battle's '2018 Best 50 Board Games We've Ever Reviewed' list.

Tabletop News

Suburbia Collectors Edition Kickstarter plans announced

Matthew Smail Jan 7, 2019 0

Fans of classic city building board game Suburbia will be delighted to read that a new, Collectors Edition of the game is scheduled to land on Kickstarter soon.

Tabletop Reviews

Suburbia review — Bright lights, big city

Matthew Smail Jan 7, 2019 0

A city-building board game which still delivers well after 6 years.

Gaming Reviews

BattleCON Online — A finely tuned cardboard clash

Matthew Smail Jan 2, 2019 0

BattleCON Online is the digital interpretation of Level 99 Games card and board hybrid game that shares the same name (albeit lacking the Online bit).

Tabletop Reviews

Cavern Tavern review — It’s your round

Matthew Smail Dec 31, 2018 0

Ever fancied running your own pub? Keep your boss in a good mood and hop to it — we're taking a look at dice-placement game Cavern Tavern.

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