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Matthew Smail

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.

Tabletop Reviews

Tiny Epic Quest review — Little legend

Matthew Smail Sep 21, 2018 0

Big game, tiny box. We take a look at Tiny Epic Quest, an in-depth tabletop game that manages to be the perfect size to take on your travels.

Tabletop Reviews

Kashgar: Merchants of the Silk Road review — Fair trade agreement

Matthew Smail Sep 17, 2018 0

A straightforward and easy to teach deck building game that hides deeply strategic gameplay

Tabletop Reviews

Photosynthesis review — A walk in the park

Matthew Smail Sep 14, 2018 0

In Photosynthesis, each player takes on the role of an arborist who is particularly focused on ensuring that their preferred species of tree becomes the most prevalent.

Tabletop Reviews

Everdell review — Sylvanian family

Matthew Smail Sep 10, 2018 2

Everdell is a game of worker placement, resource collection and tableau building in a woodland realm populated by one to four groups of animals.

Tabletop Reviews

Rap Godz — In-depth preview

Matthew Smail Sep 5, 2018 0

Rap Godz is a straightforward game that comes alive thanks to a great timeline mechanic and the way that it fosters light roleplay

Tabletop Reviews

Fantasy Defense review — Tabletop tower defence

Matthew Smail Sep 3, 2018 0

Defend your city against waves of invaders in this beautifully illustrated tower-defence card game.

Tabletop Reviews

Machina Arcana review — Darkest depths

Matthew Smail Aug 31, 2018 0

Everyone loves a bit of Cthulhu, right? He’s a tall, dark and handsome Elder God with tentacles for a face.

Tabletop Features

A Thief’s Fortune preview — Artipia Games’ take on Prince of Persia…

Matthew Smail Aug 28, 2018 0

Many games feature thieves as the central protagonists (or antagonists, sometimes) but it's rare to come across a game based around a time-traveling thief.

Tabletop Reviews

Scrawl review — X-Rated doodle fun

Matthew Smail Aug 27, 2018 0

Childish whispers meet crude drawings.

Tabletop Reviews

Thieves Den preview — Pinch me

Matthew Smail Aug 24, 2018 0

Thieves Den is a, soon to be Kickstarted, worker placement game from Alice Davis, who is also the designer of the cute and popular card game Kitten Clash.

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