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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,
If Atelier: The Painters Studio is to be believed, painting a great masterpiece was more about the cutthroat world of securing the right paints and pleasing your benefactors than it was about actually striving towards an artistic vision.…
Vindication — The road to redemption
Even though you might not realise it, Vindication is actually a mid to heavyweight eurogame. I open with this line because if all you looked at was the box, the marketing material and some of the supporting collateral, you’d be forgiven…
Shepherd Kit’s Expedition — Exploring through the age groups!
Here at B3, a number of members of our team are parents and love playing board games with our kids, and it’s always good to combine educational properties and learning with fun, as well as teaching the fundamentals of more complex games.…
Beamdog’s Baldur’s Gate 1 & 2 and Icewind Dale & Planescape…
When I first booted up Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition on my Xbox One X, I’m not sure what I was expecting. Maybe, I don’t know, something more than I got when I first booted up Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition on my Google tablet back in…
Lifeform — Alien Territory
In space no one can hear you scream. Or, as the side panel of the Lifeform box puts it, “in the vast, forbidden seas of space… Terror awaits.” Not quite as catchy, is it? Regardless of its cheesy strapline, Lifeform, from Hall or Nothing…
Jetpack Joyride — Blasting off
With an existing history of linking mobile games, augmented reality and board games together in innovative ways, Lucky Duck Games is the ideal publisher for a game like Jetpack Joyride. This real time game is a direct adaptation of the…
Omen: A Reign of War — Duel of the deities
I've always been a big fan of one versus one card games, the most famous of which is probably Magic: The Gathering. There's little time or money in my life to keep up with expansive and costly trading card games nowadays though, so I'm…
Extraordinary Adventures: Pirates — Shiver me timbers!
When it comes to six player games, you’ll usually need to invest in an expansion (or two) — or look to your collection of party games — in order to satisfy your guests. Extraordinary Adventures: Pirates is that rare and special gem that…
A season as Leeds United in Football Manager 2020; New features and changes in…
People love rituals. Most of us have several — whether we know it or not. One of mine happens annually, when the release date for the new Football Manager game is announced and I feverishly prepare myself for what will be at least a…
Finger Guns at High Noon — Battle Royal
At the outer reaches of board gaming is a dark place frequented mostly by the drunk and the curious. It's a place where few dare to tread, yet those who do will often swear by the invigorating ambrosia that they find there. What am I…