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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,
Some games are built to be efficient, both in the way they work and the use of components. Whatever grand vision the designer might have, sometimes market factors like price point and shipping show their influence. Wood is replaced with…
Flamme Rouge — Le tour de table
With the cycling season in full swing and events like the Tour de France bringing fans of the sport together all over the world, there’s never been a better time to look into other ways to enjoy the sport. Flamme Rouge, from Lautapelit…
Godsforge — Just like magic
If you’re a fan of Magic: The Gathering and other card battling systems, then you’ll almost certainly want to check out Godsforge from Atlas Games. This attractive boxed game invites two to four players to join an endless war for the most…
EXCEED: Street Fighter — Shoryuken!
There isn’t a videogame series on Earth that is more iconic than Street Fighter and there are few card combat systems held in higher regard than EXCEED, from Level 99 Games. Combine these two properties and what do you get? Let’s find…
Call to Adventure — Short stories
Brotherwise Games’ Call to Adventure is a card based narrative adventure game that combines a unique “rune throwing” mechanic with classic tableau building.
Playing between one and four players, Call to Adventure initially surprised me…
Divinity Original Sin II: Definitive Edition — Six months of a game
Even though the original Divinity: Original Sin was well renowned for being one of the toughest old school RPG’s available, I somehow bested it thanks to years of experience from similar games. It’s sequel, Divinity: Original Sin II took me…
Gloom of Kilforth — Dark n’ stormy
Dare you venture into the dark and foreboding RPG fantasy that is Hall or Nothing’s Gloom of Kilforth?
Thanks to a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign, Gloom of Kilforth has recently been reprinted for a second time, but this…
Imhotep (and a New Dynasty expansion) — A great legacy
We’ve been compelled to unearth Imhotep inorder to find out what kind of treasure it might hold.
Designer Phil Walker-Harding is well known for his fast paced games that use tight mechanisms to deliver satisfying outcomes, including the…
Warhammer: Chaosbane — A robust aRPG
Games Workshop's iconic series' latest outing is an ARPG in the form of Warhammer: Chaosbane.
In the world of action-RPGs, Diablo III remains the undisputed champion, but that’s not to say that competition for the rank of number one…
Combo Fighter — Here comes a new challenger!
Where Combo Fighter is concerned, the video game inspiration is clear, but there’s no license to contend with, allowing designer Asger Johansen complete creative freedom.
As a site that covers both video and tabletop games, there is…