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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,

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EXCEED: Street Fighter — Shoryuken!

Matthew Smail Jul 1, 2019 0

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 out.…

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Call to Adventure — Short stories

Matthew Smail Jun 28, 2019 0

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…

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Divinity Original Sin II: Definitive Edition — Six months of a game

Matthew Smail Jun 25, 2019 0

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…

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Gloom of Kilforth — Dark n’ stormy

Matthew Smail Jun 24, 2019 0

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…

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Imhotep (and a New Dynasty expansion) — A great legacy

Matthew Smail Jun 21, 2019 0

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…

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Warhammer: Chaosbane — A robust aRPG

Matthew Smail Jun 20, 2019 0

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…

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Combo Fighter — Here comes a new challenger!

Matthew Smail Jun 17, 2019 0

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…

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Goodcritters — Those Pesci animals!

Matthew Smail Jun 14, 2019 0

Although party games come in many shapes and sizes, they do tend to be on the lighter end of the spectrum, which can lead to a less satisfying outcome for more experienced players. It came as a surprise to me — thanks to the simplicity of…

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World War Z — Dead Good

Matthew Smail Jun 12, 2019 0

If entire reviews were summarised into a single, Tweet length paragraph, then my review for World War Z would simply state that Focus Home Interactive’s online zombie shooter aimed to replicate the classic gameplay of Left4Dead almost pixel…

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Robotech: Attack on the SDF 1 — Anime-zing!

Matthew Smail Jun 7, 2019 0

There have been many video game spin offs to accompany the Robotech series since it started, but only a few relatively niche board games — until now, that is. Enter Robotech: Attack on the SDF-1. The world of Robotech is synonymous with…

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