Category Archives: Board Games

Gaming in January 2012

Inspired by Mike, I thought I’d write up a little summary of my gaming related activities for the month. On the boardgames front: January is OxCon month and all of my boardgaming too place there. I gave Civ a try … Continue reading

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Dwarf King’s Hold

Wargames conventions are dangerous places, and my bank balance took some hits when I went to Salute this year. One of my acquisitions was a copy of Dwarf King’s Hold. This is a fun little game with fairly simple mechanics, … Continue reading

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Blood Bowl 360

I picked up a copy of Blood Bowl for the XBox 360 at the weekend. It gets the dubious honour of being the first game that I pre-ordered for the platform. I haven’t been about to give it much of … Continue reading

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UK Games Expo 2009

This weekend gone saw Birmingham hosting UK Games Expo, which I managed to attend for the first time this year. The event is geared around four types of gaming. Video games (not what I expected and disappointing enough to not … Continue reading

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OxCon 2009 – Part 4 – Sunday Evening

With the competition over, we had time for another game of Dominion. This was my first time using a set up based on one of the sets listed in the rulebook. It took a lot longer to play, and was … Continue reading

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