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Quick game review: Odin’s Ravens

We review Odin’s Ravens in case you’re looking to fill a quiet hour with a quick game.

Stealing Shards

A Ratkin and Forces of Nature battle report for Kings of War.

Game review: Carcassonne

The box says its quick, easy and popular, lets see if what’s inside meets expectations.

Gathering Lockstones

Ratkin line up against Kingdoms of Men for a 1,995 (plus special guest) game of Kings of War.

Battle for the Boarder

Getting back to playing Ratkin has been a great experience, but I’m definitely a little rusty after the covid hiatus.

Tales from the Fyreside

With the next battle report still “in progress” here’s a little rat based fiction to tide you over.

I think it’s fair to say the Ratkin Slave list for Kings of War is not considered the most competitive. In some ways that makes it ideal for me. I’m not the world’s most competitive player (after 1 game in the tournament season starting in 2019 I’m the 123rd player in the UK – evenContinue reading “Ratkin vs Orcs”

A little reflection then a big jump in…

It’s fair to say this blog hasn’t worked out the way I’d planned. There just never seems to be enough time. After a period of reflection, also known as a pandemic lockdown, I’ve decided to give this blog another shot. I’ll be writing across a range of subjects, all tied together by the fantasy theme.Continue reading “A little reflection then a big jump in…”

Happy New Year is a state of mind.

I find New Year, the celebration as opposed to the inevitable flow of days, problematic. I think there is something massively disingenuous about forcing myself into the party spirit simply because I’m getting a new calendar. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good calendar and the smell of a brand new diary, but itsContinue reading “Happy New Year is a state of mind.”

Golden opportunity? You might think it sucks, but it might be best not to bite!

There can be nothing more exciting for an author than having a movie made of your book. It must genuinely be one of the best feelings to think you have produced a story so compelling it’s worth transitioning into a completely different media (not to mention spending millions of dollars on doing so). I wouldContinue reading “Golden opportunity? You might think it sucks, but it might be best not to bite!”