Catan – The First Island

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

I love the Settlers of Catan board game, so when an iPod version appeared in the App Store for $6.49 I grabbed it straight away. Dubbed "Catan - The First Island", the app includes everything in the core game, I assume more games based on the Catan expansions are on ...

Game Review : Battlestar Galactica

Friday, January 16th, 2009

If you are getting a bunch of guys together to play a board game, you may as well make it a nerdy one. Battlestar Gallactica (BSG) is the board game version of the recent TV show of the same name, and is the best game tie-ins that I have ever ...

Game Review: Twilight Imperium

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Another Sunday, another board game - this time something a bit more ambitious. Various ancient and powerful races are vying for control of the galaxy, some through aggressive conquest while others have more subtle methods. Vast fleets push their way through the inky voids between stars while each race uses ...

Game Review : Origins : How We Became Human

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Monday was Queen's Birthday, and how better to celebrate the life of our monarch than by inviting a bunch of guys around to play board games. Nigel turned up with a game called Origins : How We Became Human which is no less than a recreation of 100,000 years of ...