Rants & Raves
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 | Writing about wargames for the Shut Up Show made me think a bit about my opinions on this particular section of the hobby. Strangely, perhaps, for someone who doesn’t identify exclusively as a wargamer... |
May 20th, 2013
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 | It's tedious to go alone. |
April 25th, 2013
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 | As you may or may not have noticed, I love the written word. It's a medium in which I am the most comfortable, which is why you may noticed I can be a little flowery in my wording. Don't worry, I'm worki... |
March 19th, 2013
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 | Don't fuss, I know what's best for you. |
January 3th, 2013
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 | It’s the time of year for lists. Lists of things from the year that’s about to end. Most especially of things that you’ve found to be of surpassing excellence. I am no dissenter, no maverick, not s... |
December 24th, 2012
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 | The thing that reminds me most of Christmas is not a tree, nor hot chestnuts and mulled wine. It’s an open fire. When I was a teenager the holiday season would see family members emerge, blinking in th... |
December 10th, 2012
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 | Whenever I ask people to name their favourite columns from those I’ve written, there’s always a unifying thread amongst the responses. Everyone mentions pieces that skirt around that deliciously murk... |
October 29th, 2012
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 | It's not me.
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October 25th, 2012
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 | Dungeoneering is stamped firmly into my subconscious, my brain imprinted with its labyrinthine corridors from obsessive childhood exposure to Dungeons and Dragons. Later those pathways got re-enforced by... |
October 22th, 2012
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 | Are games art, antiques, and collectibles? Why not! |
October 18th, 2012
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 | I got yer stretch goal RIGHT here...
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October 4th, 2012
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 | I've come to an important realization, and I wanted to share it:
I am bored with board games.
That's not entirely true, actually. I am bored with NEW games. I don't want to try every newfangled game th... |
September 27th, 2012
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 | Sorry you've got another F:AT looks back this week, but I've just come home from holiday and prior to that a minor family crisis and I've not had time to get something together. I've also got big volun... |
August 20th, 2012
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 | Needs a FAQ. |
August 9th, 2012
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 | For my birthday recently, I got a copy of King of Tokyo with was unexpected but very nice. What was rather more unexpected was that my six-year old daughter took to it like Godzilla took to smashing up u... |
August 6th, 2012
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 | I can smell this photograph.
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August 2th, 2012
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 | I suck at Summoner Wars. And all other games. |
July 26th, 2012
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 | Five years of total bullshit.
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July 12th, 2012
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 | I’ll wager that every long-term gamer has flashes of boredom with their hobby. Brief sargassos in the sea of gaming where your attention is diverted by some great new computer title, or a film or book.... |
July 9th, 2012
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 | I know I just recently did an article about gamer types, and then turned around Monday and asked people to help me find my wife's wedding dress. I really should review a game here. But something just occ... |
June 28th, 2012
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