Aug 29
2012

Custom Dice

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These came in the post yesterday. I've been playing a lot of Commands & Colours recently, and I got fed up with the lightweight, sticker-faced dice that come with the games and was casting around for an alternative.

Mar 01
2012

To Restart, or not to Restart

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This week I managed to get out of baby jail briefly and get out to my local game club. But it was a borderline call - 30 or 40 minutes late for kick-off time. I went because it was an opportunity to get out and see some fellow gamers, and if I was lucky I thought I might catch another latecomer or the people already there might have started with a short game and be ready for another.

Oct 31
2011

Tintin, Nerd Rage & Class War

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There's a film about the well-known Belgian comic book Tintin in the cinemas at the moment. I have no idea about the states, but here in the UK you'd be hard-pressed not to know about this because there have been Tintin fans decrying it all over the media. It's been on national radio.  It's been on national TV. It's been in well-known national broadsheets, including this particularly egregious example. And it's making me increasingly angry.

Sep 07
2011

Ghost Stories iOS Review

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Apr 07
2011

Indiana Jones and the Sucking Pit of Pointless Sequels

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Last night I watched Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I was going to save my thoughts on this for a Trash Culture piece with a bunch of other film reviews, but it made me cross about films in general and I wanted the chance to vent. Now.

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