Monthly Archives: March 2014

Review: The Resistance

The ResistanceFive people eye each other suspiciously around a table. Three are underground resistance fighters plotting to bring down a corrupt government. Two are spies, known to each other through a secret code passed between them at the start of the meeting. The regime must be brought to its knees, but how can the freedom fighters prevent a spy sabotaging their missions? This is the mind-melting crux of The Resistance, and it has taught my group of friends one valuable truth – I am comfortably the worst spy in the entire world.

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Review: A Game of Thrones – The Board Game

Game of ThronesNight night my little princeling, don’t let the snarks and grumpkins bite. What? Well it’s a little late for a story lad, but if it’ll help you settle I suppose a few minutes can’t hurt. Pull your covers tight and let me tell you a tale of treachery and deceit, of friendships crushed and a rulebook so long and complicated it rivals the histories of the great houses themselves… 

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Review: Scotland Yard

Scotland YardThink of something really satisfying. Go on. No not that you mucky pup. Good, well done. Now ask yourself, how does it compare to leaping out of a taxi to rugby tackle a heartless villain who’s been leading the law a merry dance through London’s streets? Yeah, I thought as much, your mind has been BLOWN by the possibility. No, stop sobbing, it’s OK, the answer is at hand. Here, take a tissue and listen.

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