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I was on holiday (well, still am, since I’m flying back to KL in several days) in Melbourne, and asides from sampling the city’s awesome food and sights, I actually stumbled upon several games stores. One of them was a Games Workshop store, right in the heart of the city’s central business district, in […]
If you’ve got nowhere to go or game this weekend, and RM30 to spare, why not check out the MaGaCon 2012 games convention in Publika, Solaris Dutamas? Well, MaGaCon looks stacked to the max with analog and digital/computer games, so if you’re keen on boardgames and trading card games such as Magic: the Gathering […]
There’s never any doubt on the influence of the first role-playing game titles towards the gaming industry today. Boardgames such as Dungeon! may be “elementary” in nature, but it serves as useful introductions to many veteran gamers back in the day. The 1970s boardgame is considered iconic for its simpler rendition of the […]
Hey boardgame fans: if you’re needing your Spiel 2012 updates and need some live content, why don’t you check out Boardgamegeek.com’s video updates? The annual Spiel event in Essen is pretty much the place to go, every year, as it spotlights the latest boardgames and what-not, in one giant exhibition space. What are […]
Boardgame enthusiasts take note: if you’ve always wanted to find out how your gaming skills rank in the grand gaming ecosystem, why not take the plunge into the wild world of a boardgame league? Imagine Games, a local distributor of boardgames and miniature games, is teaming up with Bangsar-based Boardgame Depot, to bring a […]
If you’ve missed playing with X-Wings and TIE Fighters from the classic Star Wars universe, now’s your chance to catch up with a spanking new product from Fantasy Flight Games (FFG in short). The gaming company announced a slew of Star Wars-related games, including a Living Card Game (slated for end-2012 release), and a […]
That’s right, the title of my blog post this time around is as straight as it gets: where do you play and hang out? It’s a question that my group of boardgamer friends are grappling with once again. We’ve got a very accommodative venue in Papa’s Café, Tropicana City Mall, but after nearly a […]
I last wrote that the new set for the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game (WoW TCG in short), War of the Ancients is coming soon, and lo and behold, with the conclusion of the pre-release events over the weekend, all the spoilers are now out. Why don’t you check out local boys Team […]
The new set for the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game (WoW TCG in short) is coming soon, and the spoilers are arriving thick and fast! It’s time for War of the Ancients by the way, in case you were not clued in – so yeah, get ready! It’s really back to basics as […]
The Game of Thrones TV series is possibly one of the hottest properties in recent times. The merchandising of the franchise has also been, predictably, on the up and up. Fantasy Flight Games already makes a Living Card Game (LCG), and I was always wondering when they would do something that would tie in […]