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By CHRISTINE CHEAH alltherage@thestar.com.my A DEFENSIVE driving workshop doesn’t sound like the most exciting thing in the world. You’d probably think it would be all about learning to drive slow and steady, right? Nu-uh. At the Shell Helix D-Academy: Extreme Edition held in Serdang, Selangor last weekend, 23 lucky participants got the chance to try […]
Boardgamegeek.com’s news section. It’s laden with the latest news and previews of cool new games – boardgames, card games and even games made for iOS and Android tablets! I recently found out about a certain game called Rogue Agent, by Belgian game publisher named White Goblin Games. It’s got an interesting premise: the Boardgamegeek.com […]
By CHRISTINE CHEAH alltherage@thestar.com.my CHEERLEADING is one of the toughest sports you can get into. The secondary school teams that take part in Cheer train almost every day so they’ll have the strength and stamina to execute their routines perfectly. And that’s why MARIGOLD HL Low Fat Milk deputy general manager Michael Ong says the […]
The boardgame industry has not been spared the crowdfunding phenomenon known as Kickstarter. With a well-honed and nicely packaged idea or concept, you could theoretically have a hot product in your hands. Of course, provided you get the necessary amount of funding. It’s a simple enough premise, and I’ve highlighted the very interesting […]
I’m a big Lord of the Rings (LOTR) fan, and being a card game and boardgame nutter, have played several games based on the awesome franchise. My first ever Cards & Boards print column story was on the LOTR RISK boardgame. The LOTR TCG (Trading Card Game) by Decipher was one of my most […]
I may not be getting a lot of play time on the Star Wars Living Card Game (SWLCG in short), but am really loving the game. It’s quick and dirty Star Wars fun featuring some decent-looking artwork. In case you’re wondering, the latest expansion pack, or Force Pack, is out. A Dark Time features […]
A DIFFUSION of responsibility case made the news in Malaysia a few months ago. An Indonesian worker had suffered a stroke and collapsed at a food court which serviced mostly students from Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus in Subang Jaya, Selangor. It was over four hours before a group of patrons – the organising committee of a debate […]
I may have dropped off the trading card game (TCG) scene awhile back, but when something as cool as Modern Masters from Magic: the Gathering comes up, I’ll still recognize it as gold. One of the biggest issues with the Modern format of Magic play was how incredibly hard was, for casual and new […]
I had a blast with the DC Comics Deck-Building Game when it rolled in early this year. Well, to be honest I haven’t played DBGs up till that point, so the cool art and simple mechanics of the DC Comics game just kind of blew me and the playing group out of the water. […]
The BRATs find out how palm oil is produced during a plantation visit. AS we set out to find out more about the palm oil industry in Raub, Pahang, we found the perfect guide in Vincent Chang, 43. Though Chang’s oil palm plantation is relatively new and only 100 acres in size, his family’s transport […]