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JUST outside an oil palm plantation in the small town of Cheroh, Pahang, lies a small Tamil school, SJK (T) Ladang Cheroh. It has four small buildings in its compound, and just over 70 students. All in all, it’s a pretty plain sight that most people would probably miss when driving by this town. However, […]
Looks like there’s no keeping a good franchise like The Walking Dead (TWD) down, as we’ve got more games based on the classic comicbook-turned-into-a-very-famous-TV-show franchise coming up! According to various websites including Boardgamegeek.com, we’re set to be getting both RISK and Monopoly sets based the TWD comic books, sometime by year-end. Both the games, […]
If I ever had to recommend a solitaire boardgame, I’d almost always recommend that people roll with Space Hulk: Death Angel – The Card Game. The classic Warhammer 40K card game is a quick and easy adaptation of the classic Space Hulk boardgame. While the original Space Hulk had plenty of wow factor going […]
When Fantasy Flight Games previewed the Jawa bunch from their upcoming The Edge of Darkness deluxe expansion set for the Star Wars Living Card Game, I screamed Utinni so many times, I think I freaked my neighbors out. The Edge of Darkness will satisfy those who want to play the yellow (Smugglers and Spies) […]
It came as a great shock to me to learn that one of my favorite Magic: the Gathering illustrators, Quinton Hoover, had just passed on recently. He also contributed artwork in other games, including the Legend of the Five Rings Card Game. I’ll fondly remember him for being one of the “greats”, for illustrating […]
Finally: the long-awaited Lord of the Rings Deck Building Game, The Walking Dead Card Game and the Castle: The Detective Card Game should be clocking in here during the coming month of May. This bunch of Cryptozoic games are long-awaited, and will finally make it here, reliable sources tell me. The LOTR game is […]
As much as I am a Windows-device advocate, I have to concede that Apple is where it’s at, games-wise. There’s a pretty lively virtual boardgaming scene there too, and the recent The Unofficial Apple Weblog announcement on Talisman Prologue being out this week, kind of sums up what we’ve suspected all along. Yes, playing iPad […]
The Star recently highlighted a Malaysian-made card game that ought to resonate well enough across all segments of society, now: “Politiko”. Believe me I was actually driven to it, after reading a number of positive tweets and Facebook posts – hooray me for staying digitally social! It seems that the game is getting quite […]
By KEVIN TAN alltherage@thestar.com.my MANJULI* was 19 when she fell victim to human traffickers two years ago. Her female acquaintance of four years tricked her into leaving her hometown in Perak to look for part-time jobs elsewhere, and she agreed without hesitation. “She asked if I wanted to work with her at a fast food […]
Of celebs and stars
By SHARMILA NAIR alltherage@thestar.com.my OUR lives would be so boring without reading any news and gossip about our favourite celebrities, no? Well, Here are some Tinseltown titbits to liven up your day. Bad baby daddy Kim Kardashian’s friends are allegedly worried that her boyfriend, Kanye West, is not treating her right. The so-called friends are […]