Philip WatkinsonApr 26, 20207 min readDuelosaur Island - Review‘What do you call a dicey dinosaur? Do-you-think-he’ll-draft-us!’ In Duelosaur Island you and your opponent compete to build the biggest,...
Philip WatkinsonMar 29, 20204 min readThe Cats of Ulthar Card Game - Review‘And in the end the burgesses passed that remarkable law which is told of by traders in Hatheg and discussed by travellers in Nir;...
Philip WatkinsonOct 25, 20195 min readGood Cop Bad Cop 3rd Edition - ReviewThe world of social deduction games is a crowded one. There are stone-cold classics (Werewolf, The Resistance, Bang!), underrated gems...
Philip WatkinsonOct 11, 20196 min readThe Zorro Dice Game - ReviewThe swish of the rapier, the gasp of the crowd, the iconic ‘Z’ carved into the scruffy period garments of a bandit. There’s a plume of...
Philip WatkinsonAug 30, 20196 min readFlamme Rouge - ReviewThe red flag waves. There’s one kilometer to go. The crowd roars. The riders surge forward using every last ounce of energy they can...
Philip WatkinsonAug 13, 20195 min readChosŏn - ReviewChosŏn is a small but deadly set collection and ‘take that’ card game. Set in the same ‘uchronian and politico-steampunk universe’ as its...
Philip WatkinsonAug 2, 20199 min readPandemic: Reign of Cthulhu - ReviewAs a huge fan of both Pandemic and the Cthulhu Mythos, I was intrigued when I learned that the two had been brought together. Pandemic:...
Philip WatkinsonJul 15, 20194 min readChupacabra: Survive the Night - ReviewAfter the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot, the Chupacabra is probably the most well-known mythical creature or ‘cryptid’ circulating in the...
Philip WatkinsonJun 18, 20195 min readCrypt - ReviewThere has been quite a bit of hype around this game since its Kickstarter went wild in 2018, and so when I spied it on the counter at my...
Philip WatkinsonJun 6, 20196 min readDark Souls: The Card Game - ReviewDark Souls: The Card Game is a co-operative ‘deck evolution’ game for 1-4 players. It is a significant redevelopment and reimagining of...
Philip WatkinsonMay 13, 20194 min readTides of Madness - Review‘You take on the role of investigators trying to discover ancient knowledge —secrets beyond the grasp of time … beyond the grasp of the...