MtG artists: Slawomir Maniak
Slawomir Maniak is behind many striking cards from Magic: the Gathering’s recent blocks. I think his strength is in the depiction of powerful characters, whether these be gods, men, or … Continue reading
Good box, bad box
One convenient feature of board games is that they are self-contained. Everything you need comes in the box. Unpack the box, play, pack the box away. In recent years many … Continue reading
5 simple rules for selling your Magic: the Gathering card collection
Magic: the Gathering has never been more popular than it is now. With more cards selling in more locations around the world, the secondary card market has blossomed. There are … Continue reading
Imperial Raider announced
The next large ship for Star Wars X-Wing miniatures has been announced – the Imperial Raider. This larger imperial vessel is comparable in szie to the rebel transport that was … Continue reading
Draft of a Gamer: Sultabzan
I won’t make it to my local store for the draft this week, so I decided to fire up Magic Online instead. Sure, I don’t get to keep the cards … Continue reading
Gifts for a Gamer
It’s that time of year – right before Christmas and you still have no idea what to get the gamer in your life? Don’t panic, or you’ll end up buying … Continue reading
MtG artists: Igor Kieryluk
Igor Kierluk’s most memorable Magic art for me is his pieces depicting the white Phyrexians. The flesh and porcelain look was both arresting and horrifying. However this is not his … Continue reading
The pile of shame
Here it is: Every miniatures player I know has one: models bought in the full flush of intentions. Instead they never leave the box, sometimes the plastic wrap never comes … Continue reading
Draft of a gamer: Jeskai win-scout
Another Friday night, another draft with the good people at good games. After my first experience, I was keen to come back and improve both my drafting and my playing. … Continue reading
Painting miniatures with Teri Litorco
YouTube painting videos are something of a mixed bag. Some are good, others… less so. Many of the good ones show techniques so advanced you realise there is a whole … Continue reading
Modern Masters 2 announced
One last Magic: the Gathering article for this week-end. The “will they, won’t they?” questioning is over, as Modern Master 2 has been announced, for release in May 2015. There … Continue reading
Das Fleet
I picked up Fantasy Flight’s X-Wing miniatures game at PAX 2013, but only recently did I commit to a fleet. And here it is, my Imperial force: That’s two TIE … Continue reading
MtG artists: Martina Pilcerova
Martina Pilcerova debuted in the original Mirrodin block with this striking Cloudpost art: Since then she has gone on to illustrate almost 60 cards including other memorable land cards. Moratorium Stone … Continue reading
Draft of a gamer
A store near me has started running ‘proper’ drafts, with prizes and everything, so I had to go along, right? I mean, you can’t let behaviour like that go unrewarded. … Continue reading
Scent of a Gamer 
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