The Outrider Is Coming To X-Wing

Fantasy Flight is churning out X-Wing ships as fast as Games Workshop is churning out new 40K-models (well, before Orks I suppose). Rebel Transport. Tantive IV, Wave 4 ships. And the next wave has just been announced, featuring the Rebel Outrider (or YT-2400)...

Board Game Review – Splendor

Splendor is an entertaining, abstract game where 2 – 4 players race to the most points. A lot of descriptions – on Amazon for example – describe the game as “addictive”. I don’t think I fully agree, but Splendor is a great way to...

Splendor – A Game Play Introduction

I raved about high quality of game components for Splendor the Board Game. But how does it actually play? Splendor is described as a chip collecting and card development game. This is actually a good, very literal summary of the two main steps that make up this game....

Splendor – Board Game Unboxing

Splendor is a relatively new, abstract board game about collecting the right set of (gemstone-themed) cards. Not the usual wargamer’s fare, but it is one of three nominees for the prestigious Spiel des Jahres 2014 awards. I also happened to have a copy....

Ork Releases Week #3 – Mek Gunz, Still No Codex

The third week of Ork releases is coming in the form of Big Meks and some of their favourite toys, including the Shokk Attack Gun in plastic. Again, there does not seem to be a Codex in the mix though, meaning the Ork release will (at least) be spread over 4 weeks,...