Unboxing the Star Wars X-Wing Miniature Expansion

After getting my head around the X-Wing Miniatures Game Starter Box (which doesn’t take long), plans soon started appearing in my head on how to expand my squadron. Like many people starting out in the X-Wing Miniatures Game, I built a Rebel Squadron first, not...

How Games Tell Stories, and How to Turn a Story Into a Game

Good games are games that tell interesting stories. Any kind of game can tell a story, from ancient classics like Chess, King’s Table, and Go, to complex military simulations like Warhammer. Characters appear; problems beset them; solutions are sought and struggles...

Unboxing the Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures Game

I am somewhat late to the party. Nevertheless, after hearing lots of good things about Fantasy Flight Games’ smash-hit X Wing the Miniatures Game, I decided to take the plunge. It certainly is a great little game (more on that another time). Here’s what...

5 Demon-Winning Tyranid Miniatures

Slimy bugs are the talk of the town these day, both on Kickstarter and in Warhammer 40K. Personally, I’ve never managed to start a Warhammer 40K Tyranid army, but there is no denying that slime, claws and chitin bring out some of the most amazing paint-jobs in...