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Unboxing X610Z: On the Ruins of Chaos

Authors, Paco Garcia Jaen, Wargames No Responses »

Mar 062012

This is what the publishers say:

X610Z: On the Ruins of Chaos is a living card and board game. In this game you control a brave band of survivors seeking refuge from the dangers of Mount Vargah. You achieve this by making your way towards the relative safety of a victory point, or by destroying your opponent in direct combat. Play your cards in order to gather resources, summon powerful allies, and cast dangerous fluxes or catalysts. However, you will suffer defeat if you run out of cards, so make sure you either defeat your opponents or reach the victory point before that happens.

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U-Boat Commander

Authors, Mark Rivera, Wargames No Responses »

Mar 052012

Review – U-Boat Commander from DVG Games

By Mark Rivera from Boardgames in Blighty

Designer – Dave Schueler

Art – Val Nunez

A copy of this game was provided by DVG games

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Review – Julius Caesar

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Nov 172011

cover_juliuscaesar[1] By Mark Rivera from Boardgames in Blighty

Designers – Grant Dalgliesh and Justin Thompson

Art – Karim Chakroun and Mark Churms

Thanks to Columbia Games for kindly providing a review copy of this game

As a long-time war gamer, I have been very remiss. I’ve never really played block war games. I guess I just never found them appealing but I couldn’t tell you why to be honest. So its about dang time I discovered whether I’m missing anything don’t you think?

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Birth of a Legend: Lee and the Seven Days

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Aug 222011

legendcover[1] By Mark Rivera from Boardgames in Blighty

Review – Birth of a Legend: Lee and the Seven Days from Against the Odds Magazine

Designer – Michael Rinella

Graphics – Mark Mahaffey

Cover painting – Keith Rocco

Thanks to Against the Odds Magazine for providing a copy of this game for review purposes

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Zuzzy Miniatures Flagston Paven

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Jan 192011

By Paco Garcia Jaen

Not too long ago I reviewed a Zuzzy’s Battle Mat and I couldn’t help but to be delighted with the product.

This time the talented people from Zuzzy Miniatures have been kind enough to send me a 11 x 14 inch mat from the latest range of terrain, the Stonework range, called the Flagston Paven.

For those of you who didn’t get to read my first review, this battle mat is made of very flexible natural rubber latex with an extremely detailed sculpted terrain on them. The mat, although between one and two millimetres in thickness, is very sturdy and, unless you truly try, it will not tear. Ever.

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Zuzzy Miniatures mat review

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Dec 172010

WC-BB-001.painted[1] By Paco Garcia Jaen

First of all I must do something openly. It is only fair that I sincerely and unreservedly apologise to the crew of Zuzzy Miniatures.

I have gone to plenty of wargames conventions where companies keep promising time and time again the panacea of terrains. Most of the times, they are either flimsy pieces of plastic you can’t breathe on or they’ll fly away, and usually with such appalling colours that it won’t do your eyesight any favours. Some other companies will offer materials that are as portable and versatile as a sack of hedgehogs. You can tell I am not easy to impress when is about this subject.

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