A Game of Life

Our very own Pete Darby has decided to dip his toe in the water and start a new gaming blog. Entitled A Game of Life, Pete reckons that it is :

“partly to waffle on generally about games and life, and with one eye on getting material together to engage with and teach “muggles” about the hobby of gaming. A lot of it may look like going over old ground, or teaching you to suck eggs, but it’s with a view to talking to people who never sucked eggs, and if they did, it was a long time ago and the eggs were rotten. Wait, that metaphor ended somewhere stinky.”

Best of luck, Pete, and I’m looking forward to what you’ve got to say – complimentary comments about game club organisation will be gratefully accepted.

Out This Week – w/c 10 October 2011

Summoner Wars Master Set
Card game for 2 players, ages 9+
Playing time approximately 30 minutes.
Published by Plaid Hat Games, designed by Colby Dauch

Summoner Wars: Goodwin’s Blade
Card game expansion for 2 players, ages 9+
Playing time approximately 30 minutes.
Published by Plaid Hat Games, designed by Colby Dauch

Summoner Wars: Hawk’s Strike
Card game expansion for 2 players, ages 9+
Playing time approximately 30 minutes.
Published by Plaid Hat Games, designed by Colby Dauch

The Hills Of Emyn Mul Adventure Pack
Lords of the Rings LCG expansion for 1-2 players, ages 13+
Playing time approximately 60 minutes.
Published by Fantasy Flight, designed by Nate French

Sentinels of the Multiverse
Boardgame for 2-5 players, ages 8+
Playing time approximately 60 minutes.
Published by Greater Than Games, designed by Christopher Badell & Paul Bender

Arcana (revised edition)
Card game for 2-4 players, ages 13+
Playing time approximately 60 minutes.
Published by Fantasy Flight, designed by Damien Desnous

Food Fight
Card game for 2-6 players, ages 13+
Playing time approximately 30 minutes.
Published by Cryptozoic Entertainment, designed by Matt Hyra

Fresco: The Scrolls
Boardgame expansion for 2-4 players, ages 10+
Playing time approximately 45 minutes.
Published by Queen Games, designed by Wolfgang Panning, Marco Ruskowski & Marcel Susselbeck.

Martian Dice
Dice game for 2-99 players, ages 8+
Playing time approximately 10 minutes.
Published by Tasty Minstrel Games, designed by Scott Almes

Out This Week – w/c 3 October 2011

Loads of titles this week so this list has abbreviated details compared to normal:

Blood Bowl Team Manager – The Card Game
Card drafting game for 2-4 players, ages 14+, from Fantasy Flight Games.

Star Trek: Fleet Captains
For 2-4 players ages 14+, from Wizkids/NECA

Confusion: Espionage and Deception in the Cold War
Board game for 2 players, ages 12+, from Stronghold Games.

Deadwood
Board game for 2-5 players, ages 13+. Published by Dust Games/Fantasy Flight

The Walking Dead: The Board Game
Board game for 1-6 players, ages 13+, from Z-Man Games

The Climbers
2-5 players, age 8 to adult, from Strategic Space.

Survive: 5-6 Player Mini Expansion
Expansion for Survive—Escape from Atlantis, from Stronghold Games.

Claustrophobia: De Profundis
Expansion for Clautrophobia, from Asmodee

Eye for an Eye
For 5-21 players, ages 12+, from MJ Games.

Galapa Go!
For 2-6 players, ages 6+, from MJ Games.

Miam
For 3-5 players, ages 8+, from MJ Games.

Picnic Blitz
For 2-4 players, ages 7+, from MJ Games.

Shashawa
For 4-12 players, ages 5+, from MJ Games.

Shokoba
For 2-4 players, ages 8+, from MJ Games.

Sultans of Karaya
For 5-15 players, ages 12+, from MJ Games.

Insidious Sevens
For 2-5 players, ages 9+, from MJ Games.

Vizia
For 2-4 players, ages 7+, from MJ Games.

Curse of the Jade Emperor Asylum Pack
Expansion for Call of Cthulhu Living Card Game, published by Fantasy Flight Games.

Here To Serve Chapter Pack
Game of Thrones Living Card Game expansion, from Fantasy Flight Games