Weekend Warrior: After the FOMO Fades
Back in the mists of time a little worker placement game called Alien Frontiers took the world by storm, launching on a then little-known...
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Chris Bowler
Apr 8, 20193 min read
Weekend Warrior: Negotiation in a Hostile Universe
This weekend we played Cosmic Encounter for the first time in probably half a decade. I’ve been wanting to get this back to the table for...
Chris Bowler
Apr 1, 20193 min read
Weekend Warrior: Recalibrating Red Skull
Upper Deck’s Marvel Legendary is my most played game of all time, fast approaching 600 plays. Happily the unending release of expansions...
Chris Bowler
Feb 25, 20195 min read
Weekend Warrior: A Legend is Born
Imperial Assault is one of my most played games of all time, hitting the table 80 times since it’s release in 2014. Imperial Assault is a...
Chris Bowler
Feb 11, 20194 min read
Weekend Warrior: Gaming Resolutions
Hey guys, welcome back to Weekend Warrior, my semi regular series where I talk more about my experiences with the hobby rather than...
Chris Bowler
Jan 28, 20196 min read
Weekend Warrior: A Year in Review
2018 is over and what a year it's been. For me I like to take a moment at the end of the year and look back at all the gaming I have done...
Chris Bowler
Jan 21, 20196 min read
Weekend Warrior: Shell Shock
It’s a new year, time to bring back Weekend Warrior with a vengeance. I’ve been so stoked this week to get TMNT Shadows of the Past back...
Chris Bowler
Aug 20, 20185 min read
Weekend Warrior: Beatdown Downtown
I grew up on war games in the mid 90's and back then you either played Warhammer or 40k. Now there are hundreds of options in every...
Chris Bowler
May 7, 20185 min read
Weekend Warrior: Trouble in Toy Town
It’s a beautiful bank holiday weekend here in the UK but even when the sun is shining we still find the time to play some games. This...
Chris Bowler
Apr 3, 20183 min read
Weekend Warrior: I Fired When Ready
This weekend my long suffering gaming partner, Dave and I managed to find some time to wage galactic warfare in a galaxy far far away....
Chris Bowler
Feb 26, 20186 min read
Weekend Warrior: Crushing Crystalia
Like many people, I’ve been waiting a while for Super Dungeon Explore 2.0 to hit the retail shelves. Rather than vent and spew bile at my...
Chris Bowler
Jan 15, 20184 min read
Weekend Warrior - Gamer Stats 2017
It’s that time of year again where we look back to the past to see what we played, what we didn’t play, what we wish we’d played and what...
Chris Bowler
Oct 23, 20172 min read
Weekend Warrior: Tick, Tick, Boom
We play games for many reasons, sometimes we play to relax, other times to enjoy social time with our friends. We play for intellectual...
Chris Bowler
Sep 18, 20174 min read
Weekend Warrior: Telling Tales
My Frequent Friday Friend was otherwise occupied this weekend so our regularly scheduled gaming was postponed and thus I found myself at...
Chris Bowler
Sep 1, 20173 min read
Weekend Warrior: Ride to Ruin
So, this weekend Dave and I began the next deluxe expansion in the #LordoftheRingsLCG, The Voice of Isengard. We had decided beforehand...
Chris Bowler
Aug 14, 20173 min read
Weekend Warrior: It's A Trap
This weekend we started what will be a month a half long journey through the deserts of Tatooine as we play through Jabba’s Realm, the...
Chris Bowler
Aug 7, 20173 min read
Weekend Warrior: Leading From The Front
Over the last couple of weeks my friend and I have been playing through the #AgainsttheShadow cycle in Lord of the Rings The Card Game....
Chris Bowler
Jul 10, 20175 min read
Weekend Warrior: Dreamin' of Electric Sheep
Way back in 2007 Fantasy Flight games attempted what can only be described as an ambitious project and a labour of love for designer...
Chris Bowler
Jul 10, 20175 min read
Weekend Warrior: One Game To Rule Them All
Lots of games this weekend including our monthly Game Night. TMNT: Shadows of the Past Continuing our foray into the Teenage Mutant Ninja...
Chris Bowler
Jul 10, 20174 min read
Weekend Warrior: Turtle Power
With the craziness that was the UK Games Expo behind us what did I get up to this weekend? A Place In The Sun - Preview So I managed to...
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