For someone who doesn’t get a lot of time to blog I seem to be spending a lot of time on one subject, eh? Now that I’ve got all that qualifying stuff off my chest I can hopefully be a little more objective. This post will be about the Red …
As I was putting the finishing touches to part 2 of my Red Bull Mind Gamers Recap yesterday I was quite content that most of my (carefully-considered, composed) ranting was over. This chapter was intended to be a quick overview of how we struggled, or not, with the other puzzles and …
Okay, I know why you’re here. You want to see me pass some opinion on the Red Bull Mind Gamers World Championship. Maybe even get ‘controversial’. Maybe, but first: I want to talk about biscuits. Wait, what? Stay with me here. While we were out in Budapest a much bigger …
I know a lot of people are clambering for information and opinion on the Red Bull Mind Gamers World Championship which I participated in last week. I’ll do what I can, and hopefully connect people to other relevant content. But the question is where to start? I don’t have the …
Netrunner week sneaked into next week, but I’ve started so I’ll finish. I’ve read many blogs and facebook posts from Netrunners, even during the short while I’ve been playing, doing an in-depth analysis of what worked and didn’t for them at the tournament they just completed. Every time my response …
This post isn’t so much a review as an explanation of how my day at the Netrunner Regionals worked for anyone who might be tempted to attend a games tournament. You may be more interested in my journey into Netrunner or a more in-depth analysis of the games. My body’s started …
Back in November, Animals team member Paul turned 30. To mark the occasion we (the rest of the team) wanted to do something escapey for him. But as his celebrations were a meal and drinks in town we were a little limited in what we could do. We produced a little …
‘Exposing’ makes this post sound a lot more dramatic than it is! My final post about the 2016 UK Games Expo (for now) is a few points of note for anyone who may be considering attending next year and wants a more independent view of what to expect (aka what …
I know that when I talk about things like megagames a big portion of my audience (escape game purists) switch off. But this 60 minutes game that involves a small team working together in a room must surely be of interest. Way back in 2012 I remember hearing about a …
