Review by Matt S. Shadowverse: Champions Battle is a game that I have been waiting a very long time for. To be precise, 21 years. It was 21 years ago that the Pokémon Trading Card Game was released on the Game Boy Color, and as far as I’m concerned Champions…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The good people at EastAsiaSoft seem determined to singlehandedly bring every budget fan service game to the Nintendo Switch. Note, though, I’m not complaining (I’ve got a visual novel to pitch your way, BTW. Hit me up). Poker Pretty Girls Battle: Fantasy World Edition is the…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Wizards of the Coast have taken the wise step of putting its digital Magic the Gathering platform: Magic: The Gathering Arena on mobile, and it is now available for both iOS via the App Store, and Android via Google Play. With this release, you’ll be able…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Just to be upfront about this: 51 Worldwide Games (it’s called Clubhouse Games in other markets, but this review will hereafter refer to it by the European/Australian title) has one big weakness: it lacks the AI to challenge people that are good at the respective games…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. After 15 years, Nintendo is finally preparing to release a new entry into its amazing board/card game compilation series, Clubhouse Games. To be titled “51 Worldwide Games” Clubhouse Games brings together a range of old favourites, such as Chess, Poker, Bowling and Blackjack, along with a…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Hanafuda cards – particularly the Koi Koi game that is played using those cards – might just be my favourite Japanese traditional game – I like Shogi and Kendama too, don’t get me wrong, but there’s a beauty about Hanafuda cards that has always drawn me…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I don’t know actually know much about The Dresden Files. In fact, I only discovered that it was such a popular series of novels when I typed the game’s name into Google to see where it came from. I do, however, know and love both card…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Few things in life are as innately satisfying as seeing a synergistic strategy come together in a card game. The sensation of planning towards a big payoff, or slowly amassing resources which compound in effectiveness once combined with smart decision making, is a potent one indeed.…
Read MoreVideo by Harvard L. Mystic Vale releases on the Nintendo Switch in a week or so, but it has been kicking around on PC for a year now. It also happens to be a very, very good digital adaptation of an excellent board game. In his latest Let’s Play, Harvard…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. Fans of card games have been spoiled for choice in recent years, with a real explosion of games that, in one way or another, riff on the old Magic The Gathering CCG format. You’d think that the space was approaching saturation point, but it continues to…
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