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I’D just let Joey, my young Labrador, off the lead when I saw Spike for the first time. It was early; the grass was drenched in dew and there were few people about. He was a powerful-looking man stand

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Designer: Michael Kiesling | Publisher: Next Move Games You should never judge a board game by its cover. That’s how it goes, right? And we’re very good at that, despite board games being mostly beaut

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It's the calm before the storm, but once the flag drops, can anyone stop the Slovene?

Designer: Robin Hegedus | Publisher: Mindclash Games I think it’s safe to assume a game might be tricky when the rulebook has to include a basic version to be used the first few times you play. As wel