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Anno 117: Pax Romana Ubisoft Mainz/ £49.99 At its height in AD 117, the Roman empire stretched from the sun-baked sands of Egypt to the wind-lashed shores of Britannia. It was the scope and scale of t

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Mythic Bastionland is the latest RPG from epic designer Chris McDowall. Chris represents a sort of chimeric force within the world of roleplaying design; he takes decades-established concepts and proc

While tabletop gaming has changed a lot in recent years, one element of the hobby has proved refreshingly enduring. Dungeon crawlers are still with us – a hold-over from an era when game night meant c