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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

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Sometimes, the artwork of a game really telegraphs what to expect. Survive the Island has a dramatic, explosive, edge-of-the-seat, animation style that looks tense, fun and a little silly, with only m

Born in 1959 in south-west France, Serge Charles Jean Laget was one of the first French board game designers to make a real impact on the modern hobby. His 1984 bluffing and negotiation game Le Gang d

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