Riding the Rails – Ticket to Ride review
If there’s one theme that board gamers are well versed in, it’s trains. Steam is one of the biggest games around at the moment and is (of course) a re-implementation of the incredibly popular Age of...
View ArticleNews and stuff – 23rd April 2010
Another week, another bunch of news stories from the world of games that caught my eye – so on with the show! Or the words, anyway. This week saw a lot of new announcements from Fantasy Flight games. A...
View ArticleNews and stuff – 11th June 2010
While the eyes of the whole world are focusing on football (mine included, I’m writing this just as South Africa have taken the lead against Mexico) the crushing inevitability of The Little Metal Dog...
View ArticleHunting High and Low – Mystery Express review
Cluedo (or Clue if you’re familiar with it’s non-UK brethren) was another one of those games that I played a fair bit when I was younger but I can probably count on one hand the amount of times that I...
View ArticleNews & Stuff – 25th June 2010
If it’s Friday, it must be Little Metal Dog News Time! This week sees the return of one of America’s biggest gaming expos – The 35th Origins event takes place in Columbus, Ohio and has got a huge...
View ArticleStill Fighting It – Memoir ’44 review
It’s got to be said, I’ve always been a little wary of war gaming. The genre strikes me as pretty complicated and – despite the patience of friends who’ve attempted to teach me a couple of them – they...
View ArticleEpisode 15 with Days of Wonder’s Mark Kaufman and the return of Daniel Solis!
It’s taken a little while to put Episode 15 together, but at last… here you go! Once again, there’s a pair of interviews for your listening pleasure, beginning with a discussion about the past, present...
View ArticleA Whole New World – Small World Underground review
As it so often goes, let’s begin with a confession. The first time I played the original Small World, I utterly utterly hated it. Chris (the splendid fellow who helps me answer questions on the Little...
View ArticleEpisode 32 – Essen 2011: Day Two
The second of four Little Metal Dog Shows live from the show floor at Essen! From award winners like Qwirkle and 7 Wonders to brand new releases, this one’s an epic. With twelve interviews with game...
View ArticleEpisode 48 – Essen 2012, Day Three
Welcome to Day Three of The Little Metal Dog Show’s coverage of the Essen 2012 Fair. It’s another long one, clocking in at just under 100 minutes of interviews straight from the show floor with some of...
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