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Apr 29, 2020
Unidentified Flying Mother***
There was a strange phenomenon in the sky this week. I saw a blinking light, getting bigger. More lights. Then it dawned on me... Earth...
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Athena
Apr 22, 2020
Bomber Boys
Bomber Boys is a solitaire PnP game by Steven Aramini aka Mr. Sprawlopolis. If you are one of the numerous people who adore his abstract...
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Apr 11, 2020
Deckbuilding in Flanders Fields
Some big battles took place at the Ypres salient during World War One, it's well known for the trenches. These battles are condensed in...
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Athena
Mar 28, 2020
Retirement plans
The hero you get to play in Iron Helm is just a step before retirement. All they need to do is clear one last monster-ridden dungeon to...
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Athena
Mar 24, 2020
Close encounters of the eighties kind
1981: The year yours truly was born, and the year Voyage of the B.S.M Pandora was published inside Ares magazine. What do we have in...
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Mar 16, 2020
Kobayashi Maru
I am one of the happy few that backed Astroforce (as the Kickstarter campaign may be over by the time you read this). We are in for a...
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Athena
Mar 14, 2020
In defense mode
As the coronavirus threat is keeping me inside, not so much in fear of falling victim to the disease but of becoming a potential carrier...
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Athena
Mar 7, 2020
A small empire engine
Micro Space Empire is a very attractive PnP. The sci-fi art (taken from NASA) makes half the game. The other half, that is the gameplay,...
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Athena
Feb 15, 2020
A not so Rusty Throne
The solitaire PnP wargame A Rusty Throne tells a tale of revenge: King Alric is mad. He accused your father of treason and had him...
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Athena
Feb 8, 2020
Chased by the CREATURE
The last micro-game I played was about serving tea. This time, I am the sole survivor inside a Rig station in Europa (the moon of...
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Athena
Feb 5, 2020
Ten minutes of your tea time
Micro-games are not so easy to evaluate, exactly because they are very short. How much 'game' can you pack in a small deck of cards? Not...
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Athena
Jan 18, 2020
A roll 'n' write oldie
Utopia Engine is a roll-and-write game designed years before the current roll-and-write craze (these games were not even called...
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Jan 13, 2020
One tough galaxy
Now that the Kickstarter campaign for One Deck Galaxy has been postponed until 21 January, I suddenly had time to print an play the beta...
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Jan 5, 2020
Stranded at the moonbase
All communication had been lost with a station on a distant moon. You went to investigate, but your ship crashed. The moonbase looks...
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Athena
Dec 6, 2019
Hitting the right spots
A few days ago, our fellow 1PG member Josh Malbon announced that his game Die Hitman would be available for free download from the...
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Athena
Oct 29, 2019
Seven Bridges is back on Kickstarter (Three dudes on a map)
Update: Seven Bridges has just relaunched on Kickstarter where it will be available for 23 days. It has a smaller box this time and thus...
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Athena
Oct 21, 2019
Twilight of the gods (of metal) - (Gods of Metal: The Chosen is live)
Update: Gods of Metal: The Chosen is live on Kickstarter, and the campaign will run for 29 days. The Deluxe pledge offers three...
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Athena
Oct 15, 2019
In space no one can hear you fling (Both Hunted games are live)
Update: Hunted: Mining Colony 415 and Hunted: Kobayashi Tower are now live on Kickstarter. The campaign will run for 22 days, and you...
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Athena
Sep 9, 2019
Vivere Pericolosamente
David Thompson, of Pavlov's House and Castle Itter fame, has a light solitaire wargame out, ready for playtesting (it is going to take...
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