Tag Archives: Belle of the Ball

Quick Impressions: Post GenCon part 3

I haven’t had a chance to play a lot of new games lately although I’ve been able to get a few solo games to the table since being on vacation. Been playing a lot of RAF: The Battle of Britain, which while it tells an interesting narrative, kind of fails as a game so far. I have only played the Lion set up however, where you take the role of the RAF against the Luftwaffe bombing campaign and it feels very much like a Pachinko machine so far. Once I get a few games of the Eagle scenario (you play as the Luftwaffe this time), I’ll do an in-depth review. I’ll be back doing some reviews soon, with Dead of Winter at the front of the line. In the meantime, enjoy these quick snippets!

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Kickstarting some games: Red Aegis and Belle of the Ball

I backed two new games on Kickstarter this week, one RPG and one card game. Those of you who know me know that I enjoy backing projects on KS, although I do have some method to my madness. I love games and I love helping publishers bringing new games to market, but only those which might not have made it otherwise, and this is usually due to them being too different or taking some risks. On the other hand, I sometimes back stuff simply because I think it’ll be neat or I just want to make sure that I’ll get a copy. So, what did I back this week?

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