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Dungeons and Dragons Monster Vault Unboxing

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The Escapist website have produced a unboxing video of the new D&D Monster Vault from the Essentials Line.   As well as producing some brilliant video reviews of crappy computer games with Zero Punctuation there is some excellent articles. Go and visit. <A HREF=”http://ws.amazon.co.uk/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=GB&ID=V20070822%2FGB%2Fclobbgobli-21%2F8003%2Fd28069a8-a7f2-4376-b586-ec074a65e24e&Operation=NoScript”>Amazon.co.uk Widgets</A>

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Board James – He Loves His Games

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There are a lot of highly talented people on the web producing quality videos for our entertainment. James Rolfe is one of these people.  His love of film (and random other film formats) really shine through in his videos and it looks like he loves Hero Quest about as much as I do. Check out [...]

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The Little Metal Dog Show

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Looking for a great podcast about gaming? Then you need to check out the little metal dog show on iTunes. Produced by a fellow Brit Michael Fox who makes podcasting sound easy, but take it from me it’s not. Michael has a talent to make it sounds awesome with brilliant interviews and news about the [...]

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Play In Public (PIP) Campaign

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Drunken Goblin is throwing its full support behind the PIP (Play In Public) Campaign.

Boardgames mean a lot to me. They mark a large change in my life style and I wanted to give something back to the hobby, this was one of the reason that I started the Drunken Goblin website.

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Thru-the-Portal Q3 magazine now available

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Yes that’s right lady’s and gentlemen the new issue of Thru-the-Portal is available for download.

There is some great articles in this quarters issue:

- Review of the UK Games Expo
- looking at innovation or lack of in gaming
- Interview with the designer of Cubiko
- Muses on gaming after a new child was born
- Salute event review
- Talking to Nigel Scarfe about getting paid to play games with kids
- Interview with the artist Dan Scott

And much, much more….

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Boardgames in Blighty – Another Gaming Blog.

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I’m always on the look out for gamers in the UK so when I came across this website I was beside myself. So if you want more information about boardgames from someone in the UK? You quest has been successful why not try… Boardgames in Blighty Why are you still here?….go check it out. No [...]

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Excelsior! Comics – New Website

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Excelsior! Comics an independent comics store here in Bristol, which also has a nice selection of roleplay books and board games, have just let me know they have just launched a brilliant new website & forum. http://www.excelsiorcomics.co.uk/ Why are you waiting?  Go and join the forum….NOW!

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3d Descent Boards

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While re-organising my game collection I came across these boards I made about a year ago.  I’m a massive fan of the board game descent and while browsing the web I came across Hirst Arts moulds.  Using just simple plaster with these moulds you can create some brilliant 3d terrain to bring your games to life. First [...]

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Board Game Geek The One & Only

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If you are into gaming then you will probably already know about Boardgamegeek.  If not then you are missing out on one of the best websites for gaming ever made.   With a massive user base there’s tonnes of user created content and as many reviews as one person can handle. They are also moving into role-playing [...]

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Infinity Games UK On-line Shop

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The internet can be a great place to purchase you games and role-playing supplements. When I’m on-line and I want my gaming fix Infinity Games UK is my first port of call.  These guys know how to keep their customers happy and are always keeping me up to date with their latest releases via emails. IGUK provide first class customer service, [...]

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