Feb
2012 3
2012 3
WATCHMEN 2: WATCH HARDER
Well, it was bound to happen. DC is hard at work producing a range of Watchmen- related comics. I can just imagine Alan Moore sitting in a pentagram over the dead body of a sacrificed toad and screaming spells and curses against the DC CEOs (OK, cheap joke). The various mini- series will be called ...
Feb
2012 3
2012 3
Bid High, Win Low – A Guest Review of The Speicherstadt
Another fine Dice Hate Me review! The Speicherstadt to me is a perfect example of what it means to be a “European” game. It is a very tight game about managing resources – and is, in fact, the first resource management game I have ever played that has hardly any resources. It feels a bit ...
Jan
2012 13
2012 13
Rock Science Board Game
Rock Science is a trivia board game for rockers, a real rock experience. The game covers hundreds of bands, from Classic Rock to Thrash Metal and many other genres. Players compete to be the first to reach the finish line through answering questions. Questions have difficulty levels – the higher the difficulty the higher the ...
Jan
2012 8
2012 8
Neal Stephenson – Reamde
When I was working on my PhD in Birmingham several years ago, every time I ran into trouble with my work, I consulted my friend Alex. Alex had a talent for chemical engineering problem- solving and a boundless enthusiasm for whatever project you would ran by him. He would consider your method, mentally take it ...
Dec
2011 11
2011 11
Karl Edward Wagner: An Appreciation
Karl Edward Wagner was a writer of weird fiction and one of my favorite authors. He is considered a titan in the rather specialized fields of fantasy and horror and yet, he has been largely forgotten these days. This is fucking unacceptable. Wagner burst into the horror scene around the end of the sixties. Originally, ...
Nov
2011 25
2011 25
Ilias Kyriazis: 10- Year Comics Party
We ‘ve rambled on extensively about Ilias Kyriazis in the past, here in Crows ‘N’ Bones. He is one of the foremost Greek comics creators and this year, he has reached a decade in the field. He is celebrating the occasion with a party in TILT, one of the best comic book shops in Athens ...
Nov
2011 17
2011 17
They Built This City on Solid Gold – A Belfort Review
This is another fine DICE HATE ME! review As Linus van Pelt once so aptly conveyed: “Happiness is a warm blanket.” There’s a lot of subtle, yet strong subtext in that sentiment; we humans often have a base desire to be wrapped tightly in comforting familiarity, and while so wrapped, have no wish to do ...
Nov
2011 8
2011 8
A Sinfully-Delightful Masterpiece: The Road to Canterbury Review
Another fine DICE HATE REVIEW! “Whan that Aprill, with his shoures soote, The droghte of March hath perced to the roote, and the peoeple dyd feast upon the lambs and slothes, and carp and anchovyes, and orangutans and breakfaest cyreals, and fruyt-bats…” - the General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, paraphrased Sometime in the late ...
Oct
2011 21
2011 21
Batman Arkham City Soundtrack
How often do we see original soundtracks for a video game? Not too often. I think the last time that happened was with “Gods Of War” video game but I may be mistaken. Anyway, it’s a cool idea for a cool “super” hero. The soundtrack is 100% original meaning that every song is a new ...
Oct
2011 6
2011 6
The Alien Resistance – A Panic Station Review
This a DICE HATE ME! review. Check out original post here The old space hulk creaks under the strain of the vacuum surrounding it. A couple of hours have passed since you watched your android gunner be taken down in a hail of surprise suppressor fire by one of your original teammates. You turned and ...
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