Have you been avoiding playing Twilight Imperium because it looks intimidating, but you’re curious what all the fuss is about and you have plenty of time to spare? If you’ve never played before and would like to learn what it’s all about, David Morton will be running a training game for eager recruits at the..
Opening in March 2014 in Brisbane is the GO Board Game Lounge. The GO Lounge will be located at Stones Corner Plaza, Greenslopes. It will be open everyday, mainly targeted to the public, but hoping to run tournaments on Friday and Saturday nights as well and on demand. There will be library 200+ games to..
Thanks to club member Dylan S for organising this – there is now a second Grill’d board games night up and running at the Fortitude Valley Grill’d. This one runs on a Thursday night beginning at 6.00pm. The first night is 5th December and it runs every fortnight after that, so come on down! If..
PAX AUS 2014 has been announced – yes there will be one! PAX AUS is a permanent fixture in Melbourne, but having outgrown the showgrounds venue in its first year, the event will be held at the larger Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, from October 31st to November 2nd, 2014. Get those dates in your..
If you’re free, taking the tip up to Nanango this weekend will be well worth the trip!
Hobby games are now entering their fifth straight year of growth. This is the word from icv2, which tracks industry sales in the US. see the article here, with links to the top games across the different categories. Board game sales have charged ahead, with Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, and Small World leading..
There were a lot of cool things to see and do at PAX this year, too many to remember, never mind list. Below I’ve written out those I think would be most interesting to members of LXG. 1. Syrinscape There were a number of booths where you could see new and forthcoming Australian games on..
It’s Official THE NANANGO GAMES GATHERING 2013 WHERE: Nanango RSL 26 Henry Street Nanango QLD WHEN: 10th – 11th August 2013 (10am – 6pm each day) COST: Free! Get away from it all and spend two days of social gaming in Nanango. Board games, collectible card games, miniatures and role-playing games – we will be..
Wizards of the Coast have made a couple of important rules changes to Magic: the Gathering that will have an effect on games played in our Grand Melee League. The changes in question apply from July 13, so our July round of the league will be played with these rules. The main changes affect legendary..
ICv2 have posted their latest list of top selling games, across the categories of role-playing, miniatures, card/deck building, collectable cards, and board games. There are a few surprises in this update. The chief revelation is the strong sales performance of Fantasy Flight’s new Star Wars miniatures game. It enters the top 5 miniature games as..
