LXG FIREFLY SCENARIO The board game Firefly has been making inroads to LXG after its introduction at Summer Advance. President Eddie Crompton describes it has having game mechanics similar to Talisman (ie building up a crew and equipment that will allow you to complete the objectives of the game). Its certainly popular at the moment,..
No. Players: 2-6 Age: 8+ Duration: 45min – 60 min I was introduced to the board game Fair Go at this year’s Toy and Game Expo, in Sydney. Its creator, Andrea Thompson kindly provided me with a copy for the LXG library and subsequently travelled up to Queensland to attend our Winter Retreat and demo..
Rogue Trooper is a 1980s game from Games Workshop, one of the many board games this company released in the 1980s. The game invites you to avenge the Quartz Zone Massacre by taking on the role of one of the few survivors. The game is set in a grim world of the future where decades..
Last year I wrote an article for the web-site about my personal experiences growing up with games and in the first instalment I mentioned a number of board games I came across in the 1960’s that were critical to fostering an ongoing interest in games beyond my childhood years. One of these was “Railroader” a..
Dixit is a game I picked up for my 10-year-old for Christmas, and it has become a family favourite. Dixit comes with over 80 lavishly illustrated cards, and can be played by up to six players. Play continues until the first player reaches 30 points, or until the cards have all been used. Each player..
After last year’s successful trivia contest, Keith D has kindly decided to run a follow-up this year. Prizes are still to be determined, but we are giving early notice to allow you to form teams and pre-register for the event with Keith. The trivia challenge will take place at our December meeting at 10.00am and..
Cyclades is a board game of domination and city building set in ancient Greece. The game board consists of a series of islands, with each faction having a predetermined starting point. Not all islands are the same, as only some can have a metropolis built on them. Each player starts with one island where a..
MEMOIR 44 SCENARIO 101: ESCAPE VIA THE COASTAL ROAD Memoir 44 is a tactical WWII game from Days of Wonder that successfully combines elements of both miniatures and board games. The game was designed by Richard Borg and uses his card-driven system of issuing orders to units on the board Featured in other games like..
Aqua Romana, from Queen Games, is in effect a game of competitive maze building for 2-4 players. The objective of the game is to build the longest aqueduct you can, while blocking your opponents’ efforts to do the same. The game comes in a very fat box, lying within you will find some counters, some..
I often think of Settlers of Catan as the gateway boardgame. Once you’ve gotten to grips with Settlers’ straightforward, fun, and changeable gameplay, you’ll quickly find yourself seeking out other, similar games. LXG has several hundred such games in our games library! Settlers of Catan is a game of settlement and townbuilding. The game board..
