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It is always mysterious what attracts you to a new board game. Is it the colourful image on the front, that great review you read (on The Hobby Compass), the description on the back of the box or a recommendation of a friend; For me, in the case of Dungeon Lords, it was the mental image it conjured up of an old but much loved PC game called Dungeon Keeper.  Like in the board game, you impersonate an eeevil lord who owns a dungeon that you have to develop by adding new corridors, rooms, traps and monsters; and also like in the board game, heroic adventurers try to penetrate your realm in search of treasure and fortune. So all I needed was an excuse for the wife and as it was my birthday, I bought it straight away.

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In this article I will attempt to explore the stages needed to produce in quantity a metal toy soldier. Please note that these procedures may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, but encompass what I think is the industry standard.

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We have just received some new pieces of scenery from S&S Models, and it is with great pleasure that we have prepared and painted them up to give you a full review.

The 2 pieces arrived on our doorstep are in resin and extend the offer of 20mm WW2 and modern models available from S&S.

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For a first foray into the world of reviewing RPG’s n such like I thought I’d have a stab at giving my impressions of the new Dragon Age RPG from Green Ronin, based on the wonderful computer RPG of the same name.

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After the fantasy Elves, Mantic has released the second race in their range: the skeletons. We have taken an in depth look at their plastic infantry regiment of 20 soldiers.

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