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The Passing of TotalBiscuit

John Peter Bain July 8, 1984 – May 24, 2018 pic.twitter.com/XchUMNDYXC — TotalBiscuit. (@Totalbiscuit) 24 May 2018   John “TotalBiscuit” Bain has passed away age just 33 following a long battle with cancer. The news hit last night, just a month after he announced on Reddit that he was stepping down as a games critic and that all treatment options had finally been exhausted. He wrote that he knew his time was coming, but I don’t think anyone thought it would be this fast. I can’t imagine what his wife is currently going through. All I can do is offer my sincerest condolences for the passing of someone who I had the utmost respect for. TotalBiscuit, also known as the Cynical Brit, was a tremendous influence on me, the way I tackle reviews and indeed for the formation of this site. I can’t even begin to count the hours I’ve spent listening to his voice as he breaks down triple-A titles and indie games alike in the WTF Is series, and the way he broke everything down was instrumental ...

Lisboa Board Game Review

Designed by: Vital Lacerda Published by: Eagle Gryphon Games Players: 1-4 Playtime: 60-120 Minutes Review copy supplied free of charge by Asmodee UK Jesus Christ, I have absolutely no idea where to even start with Lisboa, the latest table-hogging, mind-destroying eurogame from the highly respected Vital Lacerda. I’ve reviewed one game from Vital previously and utterly adored its lavish production values and stellar gameplay, but damn was it hard to review simply due to the way every mechanic tied to everything else. To explain one thing meant having to digress into about a billion other things before stumbling back to the original topic like a drunk emerging from a pub lock-in. It was confusing. Lisboa is just as complex and tricky to discuss, so please forgive me as I muddle through talking about Lacerda’s latest attempt to turn my already worryingly overheating brain into a melting pot of pink goo. The entire game is based around Lisbon, which is actually Lacerda’s hometown an...