Geek Pride’s Best of 2023
The Geek Pride team looks back on the best of 2023 to celebrate the very best in sci-fi, fantasy and horror.
BlogFilm & TVPeter Ray Allison
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Axis & Allies Global, the greatest War Game you'll probably never play... but should
We have established over my many years of writing reviews for tabletop games, and wargames especially, that I have a bit of a thing for long games with lots…
BlogTabletopMatt Geary
Stigmatising wargamers needs to stop: A defence of Henry Cavill
It is common knowledge that actor Henry Cavill is a proud Geek and one who seems to be happy to fly the flag for his passion and therefore us, in his social feed and even in interviews. Seeing an Instagram post of him reading a Black Library book, building a gaming rig, painting a Custodie or even talking about a Black Stone Fortress and World of Warcraft in interviews, warmed so many geeks' hearts and made us feel; you know what? Maybe we are living in a time where it's become acceptable to do
BlogTabletopMatt Geary
I’m a new DM and I Ran a False Hydra; you should too
First up, if you have read the title of this, are a D&D player and have no idea what a False Hydra is... then great! Stop now, don’t google it and go and ask your DM to run one. If he/ she doesn’t know, then have them look it up; it’s a lot of fun, trust me!
BlogTabletopMatt Geary
From the archive 
RAW, RAI and rule abuse in Warhammer 40k; lets make a change
I have been playing 40k since the days of the original Rogue Trader book in all it’s strange and weird glory.
BlogTabletopMatt Geary
From the archive 
Twilight Imperium 4th Edition - How to play with only 2 players
TI4 is a 3+ player game, therefore if you only have two people you are pretty scuppered and your options are: don’t play; use one of the internet’s homebrews…
BlogTabletopMatt Geary
From the archive 
Pay to win and a dark future for gaming?
In the news recently there was a piece about Sony patenting a new piece of technology. This is nothing new for Tech companies in general but where this patent seems to differ somewhat and could potentially be revolutionary to gaming is its algorithms that learn when you are struggling to defeat a part of the game or Boss and then offer you the option to buy a piece of armour, or a weapon , for a reasonable price, to progress past the point you are having issue with.
BlogTabletopMatt Geary
From the archive 
Why I’ll never be a top table player in 40k and 5 ways you can be.
With the LVO nearly upon us and the tournament calendar beginning again I thought i’d explain my down falls as a tournament player and how I think, you could…
BlogTabletopMatt Geary
From the archive 
7 people you will play in a 40k tourney and why it isn’t that bad.
Playing 40k tourneys is a daunting undertaking, one marred by rumours of WAACS, Neckbeards and people who get no joy out of the game other than winning.
BlogTabletopMatt Geary
From the archive 
RPGing- How I became the Governor of my own planet, got imprisoned and grew a set of gills
Nothing is better than a good paper and pen RPG, and by paper and pen I mean Roll 20 on your PC (seriously check it out!)
BlogTabletopMatt Geary
From the archive 
5 great Table Top Games that will ruin lives, families and friendships
Table Top Gaming is currently coming into its own and with events like International Table Top Day, it will only get stronger.
BlogTabletopMatt Geary
From the archive 
Age of Sigmar: a rebuttal to DeathHolyDeath and a Defense of GW
"Age of Sigmar is for a generation of gamer who wants to be immersed into the Fantasy genre, without playing a game where he gets tabled in a turn. No one likes setting up a one or two thousand point army, to lose in the first two turns."
BlogTabletopLen Smith
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