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Brumpolarbears (22 KP) rated Village Attacks in Tabletop Games

Jun 18, 2019  
Village Attacks
Village Attacks
2018 | Horror, Miniatures
8
8.0 (3 Ratings)
Tabletop Game Rating
Fantastic miniatures and great concept (0 more)
A tad pricey, but well worth it. (0 more)
UK Games Expo 2018 was filled to the brim with new and shiny games, but one of our stand out picks was a cooperative castle defence game, with a twist. In Village Attacks, you take on the role of some of the most infamous and feared folklore legends. What could go wrong?

Set within the depths of a particularly immense castle, you and your fellow villains must defend your home from the local villagers who are laying siege to your home in an effort to exorcise your evil from the world.

Although the villagers themselves may be weak, they aren’t alone. Hunters and heroes from across the world have come to lend sword, shield and gun to rid the world of your taint.

The castle interior is constructed using a modular tile system made up from beautifully illustrated game tiles that allow for near limitless combinations and layouts. The villagers will attempt to reach the heart of the castle and destroy it, but they must be stopped! Only by slaying enough villagers and breaking their morale will you be able to drive them from your home for good.

The brainchild of two friends, Adam Smith and Mike Brown of Grimlord Games, an independent developer of tabletop games, Village Attacks uses custom dice to control the outcome of your turn. Dice results can be used to move your monster, activate your abilities, purchase traps, defend yourself from incoming attacks and even be stored for the next round.

Each monster possesses their own unique abilities that they are able to level up by slaying villagers and completing objectives. Monsters are categorised into types, which can affect how they interact with the enemy forces. Hunters and Town Heroes deal extra damage to monsters that match their types, creating another level of strategy and planning.

I had the opportunity to give Village Attacks a whirl at UK Games Expo and I really did fall in love with it. I’m a sucker for a good miniature and this has plenty of options, particularly if you backed the Kickstarter. While the game itself comes with a lot of components (see the list below), it’s fairly quick to get into. Once the heroes and hunters take to the board, that’s when things really start to heat up. This one is certainly going on the wish list.
  
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Erika (17789 KP) rated The Devil Next Door in TV

Dec 7, 2019  
The Devil Next Door
The Devil Next Door
2019 | Documentary, History
7
8.1 (10 Ratings)
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When I saw this miniseries on Netflix, I was actually looking forward to it. I have read the Nazi Next Door, which featured this dude in the majority of the book. Since I had only read that book, from the perspective of the Nazi Hunters themselves, I was fairly sold that this dude was indeed Ivan the Terrible.
However, now, I'm not so sure. Maybe he was, maybe he wasn't. Obviously, there's a possibility, but now I'm not sure. I do believe that the dude was at least a guard at a Nazi camp.
While this was interesting, towards the end, it grew repetitive. Which is always a death knell for me, and always causes me to rate items lower.
  
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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Hidden (Firelight, #3) in Books

Jan 12, 2021  
Hidden (Firelight, #3)
Hidden (Firelight, #3)
Sophie Jordan | 2012
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I enjoyed this more than the last and about the same amount as the first.

We pick up right where we left off from the last book. Jacinda is getting ready to hand herself in to the Hunters so they can rescue Miram.

Things got interesting once she was inside and we see that they are not the only Draki that have been captured. It got even more interesting as the rescue starts...but I wont go into detail.

This one seemed more action packed, what with everything coming together, and I liked that about it. Revelations, relationships, family drama. It had a bit of everything and I think it was a good end to the series and I'm glad that almost everyone got a HEA.