Geek Culture Reviews

Will you start the fans please?!... Back in the early 90's Channel 4 nailed the teatime television slot with the gameshow, The Crystal Maze. Developed by French game show developer Jacques Antoine, The Crystal Maze tasked a team of contestants to perform a range of challenges in an attempt to build enough time to then crack the final challenge - the Crystal Dome.  Set within a fictional Maze - that was actually a purpose built set within a disused aircraft hanger - the contestants would travel across various locations based upon humanities past and future. Guided by the enigmatic Richard O'brien (later to be replaced by Edward Tudor-Pole, and more recently Richard Ayoade) the contestants would take part in a series of challenges with the hope of collecting a Swarovski crystal (dubbed 'Time Crystal') that granted them 5-seconds within the final challenge. To make things more challenging these tasks were very easy to fail. Either by running out of time, or by ...

Welcome back to the Pizzaplex… For those who know me away from Geek Culture Reviews, October is usually an expensive month as it’s my daughter Grace’s birthday. While  she gets the normal haul of gifts from me & her Mum, and her Grandparents, my brothers - and family friends - often opt to give her cash instead. Now 14 she’s heading into the territory of more complex board games and as such with her birthday cash she came home today with a copy of Five Nights At Freddy’s: Survive Until 6AM Security Breach Edition that she picked up in our local HMV.  Of course it wasn’t long before we sat down to play it, and after recently finishing the video game of FNAF: Security Breach - we were both eager to venture back to the Freddy Fazbear Pizzaplex. But did we survive?  Created by Funko, FNAF: Survive Until 6AM Security Breach Edition is a simple card game that’s a spin-off to the original ‘Survive Until 6AM’ title. Themed around Security Breach, up to two players need to sur...

Dread meets Dredd as the acclaimed horror game takes a trip to Mega-City One... Democracy has always been the silent rot that coils around the heart of Mega-City One. (In)famous Cits such as Hester Hyman, Blondel Dupre, and even America Jara, have all attempted to wrestle control from the totalitarian regime of the Judges. And all have failed. Now, the stir of democracy threatens to rise again and this time the movement might just win!  Set during the live broadcast of the inaugural broadcast of the first Aeroball game in years, Dread: Dredd sees the players take the role of these activists campaigning for the restoration of democracy. It's a race against time as while the Judges can't preemptively shut the broadcast down - Judge Dredd is on his way. With 48-minutes before Dredd arrives there's a lot that could go wrong. Ultimately will you demolish the Judge's fascist regime? Or will it be destination Resyk?  Dread: Dredd , tasks the players and their char...

Can you beat Judge Dredd before the tower of liberty crumbles? Prepare to fight for democracy with the Dread: Dredd tabletop role-playing game! A brand new version of the award-winning TTRPG game Dread will plunge you and your friends into a thrilling race against time in Mega-City One - with a unique game mechanic that will leave you on the edge of your seat! Designed specifically for 2000 AD’s 45th anniversary by original Dread writer Epidiah Ravachol , Dread: Dredd brings the ENNIE award-winning game to the iconic world of 2000 AD’s Judge Dredd. " As the iron fist of Justice Department tightens its grip on the people of Mega-City One, there stirs once again movement towards democracy. As pro-democracy agitators, now is the time to take a stand for self-governance! Because now you have Walter, a former Justice Department droid and somewhat reluctant co-conspirator who has damaging information about the Judges. Information the public must hear. And you will deliver ...

Rob Lake reviews Block Mania Board game from 2000 AD... The hit game of the 80's is back with a brand new edition by Rebellion Unplugged.  Block Mania is a two-player game of Block Vs. Block in Mega-City 1. Each player takes control of an entire Mega-City Block, as they attempt to destroy their neighbours. Featuring work by Space Hulk designer Richard Halliwell , Block Mania is a frantic, yet deep strategy game based in the unforgiving world of Judge Dredd.  The game takes place on 2-4 game boards that represent a whole Mega-City block. Players then take it in turns to deploy their randomly selected Cits within these mega structures. With the whole aim of quickly building up enough forces to storm their neighbours to eventually be the last block standing. Each turn begins with players rolling to find out how many command points they will get that turn. Command points dictate how many units you can command and if you can recruit that phase. This all varies from t...