Author Archives: Trent Swindells

The Dice Men Cometh – Episode 149

Leon admits to owning Monopoly: Transformers! Mark refuses to reveal his real age! Trent thinks he has a drinking problem! Also, there is a lot of mixed talk about Cry Havoc and the phrase, “tentacles tighten around the testicles” during another edition of deet-deet-deetdeetdedeet Gaming News. THIS is The Dice Men Cometh Episode 149! The more »

The game I’ve been waiting for my whole life

The Kickstarter campaign for Monte Cook Games’ Invisible Sun wrapped up in September 2016, declaring itself the most successful  crowd-funding campaign ever for a new RPG property. Monte Cook Games has form in this area, but they outdid themselves by raising more than US$660,000 from 1800 backers. If that math sounds weird, it’s because each more »

The Dice Men Cometh – Episode 135

Original air date: 22/9/16 What is the one game you would take with you into the zombie apocalypse? Is it Dead of Winter? Or the updated Dead of Winter: The Long Night? The Dice Men love them both, but does the new expansion make it onto their list of the most essential expansions? And are more »

The Dice Men Cometh – Episode 134

Original air date: 15/9/16 Mark, Garth and Leon are doin’ it for the kids of Australia this week. In fact, Garth has kids of his own so he talks about the games they’re enjoying, and the games he enjoys on his iPad when he’s hiding from his kids in the toilet. Then the Dice Men more »