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Major changes to this website

This site changes frequently, so here's a list (most recent first) of significant changes and additions over the last year or so.

Date Description of and link to changes

20th December 2025

Published issue 260 of To Win Just Once with my report from this year's MidCon and what I played there: Age of War, Brass: Birmingham, Charioteer, Dune: Imperium – Uprising, Expeditions, Firefly, Memoir '44 Overlord, Power Grid: Outpost and Rainbow.

Published LPBS turn 397 (March 1677) and
turn 6 of Brat's Hill, our nineteenth Railway Rivals game.

17th November 2025

Published issue 259 of To Win Just Once with my first impressions of Courtisans, Habemus Papam and Steam Power.

Published LPBS turn 396 (February 1677) and
game end statements for The Wizard of Anharitte, our twelfth Star Trader game.

13th November 2025

Published turn 5 of Brat's Hill, our nineteenth Railway Rivals game.

6th October 2025

Published issue 258 of To Win Just Once catching up with more games what I've played recently with my first impressions of new-to-me games, including Arcs, District Noir and Expeditions plus some more Stationfall.

Published LPBS turn 395 (January 1677),
turn 4 of Brat's Hill, our nineteenth Railway Rivals game and
turn 16 of The Wizard of Anharitte, our twelfth Star Trader game.

25th August 2025

Published issue 257 of To Win Just Once catching up with what I've played recently with my first impressions of new-to-me games, including Burger Joint, The March of Progress, Mottainai, Reign of Witches, Winter Court and more.

Published LPBS turn 394 (December 1676),
turn 3 of Brat's Hill, our nineteenth Railway Rivals game and
turn 15 of The Wizard of Anharitte, our twelfth Star Trader game.

10th August 2025

Long overdue update to the information about Swiggers games club.

21st July 2025

Published issue 256 of To Win Just Once with my review of Dune: Imperium – Uprising and a double dose of Reading Matter.

Published LPBS turn 393 (November 1676),
turn 2 of Brat's Hill, our nineteenth Railway Rivals game and
turn 14 of The Wizard of Anharitte, our twelfth Star Trader game.

16th June 2025

Published issue 255 of To Win Just Once with the rest of my report from this year's Gathering of Friends, including first impressions of Cabanga!, Cat in the Box, Civolution, Revolve and Stationfall and this year's Memoir '44 Overlord game.

Published LPBS turn 392 (October 1676),
turn 1 of Brat's Hill, our nineteenth Railway Rivals game and
turn 13 of The Wizard of Anharitte, our twelfth Star Trader game.

16th May 2025

Published issue 254 of To Win Just Once with my report from this year's Gathering of Friends, including first impressions of 7 Empires, Crescent Moon, Eighth Air Force Commander, The Gang, Harmonies, Molly House, Star Wars: Battle of Hoth, Village Rails and revisits to Big Boss and Dune: Imperium – Uprising.

13th May 2025

Published LPBS turn 391 (September 1676),
Start-up of Brat's Hill, our nineteenth Railway Rivals game and
turn 12 of The Wizard of Anharitte, our twelfth Star Trader game.

1st May 2025

Published issue 253 of To Win Just Once with the game reports and my review of NK Jemisin's SF book The Stone Sky.

6th April 2025

Published LPBS turn 390 (August 1676),
turn 12 (and game end) of Troodos, our eighteenth Railway Rivals game and
turn 11 of The Wizard of Anharitte, our twelfth Star Trader game.

7th March 2025

Price revisions, new offers and a few new games at Games from Pevans.

3rd March 2025

Published issue 252 of To Win Just Once with the game reports and my thoughts after re-reading Samuel Delany's Dhalgren.

Plus LPBS turn 389 (July 1676),
turn 11 of Troodos, our eighteenth Railway Rivals game and
turn 10 of The Wizard of Anharitte, our twelfth Star Trader game.

31st January 2025

Published issue 251 of To Win Just Once with my review of cheese-making game Fromage and highlights of what I played in 2024.

26th January 2025

Published LPBS turn 388 (June 1676),
turn 10 of Troodos, our eighteenth Railway Rivals game and
turn 9 of The Wizard of Anharitte, our twelfth Star Trader game.

23rd December 2024

Published issue 250 of To Win Just Once. concluding my report from this year's MidCon and the Commands & Colors: Napoleonics Grand Battles game of Waterloo where I led the Allies as Wellington.

Plus LPBS turn 387 (May 1676).

22nd December 2024

Published turn 9 of Troodos, our eighteenth Railway Rivals game and
turn 8 of The Wizard of Anharitte, our twelfth Star Trader game.

30th November 2024

Published issue 249 of To Win Just Once. with my report from this year's MidCon and the games I played, including first impressions of Fishing, Lost Ruins of Arnak and The Red Cathedral, blasts from the past (Louis XIV and Tycoon), more about Pilgrim and several more, plus beer. Oh, and the November game reports shown below.

21st November 2024

Published turn 8 of Troodos, our eighteenth Railway Rivals game.

19th November 2024

Published turn 7 of The Wizard of Anharitte, our twelfth Star Trader game.

18th November 2024

Published LPBS turn 386 (April 1676).

9th November 2024

Re-stocks and a heap of new games at Games from Pevans.

18th October 2024

Published issue 248 of To Win Just Once. Due to interference from real life, this is a thin issue with some chatter and LPBS.

5th October 2024

Published LPBS turn 385 (March 1676).

7th September 2024

Re-stocks and half a dozen new games at Games from Pevans.

30th August 2024

Published issue 247 of To Win Just Once with first impressions of some new-to-me games – Dune: Imperium - Uprising, Free Ride, Hey Yo, Pilgrim, Sea Salt & Paper, Sheriff of Nottingham, Skull – and accounts of playing some older games: a short Civilization (I'll take it any way I can get it!), Pandemic (with On the Brink), Rajas of the Ganges and Thunderbirds.

Plus LPBS turn 384 (February 1676).

2nd August 2024

Published issue 246 of To Win Just Once marking 20 years of Games from Pevans and recounting my latest Commands & Colors: Samurai Battles games.

Plus LPBS turn 383 (January 1676),
turn 7 of Troodos, our eighteenth Railway Rivals game and
turn 6 of The Wizard of Anharitte, our twelfth Star Trader game.

28th June 2024

Published issue 245 of To Win Just Once with the second part of my report from this year's Gathering of Friends, including my first impressions of Bomb Busters, Dorfromantik, Flotsam Fight, Free Ride USA, HEAT: Pedal to the Metal, Kutna Hora: The City of Silver and The White Castle plus the 'traditional' Memoir '44 Overlord game.

Plus LPBS turn 382 (December 1675).

23rd June 2024

Published turn 6 of Troodos, our eighteenth Railway Rivals game