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Tales of Arabian Nights: Choose-your-own-adventure board game set in a mystical land Sinbad, powerful genies and evil viziers abound in Tales of Arabian Nights, which is effectively a choose-your-own-adventure story transmuted into a group board game. The Book of Stories – a truly vast tome filled with lore and legends – is consulted to verify the outcome of player decisions, which can lead to fortune or failure, depending on how you pick (and how your luck holds out). The tales naturally spin out of each other: an encounter with a friendly hunchback could lead to travels to a distant island and glory, or destitution and insanity. Although there are elements of strategy, it is random luck due to card draws that ultimately drives game-play, making it more of a story-telling experience than a traditional competitive game. This is an ideal entry-level board-game with entertaining events and questionable decision making. Although it looks elaborate, it’s simple and … [Read more...] about Best role playing games and creative storytelling games – light up your imagination

Although games seem to be on an eternal quest for the highest visual fidelity (what are we up to, like 8K now? 10K?) there’s no overstating how important audio is to our favourite gaming experiences too. Whether it’s something as grand as a powerful and awe-inspiring score we want to envelop us, or a need to detect a much smallest detail such as footsteps creeping around the corner, a good gaming headset is vital. From big-budget options to those of you looking to get the best value for your money, we’ve gathered together five of the best available this year. … [Read more...] about The best gaming headset in 2018

Naturally, traditional retailers aren’t the only ones to celebrate the annual Black Friday deal celebrations; digital stores get in on the act too and today Microsoft has thrown the doors open to their discounts on the Xbox Store, featuring plenty of deals for savvy shoppers on a range of games via Xbox Live. … [Read more...] about Xbox Live’s Black Friday Sales go live offering savings of up to 40% on hundreds of top Xbox games

You can save £245 on a high-end Lenovo gaming PC over at Laptops Direct. This curious looking cube combines professional gaming performance in a unique portable design, including an integrated carry handle. Featuring an i5 processor, smooth graphics with a FEForce GTX 1070 and an SSD hard-drive, it’s a great looking, high powered gaming PC that’ll handle 4K effortlessly. Also comes with a one year guarantee. … [Read more...] about 4K capable and portable Lenovo gaming PC cube hits lowest price ever at Laptops Direct

Featuring a 21:9 UltraWide FHD display, this immersive 25” gaming monitor is 12% off at Ebuyer. Featuring a black stabiliser feature which helps spot enemies hiding in the dark, and Dynamic Action Sync for attacking enemies with less lag time. You can also customise your workspace by resizing multiple windows into one split screen, besides a multitude of other features that making this perfect for both games and work. … [Read more...] about Nab 12% off an immersive LG 25″ Ultrawide IPS Gaming Monitor

If you’re looking for a high-quality gaming headset for cheaper than you’d normally find them, you can head over to Argos’ eBay outlet this week. There, you’ll find that Argos is selling off all its old stock of the Titanfall-themed Turtle Beach Atlas gaming headset, compatible with Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC, for only £34.99. … [Read more...] about Turtle Beach’s Titanfall-themed Atlas gaming headset for Xbox and PC down to £35