We look at one of the most divisive questions in gaming this week on the SnakesCast: "How important is theme?" Today, Wednesday May 30th 2018, we continue the discussion by talking about whether we think themes should be applied at times, overused themes, and discuss games where theme can emerge even if it's not the focus.

We look at one of the most divisive questions in gaming this week on the SnakesCast: "How important is theme?" Today, Monday May 28th 2018, we start by discussing the nature of theme, how it applies both to gaming and gamers, and its importance to us personally.

Get your bookmarks ready - this week the SnakesCast is looking at games that are based on literature. Today, Friday May 25th 2018, we finish first by looking at games where you build your own story, and then delving into the seemingly endless supply of games based in Tolkein's Middle-Earth.

Get your bookmarks ready - this week the SnakesCast is looking at games that are based on literature. Today, Wednesday May 23rd 2018, we continue by checking out some other games that are based in famous works of fiction, and also discuss a couple of games that existed in fiction before they became actual games.

Get your bookmarks ready - this week the SnakesCast is looking at games that are based on literature. Today, Monday May 21st 2018, we are going to begin the conversation by looking at games based upon works of fiction, talking about both light and heavier games.

Correction - the series from Iello is called Tales & Games.

It's coming on for summer, and so this week the SnakesCast looks at games that you might want to take with you when you go away for a long weekend, a cottage retreat, or a holiday. Today, Friday May 18th 2018, we talk about the kind of game that you might want to take up when you are planning a whole weekend of heavy gaming, an all-day (or -night!) game, or the chance to crack out a big Legacy or campaign game.

It's coming on for summer, and so this week the SnakesCast looks at games that you might want to take with you when you go away for a long weekend, a cottage retreat, or a holiday. Today, Wednesday May 16th 2018, we talk about the games that you might want to have for a planned game night with a group who are not all hobby gamers, but who want something a little more in depth that those games we discussed on Monday. We also touch on the idea of theming a game session to give your night some cohesion, and discuss loading your mobile devices with game apps.

It's coming on for summer, and so this week the SnakesCast looks at games that you might want to take with you when you go away for a long weekend, a cottage retreat, or a holiday. Today, Monday May 14th 2018, we discuss the things you might want to consider when taking games somewhere (such as your audience, where you're going, and the size of the game), as well as games to take that are quick, popular and easy to start out with.

We offer our thoughts on building your own home game library this week on the SnakesCast, from the gateway and accessible games to the deep and complex ones. Today, Friday May 11th 2018, we finish by talking about some heavy games we want in our collection, some solitaire games to start out playing solo, and ways you might want to enhance your games with additional components.

We offer our thoughts on building your own home game library this week on the SnakesCast, from the gateway and accessible games to the deep and complex ones. Today, Wednesday May 9th 2018, we discuss games you might want to have for those who are interested in slightly more advanced games, and we also touch on methods of protecting your games, and games that you might want to put on display at home.