The teaser trailer for Star Wars Episode VII is out and it is causing much excitement, ridicule and exasperation at all the excitement and ridicule (delete as applicable): One of the things that has got a lot of people buzzing is the presence of stormtroopers, albeit Apple circa 2001 stormtroopers. Wasn’t the Empire destroyed at… Continue reading Star Wars Episode VII: your republic is my empire
Month: November 2014
Police probe into Lords fraud should start with ex-cop
The police are said to be launching an investigation into expenses fraud in the House of Lords a year after the Mirror caught disgraced peer Lord Hanningfield claiming £300 expenses before immediately leaving. This is a year after the Mirror investigation, but the scandal has been well known years before that. My old organisation Unlock… Continue reading Police probe into Lords fraud should start with ex-cop
Games I love: Twilight Imperium
I held off from getting into Twilight Imperium for years. Twilight Imperium 3rd Edition (“TI3”) – I never tried the earlier editions – is by definition a pretty preposterous game. The main thing it is famous for is it’s length. The longest it’s taken me to play the basic game is 14 hours, including setup… Continue reading Games I love: Twilight Imperium