Shadows of Brimstone

In a shock move, two of the denizens of Iron Creek found themselves venturing beyond the confines of the town and into the cavernous mines in the nearby hills in search of Dark Stone. Yes, that's right, we put aside our favourite skirmish game for an evening of co-operative dungeon-crawl fun with our first game of Flying Frog Productions' Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients.

In this first excursion we headed deep into the mines, dealing deftly with the perils of a new ruleset and a bewildering number of cards. See them surrounding the table... 

More terrifying than the volume of cards was what happened to Bandido Pete and U.S Marshal Dave when they got to the end of the mine.

U.S. Marshal Dave was initially delighted that Pete had headed off on his own but this feeling didn't last long as the six betentacled Stranglers and the Night Terror (the big blue Fraggle at the back) soon saw them both off. 

As we'd later discover, we'd inadvertently selected the 'BRUTAL!' versions of the monsters so the early demise of our heroes was likely inevitable.

The verdict on Shadows of Brimstone? Well, after one game it's fair to say that we found it really enjoyable, the co-op element made for a relaxing game and the theme ticked the right boxes. Expect more on this game soon as we revisit the mines in search Dark Stone!