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The results of the Design & Play Game Design Competition 2026 have been announced on Malaysia Day, 16 Sep 2026. Congratulations to Muhammad Aiman Haqiemi Mohd Shaipul (Jalan Jem), Anas Maghfur (Unlawful) and Andrew Tan Kui An (Malaysia's Last Tigers). I am one of the six judges for the competition. We had our judging day on 12 Sep 2026 at Lalaport. It was one full

This is a game I have been keen to write about since I played it. In recent months, my to-do list of blog posts to write has been hovering around 15 to 20 items long. I generally write in a first-in-first-out manner, but sometimes some blog posts cut queue, for example when I write about exhibitions I attend. I have heard a little about Azure, and I thought it was just

Zombicide has been around for quite some time. I have never been a zombie fan, so I never got around to trying it until recently, when I played the second edition of the game. This is a cooperative game. Every player controls two characters. You try to survive in a zombie apocalypse. The game is scenario based, and every scenario has a different set of winning conditions.

Neon Reign is a simple game I have played several times, and still don't understand. This is a 2-player card game about those 1v1 fighting arcade games. There are several characters you can play, and every character has their own deck of cards. To win, you need to reduce the opponent's life points to zero.  You have a hand of seven. Your cards are mostly button

I'm going to booth at a mid-autumn festival event in Klang on Saturday 19 September, 5pm - 10pm. If you are in Klang, come play with me!