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Game of Thrones Review: Season 8, Episode 5 - The Bells

Mon 13 May 2019

The penultimate episode in the Game of Thrones saga is a polarizing affair that is bound to ring sounds of debate in the fanbase for years to come...

Game of Thrones Review: Season 8, Episode 4 - The Last of the Starks

Tue 07 May 2019

There is little room for the snow to settle as Game of Thrones storms forth to an unpredictable conclusion...

LeftLion Film Podcast #18 - Bella Ramsey: Game of Thrones

Wed 01 May 2019

Hosts Ashley Carter & Derry Shillitto are delighted to be joined by actress Bella Ramsey, fresh from her role as Lady Lyanna Mormont in the final series of Game of Thrones. They talk about being the number one trending person on Twitter this week, filming her final scenes for the show and her new role as an Ambassador for The Prince William Award through Nottingham charity SkillForce...

And for the first time in LeftLion Film Podcast history, we've got a prize to give away: You can get your hands on a brand new, official Game of Thrones Monopoly set hand signed by Bella by listening...

Game of Thrones Review: Season 8, Episode 3 - The Long Night

Mon 29 Apr 2019

Winter came for our heroes at Winterfell in an intense, claustrophobic battle that will leave you watching from the edge of the wall...

Game of Thrones star Bella Ramsey visits Nottingham School

Mon 29 Apr 2019

Pupils at Our Lady and St Edwards School in St. Anns were treated with a visit from Lady Lyanna Mormont herself, who was in town to promote the Prince William Award...

Game of Thrones Review: Season 8, Episode 2 - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Wed 24 Apr 2019

Episode one might have been a bit of a set-up, but things are starting to get moving in episode two...

Game of Thrones Review: Season 8, Episode 1 - Winterfell

Tue 23 Apr 2019

The longest wait in history is finally over. Those dragon-riding, sister-kissing, wedding-ruining buggers are finally back in the final season of Game of Thrones...

Board Game Cafes in Nottingham

Thu 10 Jan 2019

The trend of board-game cafes started up in Britain around 2014 with the opening of Draughts in London, and Notts eventually followed with three offerings of its own. Our dice-rolling correspondent Toby Johnston has tested the waters of each local gaming gaff, and is here to report back with his findings...

Notts Hosts 2018 Games of Remembrance

Sun 11 Nov 2018

Many of you will know the story of the Christmas truce, where both British and German soldiers temporarily cease-fired to play a football match during World War One. Perhaps it’s fitting that with 2018 marking 100 years since the end of the First World War, that a football match between British and German soldiers took place.

10 Nottingham Pubs Where You Can Get Your Game On

Tue 27 Feb 2018

We checked out the ancient, the retro and the downright filthy. Get right competitive with your mates, just try not to punch each other...

6 Games to Play with the Family This Christmas

Wed 20 Dec 2017

Christmas is a time of love, joy and wonder. And blazing rows with estranged relatives and late-afternoon boredom. Find remedy for the latter and fuel for the former in this article, as this year, we're gifting you with a comprehensive list of the only games you'll wanna play this December 25...

Celebrating Women in Punk at The National Video Game Arcade

Wed 23 Aug 2017

A night of exploring women's role in British punk...

High Stakes and Sportswear at Poetercize! the Poetry Game Show

Mon 24 Apr 2017

Scores were settled and mischief was made at Rough Trade this Saint George's Day, but which of our contestants won the championship title in this zany gameshow? We sent LP Mills to the hottest sporting event in Nottingham to find out.

Poetercize: The Poetry Game Show at Nottingham Poetry Festival

Sat 22 Apr 2017

Stephen Thomas is a locally-based poet and rapper whose show Poetercize: The Poetry Game Show will be performed as part of the Nottingham Poetry Festival. We had a chat with him about his latest projects in preparation for this year’s festival...

Happy 1st Birthday to Board Game Cafe Ludorati

Tue 21 Mar 2017

While café culture has never really taken off in the UK, mainly due to our notoriously inconsistent weather, board game café culture is making big strides. While pubs such as the Malt Cross and BrewDog have always had board games in them, and some places even have board game nights, the last couple of years have seen the opening of two dedicated board game cafes in Nottingham. With Ludorati recently celebrating being open for a year, I headed off on a grey, drab Sunday afternoon with a few friends to see if board games have really shed their boring image…

6 Places to Get Your Game on in Nottingham

Wed 14 Dec 2016

After hosting the annual GameCity festival for all these years, Nottingham has exploded with places to get your game on. Here, we offer up the list of places you can twiddle your thumbs...

German Board Game Designer Reiner Knizia Visited Ludorati Cafe

Wed 09 Nov 2016

He’s had over 600 games published, won several 'Game of the Year' awards, and has made some of the best-selling games of the last twenty years. Modern board games are all a bit different from playing Monopoly with your nan at Christmas, so when Reiner Knizia visited Ludorati, the board game café on Maid Marian Way, Gav Squires sat down with him to talk about all things board game...