Callum Bains

Job Title: Staff Writer
Joined: January 2021
Twitter: @callum_bains
Bio: Callum will play just about anything that’s thrown onto the tabletop, but has a penchant for tactical skirmishes and narrative-driven dungeon crawlers. He worked freelance prior to joining Wargamer, writing for TechRadar, GamesIndustry.biz, Clash, The Telegraph, and more.
Contact: [email protected]

D&D: The Wild Beyond the Witchlight review – silly, sinister, and certifiably brilliant

Callum Bains
Sep 17, 2021 |

Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons and Dragons The Wild Beyond the Witchlight review cover art

MTG: werewolf Commander decks ‘out of scope’ for Midnight Hunt

Callum Bains
Sep 17, 2021 |

Magic: The Gathering

Magic: The Gathering Innistrad: Midnight Hunt an enraged werewolf showing its teeth and claws

Single player board games: the best solo board games

Callum Bains
Sep 17, 2021 |

Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion

The best solo board games - Photo of the box artwork from the Mage Knight board game

The best historical board games

Callum Bains
Sep 17, 2021 |

Axis & Allies

A picturesque view of medieval France from the cover of best historical board game Castles of Burgundy showing a castle, river and lush green fields

The best strategy board games

Callum Bains
Sep 17, 2021 |

Scythe

The best 2-player board games for friends and family in 2021

Callum Bains
Sep 16, 2021 |

Pandemic Legacy

2-player board games a nurse wearing a face mask on the cover of Pandemic Legacy

Board game Kickstarters: upcoming Kickstarter games

Callum Bains
Sep 16, 2021

Board game Kickstarters Quest 2

First look at Total War: Rome The Board Game’s army pack expansions

Callum Bains
Sep 16, 2021 |

Rome: Total War board game

Total War: Rome The Board Game expansions army packs war elephants riding into battle

D&D character builds: the best D&D 5E character builds explained

Callum Bains
Sep 15, 2021 |

Dungeons & Dragons

Popular D&D character build the Sorlock

Hearts of Iron 4’s next DLC will let you scorch the earth

Callum Bains
Sep 15, 2021 |

Hearts of Iron 4

Hearts of Iron 4 DLC divisions fighting in the Alps