Marcus Ellery
Editor · RPG Desk
1,200+ hours across the current-gen RPG slate and a soft spot for turn-based combat that respects your time.
Est. Birmingham · Published Weekly
The Crystal Battle Warriors Chronicle
RPG deep-dives, ranked-ladder tactics, and no-nonsense hardware verdicts — filed on a fixed timetable so you always know when the next departure lands.
Departures Board
Our Weekly Columns
Six standing columns, each with its own slot on the schedule. Tap a row to see what to expect on arrival.
The Crew
Meet the Writers
A small desk of players who file every column themselves — no ghostwriters, no press-release reprints.
Priya Nandakumar
Competitive Analyst
Former semi-pro who translates high-elo match data into drills any weeknight player can actually run.
Tom Rutherford
Hardware Lead
Runs the Birmingham test bench, obsessed with frame pacing and the true cost of "budget" peripherals.
Sian Okafor
Narrative & Lore
Writes the Friday teardowns and keeps the annotated timeline of every Crystal Battle Warriors arc.
On the Board
The Numbers So Far
960+
Columns filed since 2019
74k
Monthly readers across the UK
310
Games reviewed on the bench
100%
Reader-funded, zero ad takeovers
Passenger Reviews
What Readers Say
★★★★★
"The Tuesday ladder cheat sheet dragged me out of Gold in one season. It's the only tactics writing that assumes I have a full-time job."
★★★★★
"Bought a headset purely on the Wednesday verdict and it's the best kit I own. No fluff, just numbers and honest UK pricing."
★★★★★
"The Friday lore teardowns are basically a book club for my favourite series. I read them the second the email lands."
★★★★★
"Their indie spotlight put a tiny Midlands studio on my radar months before it blew up. Feels like being early to something."
★★★★★
"The fixed timetable is genius — I know a new RPG report lands every Monday morning with my coffee. Reliable in a way blogs never are."
★★★★★
"Reader-funded and it shows — no autoplay ads, no sponsored scores. I happily pay for the annual pass."
Boarding Passes
Membership
Every column is free to read. Membership unlocks the archive, cheat sheets, and the Saturday reader stream.
Standby
For the weekend reader
£0 /mo
- All six weekly columns
- Community comments
- Monthly email digest
Most popular
Boarding Pass
For the regular player
£5 /mo
- Everything in Standby
- Full searchable archive
- Weekly printable cheat sheets
- Saturday reader livestream
First Class
For the superfan & crews
£12 /mo
- Everything in Boarding Pass
- Ad-free, early-access drops
- Monthly video roundtable
- Name in the credits column
Ticket Desk