Whether you're a gamer looking to introduce your family to the world of tabletop games, or a family looking to spend a little more quality time together away from those devices, these are some of my favourite family games that are a hit with all experiences and ages, from kids to grandparents! In part 1 … Continue reading Family Games – Part 1, Co-operative Games
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Week(ish) in Review #003
What I bought last week Our credit system worked out pretty well in January and definitely helped us stick to a budget, we gained enough credits to get Downforce and Deckscape: Test Time, which we even found time to play (yay for not adding more games to our shelf of shame!) so you can find … Continue reading Week(ish) in Review #003
Week(ish) in Review #002
What I played last week SPY 2-4 Players | 10 minutes | Perplext Tuesday | 2 players - After an entire week without a single game (life got in the way), I decided it was time to crack out one of our 'Pack o Games' at lunchtime. This was our first time playing SPY and … Continue reading Week(ish) in Review #002
Week(ish) in Review #001
What I played last week Rick and Morty: Total Rickall 2-5 Players | 30 minutes | Cryptozoic Entertainment Monday | 2 players - We tried Total Rickall for the first time on Monday and we really struggled! I think we were really unlucky with our cards but I also thought it seemed really unbalanced with … Continue reading Week(ish) in Review #001
New Year Resolutions
New Year is a great time for making promises we won't keep by February, but it can also be a great motivator especially when it helps you to focus on something you love such as board games! My Resolutions Start a blog (killing it) Play more of our games, clear that shelf of shame! Spend … Continue reading New Year Resolutions
Two years of board games!
This May marks the two year anniversary of the beginning of our journey into modern board gaming, so I thought it would be nice to take a little look at the evolution of our board game collection over the past couple of years and see where it all started! Before May 2015 we had a … Continue reading Two years of board games!
7 Games in 1
As Daniel and I work together, we often play games during our lunch hour, so I came up with this compact solution to fit multiple games all in one box! Hanabi is one of our favourite lunchtime games so I needed a box with an extra compartment for tokens etc. and found this particular one … Continue reading 7 Games in 1
Five Favourite Fillers
This week I have a quick top 5 for you, for our favourite filler games! A filler for me needs to be three things: Quick to setup Easy to learn Plays within around 30 minutes Filler games are always a great addition to any board game collection. They can be used as the ‘palette cleanser’ … Continue reading Five Favourite Fillers
Gaming with Ghosts and Ghouls
Modern board games were basically made for Halloween, literally spanning all genres from Zombies and Vampires to Ghosts and Werewolves. And let us not forget our good friend Cthulhu, he get’s around a little to say the least...
