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New Year Resolutions

January 13, 2018January 13, 20185 Comments

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

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I recently had the chance to play a prototype copy of Sensor Ghosts from @wrengames. If you haven't already seen it, it's fully funded on Kickstarter with a week still to go! Sensor Ghosts is the sequel to Assembly, both of which are clever little puzzle games for 1 or 2 players as a co-op. And although the story continues on from Assembly they are quite different and stand alone games. In Sensor Ghosts you are hurtling through an asteroid field trying to discover and keep track of what hazards lie ahead. The field is constantly changing with rows of cards moving and flipping to their other side. Whenever you enter a territory card, you actually encounter the opposite side and deal with those consequences, so it's important to do your research to know if it's safe to move forward. It's a great memory exercise and if it sounds like your kind of puzzle you can find the link over at @wrengames!

REVIEW is up on the blog for the latest game in the EXIT series from @kosmosgamesuk, The Catacombs of Horror! Link in the bio if you'd care to give it a read, there's no spoilers! This new installment is a bigger box with twice as much game in a two part adventure! It also has the highest difficulty rating in the series to date! Do you dare venture into the Catacombs of Horror?? (Said with a torch under my chin in my creepy voice. Obviously.) Are you a fan of the Exit series? Is this a must play for you? P.s there's no spoilers in this photo, this is just the contents as you open the box up and it's all shown on the back of the box 😉

Potion Explosion is one of my go to gateway games as it's nice and simple with a great table presence that just draws people in! There are now TWO expansions available for this game so I'm looking for some advice on if they are worth adding to the base game? Is one better than the other? They both seem a little pricey for expansions, so I'd love to know what you think if you've tried them!

#ad PREVIEW : : ATOMMIX Atommix is a card game combining chemistry and art where 2 - 6 players compete to be the first player to discard all their cards. The deck consists mainly of Element cards which feature some highly unique and abstract artwork. The Element cards have many features including Family colours, Special Effects, an Atomic Number and an Energy Level. Atommix can be played at multiple levels to increase the difficulty of the game as you see fit, but the general rules remain the same. Each player starts with 6 cards and takes it in turns to play a card to the communal discard pile, if you are unable to play a card due to the discard requirements in play, you must pick up a card from the draw deck as a penalty. As well as the Element cards there are also Action cards which can have various effects depending on the card and the level you are playing, but they are often used to reset the discard pile or allow you to play more cards on your turn. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⚛️ In Level 1 you simply need to match the Family colour to the top card on the discard pile. ⚛️ Level 2 introduces Special Effects, if you cannot play a card with a matching family you can play a card with matching Special Effect symbols. 1 Match = Play the card and draw a card, 2 Matches = Play the card and don't pick up, 3 Matches = Play the card and then take another turn. ⚛️ At Level 3 you can activate the Special Effects used if you have at least 2 matching. These activation's change the discard requirements with new rules such as only being able to discard cards with certain Special Effects or even switching your entire hand with another player of your choice! ⚛️ Level 4 increases the difficulty further with the introduction of Chain Reactions. Rather than discarding to one central pile, you will discard to multiple piles, defined by their Energy Level and you must play cards in order of their Atomic Number. ⚛️ Level 5 will be revealed as part of the Kickstarter campaign. Atommix from @goextracrunchy is now live on Kickstarter, if you are interested in learning more, you can find the link in my profile. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ [this is a paid preview, images and words are my own]

Who do you usually play games with? Solo? Couple? The same group every week? Or just whoever you can get to play with you? 😂 I'm lucky my partner in crime loves board games as much as I do so we mainly play as a couple but we've pretty much got all our friends and families playing games at one point or another too! We have a regular game night with another couple and a D&D group with a mix of our families 😁 there's nothing like good games to bring people together!

I wanted to talk about some changes you may see on my account so I've written a blog post about it to be 100% transparent. After a lot of contemplation I have decided to offer promotional packages on my Instagram account in a way that I believe will serve everyone, so I wanted to let you all know what it means and why I'm doing it! You can find the link in my bio but I’ve also included a condensed version here. Even if you don’t read the post, please know this... I fully appreciate that without you all I would not be able to offer these services and I will always be grateful for all the opportunities my audience has granted me. Thank you! I truly hope that none of you feel let down by this decision as it was not one I made lightly (hence the rambling blog post). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ tl;dr 🔹 The main thing you will see popping up on my feed is Kickstarter Preview posts. 🔹 Previews will use my own photos and have a written overview in my own words. 🔹 I am selective about which games I choose to promote on my account. 🔹 I will play the game before posting about it. 🔹 I will not give much of an opinion, if any, just an overview. 🔹 Any opinions given will be my own honest opinion as always. 🔹 Due to regulations, all paid promotion or sponsorship on Instagram will be declared with the hashtag ‘ad’. 🔹 My dream is to one day be able to quit my day job and focus purely on my own businesses but this can't happen while I keep doing a lot of work for free! 🔹 I want to offer a more affordable option to small publishers who want to get their game in front of the right audience on a smaller budget. 🔹 I want to be able to bring new games to your attention whilst maintaining the integrity of the work I've been doing for the last couple of years.

The expansion to Shipwreck Arcana arrived out of the blue earlier than expected! I really love this game, not only is it STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL it's a really fun and puzzley game. It's my favourite of the 'hidden information' co-op games. If you like games like Hanabi or The Game then I highly recommend The Shipwreck Arcana! P.S I LOVE stags, it's a bit of an obsession 😂

So, using Photosynthesis trees for D&D... Yes or No? 😂 Thanks for the idea @therustymeeple! 🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲

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I recently had the chance to play a prototype copy of Sensor Ghosts from @wrengames. If you haven't already seen it, it's fully funded on Kickstarter with a week still to go! Sensor Ghosts is the sequel to Assembly, both of which are clever little puzzle games for 1 or 2 players as a co-op. And although the story continues on from Assembly they are quite different and stand alone games. In Sensor Ghosts you are hurtling through an asteroid field trying to discover and keep track of what hazards lie ahead. The field is constantly changing with rows of cards moving and flipping to their other side. Whenever you enter a territory card, you actually encounter the opposite side and deal with those consequences, so it's important to do your research to know if it's safe to move forward. It's a great memory exercise and if it sounds like your kind of puzzle you can find the link over at @wrengames!

REVIEW is up on the blog for the latest game in the EXIT series from @kosmosgamesuk, The Catacombs of Horror! Link in the bio if you'd care to give it a read, there's no spoilers! This new installment is a bigger box with twice as much game in a two part adventure! It also has the highest difficulty rating in the series to date! Do you dare venture into the Catacombs of Horror?? (Said with a torch under my chin in my creepy voice. Obviously.) Are you a fan of the Exit series? Is this a must play for you? P.s there's no spoilers in this photo, this is just the contents as you open the box up and it's all shown on the back of the box 😉

Potion Explosion is one of my go to gateway games as it's nice and simple with a great table presence that just draws people in! There are now TWO expansions available for this game so I'm looking for some advice on if they are worth adding to the base game? Is one better than the other? They both seem a little pricey for expansions, so I'd love to know what you think if you've tried them!

#ad PREVIEW : : ATOMMIX Atommix is a card game combining chemistry and art where 2 - 6 players compete to be the first player to discard all their cards. The deck consists mainly of Element cards which feature some highly unique and abstract artwork. The Element cards have many features including Family colours, Special Effects, an Atomic Number and an Energy Level. Atommix can be played at multiple levels to increase the difficulty of the game as you see fit, but the general rules remain the same. Each player starts with 6 cards and takes it in turns to play a card to the communal discard pile, if you are unable to play a card due to the discard requirements in play, you must pick up a card from the draw deck as a penalty. As well as the Element cards there are also Action cards which can have various effects depending on the card and the level you are playing, but they are often used to reset the discard pile or allow you to play more cards on your turn. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⚛️ In Level 1 you simply need to match the Family colour to the top card on the discard pile. ⚛️ Level 2 introduces Special Effects, if you cannot play a card with a matching family you can play a card with matching Special Effect symbols. 1 Match = Play the card and draw a card, 2 Matches = Play the card and don't pick up, 3 Matches = Play the card and then take another turn. ⚛️ At Level 3 you can activate the Special Effects used if you have at least 2 matching. These activation's change the discard requirements with new rules such as only being able to discard cards with certain Special Effects or even switching your entire hand with another player of your choice! ⚛️ Level 4 increases the difficulty further with the introduction of Chain Reactions. Rather than discarding to one central pile, you will discard to multiple piles, defined by their Energy Level and you must play cards in order of their Atomic Number. ⚛️ Level 5 will be revealed as part of the Kickstarter campaign. Atommix from @goextracrunchy is now live on Kickstarter, if you are interested in learning more, you can find the link in my profile. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ [this is a paid preview, images and words are my own]

Who do you usually play games with? Solo? Couple? The same group every week? Or just whoever you can get to play with you? 😂 I'm lucky my partner in crime loves board games as much as I do so we mainly play as a couple but we've pretty much got all our friends and families playing games at one point or another too! We have a regular game night with another couple and a D&D group with a mix of our families 😁 there's nothing like good games to bring people together!

I wanted to talk about some changes you may see on my account so I've written a blog post about it to be 100% transparent. After a lot of contemplation I have decided to offer promotional packages on my Instagram account in a way that I believe will serve everyone, so I wanted to let you all know what it means and why I'm doing it! You can find the link in my bio but I’ve also included a condensed version here. Even if you don’t read the post, please know this... I fully appreciate that without you all I would not be able to offer these services and I will always be grateful for all the opportunities my audience has granted me. Thank you! I truly hope that none of you feel let down by this decision as it was not one I made lightly (hence the rambling blog post). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ tl;dr 🔹 The main thing you will see popping up on my feed is Kickstarter Preview posts. 🔹 Previews will use my own photos and have a written overview in my own words. 🔹 I am selective about which games I choose to promote on my account. 🔹 I will play the game before posting about it. 🔹 I will not give much of an opinion, if any, just an overview. 🔹 Any opinions given will be my own honest opinion as always. 🔹 Due to regulations, all paid promotion or sponsorship on Instagram will be declared with the hashtag ‘ad’. 🔹 My dream is to one day be able to quit my day job and focus purely on my own businesses but this can't happen while I keep doing a lot of work for free! 🔹 I want to offer a more affordable option to small publishers who want to get their game in front of the right audience on a smaller budget. 🔹 I want to be able to bring new games to your attention whilst maintaining the integrity of the work I've been doing for the last couple of years.

The expansion to Shipwreck Arcana arrived out of the blue earlier than expected! I really love this game, not only is it STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL it's a really fun and puzzley game. It's my favourite of the 'hidden information' co-op games. If you like games like Hanabi or The Game then I highly recommend The Shipwreck Arcana! P.S I LOVE stags, it's a bit of an obsession 😂

So, using Photosynthesis trees for D&D... Yes or No? 😂 Thanks for the idea @therustymeeple! 🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲

Did you celebrate International Tabletop Day? These were all the games we played yesterday! Every year we host a game day with a competition for a trophy and this year we even gave away some prizes! Before the last game I was winning the competition and then I had the worst game of Welcome To EVER and came third overall 😞 Daniel however came away with the trophy but I'm sure he won't rub it in my face every chance he gets 🙄😂

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