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Jackwraith
April 11, 2022
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A deep dive on the "vanilla" blue guys who are actually more exotic than they first seem.
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oliverkinne
March 29, 2022
I don't know if you've ever come across it, but the final round, or sometimes the final few rounds, of a game often feel different to the rest of t...
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oliverkinne
March 22, 2022
A large number of board games are about winning and losing. Sure, for many of us, it doesn't really matter whether we win or lose, as long as we ha...
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We-reNotWizards
March 15, 2022
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The ongoing and frankly embarrassing problem of Board Games and Box Farts.
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oliverkinne
March 15, 2022
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The idea that variability and replayability in board games have the same meaning is understandable, but of course, even though the two terms are re...
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oliverkinne
March 08, 2022
The longer you have been part of the board game hobby, the more you are used to various terminology and conventions. You will also have become more...
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oliverkinne
March 01, 2022
After setting up a board game and explaining the rules, if necessary, the next step usually is to decide who starts. Different games decide this di...
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oliverkinne
February 16, 2022
Sometimes I get asked to recommend games for someone to play. As you can imagine, that's never easy and my first question tends to be what other ga...
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Jackwraith
February 10, 2022
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What your collection may be saying about what you like, how you like it, and if it means anything
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oliverkinne
February 08, 2022
I have mentioned it on this blog before, but my favourite way of being taught a new game is by diving right in. Teach me only the absolute minimum,...