22 January 2023
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In theory, you might have thought I would be the household Scrabble champion. University educated and with a long history of supporting local libraries (or a serious book habit, depending on how you look at it). It is only fair … Continue reading
28 December 2022
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I did an enjoyable little puzzle this afternoon, which was in two parts. Firstly came a simple jigsaw. There wasn’t a picture to follow showing the whole thing but it was only 100 pieces. The design was six Sudoku grids … Continue reading
19 October 2020
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Today I was doing quite a lot in the kitchen – baking bread, green tomato chutney and goose stock as well as putting dinner together. I needed to be in the kitchen area to keep an eye on things but … Continue reading
27 March 2020
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It could in real life but I was thinking of the game of Pandemic: Iberia Jane and I played earlier today. We’ve had it on the shelf for a while but, up until this week, had only got round to … Continue reading
18 January 2020
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I haven’t played much in the way of computer games for a long time and the last one I spent time on was Minecraft, which was far removed from some of the strategy and shooter games I used to enjoy. … Continue reading
16 November 2019
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As well as falling in with musicians and actors in Loughborough, I’ve also discovered a board gaming group (which happens to have a significant intersection with the set of members of the church worship group). Last night I went along … Continue reading
26 December 2018
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One of my presents this year was a fantastic boardgame called Azul. You play the game by collecting (drafting) sets of coloured tiles and thus winning points. It creates lots to think about but also looks beautiful. Furthermore, it feels … Continue reading
26 July 2018
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At the work board game club tonight I played a couple of games that were new to me (and neither of which, strictly speaking, involved a board). The first was a dice game called Age of War. Themed around samurai … Continue reading
5 May 2018
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Another recent addition to my board game collection is Photosynthesis. This is a gorgeous looking game in which species of tree compete to develop from seeds to towering giants and then finally to decompose back to the earth – at … Continue reading
30 April 2018
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Kodama are mythological tree spirits from Japan… and Kodama is a card-based game that I played last week at the monthly boardgames club at work. You place cards that form a gnarly tree decorated with features such as clouds, mushrooms … Continue reading