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Welcome to Heather, the Board Gaming Mama!

347 Fact

There’s evidence oil wells going back to 347 AD! Chinese drills made of bamboo got to over 200 meters deep.

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Games We’ve Been Playing

Favor: Gods of Oethera (prototype from Lichenwood Games)
Miller Zoo (Randolph / Hachette)
Avant Carde (prototype from Resonym – coming to Kickstarter in July)
Block and Key (Inside Up Games)
Stampfarm (dV Games)
Power Failure (Artana / Genius Games)
Flamecraft (our review) – even better with Levity Games stickers!

SNAP Review – Blob Party

A simple and silly game where you try to match word guesses with as many other players as possible. Squishy dough characters mark each team – squish them together into a MEGA BLOB when you match!

There’s nothing particularly inventive here, but it was a lot of fun. Watch our video or read the transcript of the review.

Board Gaming Mama

Heather is best known for playing board games on Twitch.

How did you get started in board gaming?

Heather has been playing board games since she was a kid. She loves how board games can bring us together and foster community!

After she was married, a friend of her husband’s introduced her to Castles of Mad