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Meow Tiles (Saturday Review)
The first pair of hands reached the table before the pattern card had settled. Nine cardboard cats were flipped, swapped and turned over in a frantic…
2 months, 1 week ago
Score! - in-game vs end-game scoring (Topic Discussion)
Imagine playing your very first indoor bowls game, but there is no jack. Everyone simply rolls a bowl towards an imaginary target. Somehow, your expe…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Borealis: Arctic Expeditions (Saturday Review)
Snow muffled every footstep until the only sounds were distant birds and the steady crunch beneath our boots. The silence stretched in every directio…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Back in Time - the draw of history in board games (Topic Discussion)
I never enjoyed history at school. I understood why it mattered as a subject, but learning names, dates and events off by rote simply didn't work for…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Risk It For A Biscuit (Saturday Review)
A small hand reaches into the tin, fingers excitedly hovering over the treats inside. The choice should be simple: take a biscuit, any biscuit. But n…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Tabletop Democracy - what board games can teach us about democracy (Topic Discussion)
At a time when many people feel democratic culture is under strain, it is worth looking at our own everyday behaviours that allow democracy to functi…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Take Cat (Saturday Review)
You put down a bowl of soft food, and moments later, you hear the jingle of her collar. Here she comes! First, she pauses at the conservatory door an…
3 months ago
Kaleidoscopic Games - the history of colours in board games (Topic Discussion)
Colour is one of the first things I notice when opening a new board game. Bright player pieces, colourful resources and beautiful illustrations immed…
3 months ago
Vantage (Saturday Review)
The escape pod rattles violently as it tears through the atmosphere, before the noise suddenly fades away. A rough landing throws you against the res…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Two Body Problem - design challenges of two-player only games (Topic Discussion)
Designing a board game that works well for exactly two players is a very different challenge from designing one that supports a range of player count…
3 months, 1 week ago