Overall leadership and guest experience

Bio:

Lifelong gamer and empathetic introvert who loves giving back, helping people and sharing knowledge . Married to the wonderful Elaine Best who is vital in reminding Adam to eat and drink!
Outside of gaming, nature, photography, mental health and community advocate.

Favourite game genres:

Narrative  and thematic heavy games often with traitor elements like Nemesis, this war of Mine, Destinies and the classic Battlestar Galactica. Also loves accessible party games like Just One, Telestrations and So Clover, they may sharing the hobby so easy.

Always dabbled in RPGs but fallen hard since the pandemic and loves deadly grim systems like Warhammer Fantasy Role Play and Aliens.

Notes:

Mental Health First Aider.
Dyslexic (Sorry for the typos on the websites and social media) Dyspraxic (thanks for helping me shuffle, deal cards and pack games up!)

Volunteer Management

Bio:

I am Mike. I hate bio’s as I never know what to say. All I can really tell you is that I am a nerd with various interests. As well as board games I also attend cons and cosplay. I am a collector of things including, comics, Pokemon cards and toys, mostly; Star Wars Black series figures. My big 5 fandoms are Star Wars, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ghostbusters, Power Rangers and anime.

Favourite genres

Dudes on a map, Dice chuckers, Tableu

Favourite games

Bloodrage, Scythe, King of Tokyo, Inis, Roll for the Galaxy, Koi-Koi

Play To Win Area

Bio:

I have enjoyed nerdy pursuits for over half my life – when in Sixth Form I was introduced to D&D and Magic the Gathering and I have never looked back. Later when I moved to London I joined a Magic club, and then sideways stepped into a boardgames club (Isleworth Boardgamers).

Favourite genres

SO many Definitely escape room games are my favourite. I also like dice rollers, engine builders, set collection, drafting, story-based, word games… etc! Anything as long as its fun, and especially if its cute.

Favourite games

Unlock, Quacks of Quedlingbirg, Meeple circus, 7 wonders, Unfair, Codenames, Anomia, Robo rally, Tyrants of the Underdark, Terraforming Mars, Dice settlers, bananagrams, werewords. There are more but I’ve probably already put too many

Notes:

Mental Health First Aider, Enhanced CRB.

Library and Bring & Buy

Bio:

Everybody’s Cousin within our board gamers community and being a part of this community has made me love life so much more

Favourite genres:

Dudes on a map

Favourite games:

Blood Rage Scythe Unstable Unicorns Nemesis Downforce

Notes:

Mental Health First Aider.

Painting Zone

Bio:

The painter one, very long time member and the one that plays for fun (usually as I’ve forgotten the rules mid-game and don’t want to let on).

Favourite genres:

Tabletop Wargaming (Warhammer, Bloodbowl, etc)

Favourite games:

Warhammer 40k, Age of Sigmar, Bloodbowl, Pandemic Legacy, Battlestar Galactica, Telestrations

Technical

Bio:

Long time lurker and computer enthusiast. My first real introduction to physical games (outside of monopoly and dark world) was the Pokemon trading card game, it wasn’t until much later coerced into trying modern board games by Adam Best in 2009 that I was properly introduced into this world, and I’ve been along for the ride ever since.

Favourite genres:

Deck Building / Engine Building. If you can somehow make it sci-fi, I’m in!

Favourite games:

Tyrants of the Underdark, Twilight Imperium IV, King of Tokyo. (Board Games) Worms Armageddon, Micro Machines V3, Octodad. (Digital Games)

Logistics & Events

Bio:
Wargamer, Video gamer and crafter of the giant games. 

Favourite genres:
Thematic games, Games which tell a story

Favourite games:
Tyrants of the Underdark, Company of heroes