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  easy to learn games like Quorridor, cracklist,, Telestrations and So Clover, they make 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, Orange Button Wearer.
Dyslexic (Sorry for the typos on the websites and social media). Dyspraxic (thanks for helping me shuffle, deal cards and pack games up!)

Prize Administration and Welcome Desk

Bio:

I always enjoyed playing games growing up but got into ‘modern’ board gaming in 2011 since meeting Adam. I have made so many great friends from getting into this hobby.

I also enjoy quad roller skating (someone needs to make a game with this theme), reading and RPGs, in particular Warhammer Fantasy and D&D.

Favourite Genres

I’m happy to try any games but mostly enjoy conflict/area control games, thematic euros and social games.

Favourite Games

Some of my favourite games are Bloodrage, Twilight Imperium IV, Obsession, Unfair, Dinosaur Island, Monikers and Telestrations.

Shop / Bring and Buy
Herefordshire Mind Representative
Safe Guarding Lead
Mental Health Lead

Bio:

I have been playing board games for a long long time but really got into modern board gaming in 2022.

Favourite Games:

GO, Thurn and Taxis, Agricola, Wingspan and Poker

Notes:
Left in the profile picture

Volunteer Leader and Games Teacher

Bio:

I joined in 2019, and played my first TTRPG in February 2020. Played around 20-30 something systems in two years!
I just like dice but end up with responsibility of being the GM most the time. But in all honesty HB is a place I look forward to going to each time.

Favourite genres:

That game/system I haven’t played yet.

Favourite games:

Shop and Games Teacher

Bio

I’ve been gaming since the early days of Warhammer 40k and Blood Bowl, which explains why my natural habitat is a room filled with the smell of primer and the sight of unpainted plastic. My passions include painting miniatures (slowly) and collecting them (quickly…too quickly). As your Treasurer, I promise to be far more responsible with the club’s budget than I am with my own; while the club’s books are perfectly balanced, my home’s foundations are currently being tested by the sheer weight of “All-In” Kickstarter pledges. When I’m not navigating the narrow mountain passes of Austria, Switzerland, and Italy during summer road trips, I’m usually trying to find one more square inch of shelf space for a new board game. I am a devotee of anything Marvel and a newly converted Warlock in my first D&D campaign, a role I love because it justifies my habit of making high-stakes deals for shiny rewards.

Favourite Games

The “Plastic Addict” Collection — Oathsworn, Foundations of Rome, Zombicide, Cthulhu: Death May Die, Tidal Blades, Tanares, Aldarra, Blood Rose Wars, Massive Darkness

The Marvel Vault — Marvel United, Marvel Champions, Marvel Dice Throne, Marvel Zombies (basically, if it has a cape, I own it or its coming via kickstarter)

The Strategy Shelf — Heat: Pedal to the Metal, Nemesis: Retaliation, Castles of Burgundy, Wroth

The Greats — Anything Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, or involving a d20 and a suspicious patron

Notes

Please do not show me any new crowdfunding links during club hours; I have the willpower of a wet paper towel. My current painting backlog is estimated to be completed by the year 2084, but I am still accepting “just one more” game if it comes with a cool dragon or a superhero. If I’m late to a session, I’m likely stuck in a basement-sized game of Tetris trying to reach the door.

Media and Support

Bio:

Heyo! I am a transgender and queer individual who joined HB after I met some regulars through my other hobby of rollerskating!
I’m also really into photography (though mostly birds and nature!) so you will likely see me taking photos for our socials at the events! Feel free to shoot me a smile!!!”

Favourite genres:

I love nature themed games as well as deck builder style ones and RPGs! I also love silly social games which makes for a good laugh!

Favourite games:

Wingspan, Cubirds, Birdwatcher, Oceans

Family Zone and Games teacher

Bio:

Growing up before computers, so traditional card games, chess and board games like Heroe Quest and Scotland Yard. Teaching my younger brother Adam to play chess when he was 6.

Favourite genres

I enjoy thinky / crunchy games worker placement games, especially where the mechanics and theme fit.

Favourite games

Some of my favourite games: Obsession. Barrage. Legacies, Blood Rage. Tzolkin. Tekhenu. Company of Heroes. Nanty Narking. Tyrants of the Underdark.

Notes:

First Aider, Mental First Aider, Enhanced DBS. L3 Playworker, L4 Early Years (and other training qualifications)
I dislike social and word based games, due to being dyslexic.

Games Teacher

Bio:
Hi, I started going to HB events about 2 years ago where I’ve attended most of their events where I can. I’ve played many games and meet a lot of people and now help out the best I can, plus running a HB event in Hay-on-wye in its castle.

Favourite genres:
Strategy, social deduction, anything that isn’t trivia.

Favourite games:
Slay the spire the board game, Root