Hi Everyone! We don’t specifically cover you but we are very happy to sign post to the existing great resources out there. I’ve love some help filling these out Designers Publishers Shops Cafes
Category: General
Role Play Games (RPG) guide
This guide is split into Four Parts What is a role play game?Do I need to be able to act?RPG GlossaryHow does it work?How much does it cost? Are RPGs expensive? What is a ROLE PLAY GAME any way?- At it’s heart it’s a collaborative story usually led by a story teller* who knows the rough […]
How to Teach games and RPGs
Version 2.0 (Video of the powerpoint) Draft of version 2.0 (less wordy) Version 2.1 (Minor changes and additions) https://herefordshireboardgamers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/How-to-teach-games.pdf Teaching games: (Original long text version) Still being updated regularly 1) Prepping the game2) Teaching the game3) Running the game The Prep: a) Selecting the right game Before you start teaching make sure you are playing the […]
Free family game night, virtual or otherwise
Most of these work brilliant online or in the same room with each person on a device. https://drawphone.tannerkrewson.com/ or https://garticphone.com/ A full drawing game supports lots of players. Based on the board Game Telestrations / Scrawl. Drawing meets ‘’telephone’ you alternate between drawing and guessing what a drawing is as a simple drawing usually devolves into […]
Social Distance Gaming
DRAFT (Photos and updates to come) this is a living guide and I will update it as I get new information. Social distance gaming. We are still in interesting times and socialisation is important, so you may want to run a games day and keep that little bit further apart and no share components. Here […]
UK Games expo advice (slightly out of date)
One of our regular gamers Kenny has kindly combined a list of tips for attending the expo (and other conventions), the expo is constantly growing so we’ll update this before the event next year if we find out more! Over to Kenny: I had never been to a convention before going to last years expo for […]
Weddings and Board games
This is a work in progress guide and I will add photographs Weddings are magical important day, celebrating the union of two lives, they also have the potential to be long, boring, expensive and hungry. If i had to describe some of my worst days a few weddings would potentially be on that list. Stood […]
Mental Health Resources
The Healthy Minds website – www.healthyminds.whct.nhs.uk – provides help and support for people experiencing more common mental health difficulties, such as stress, worry and anxiety. It brings together the Worcestershire Healthy Minds team and the Herefordshire Healthy Minds team. The Herefordshire Healthy Minds services was previously called Let’s Talk.Both teams provide a range of support, including group […]
Mental health Support and First Aid for communities (Gaming)
Hello and thank you for taking the time to read this, this guide is to support people in being part of or organising communities and it could really save or change someones life. I know following these practices has certainly done that for Herefordshire Board Gamers. I am not an expert or qualified in any […]
Choosing a new game to buy
Choosing a new game Choosing a new game can be daunting (and addictive) so if you can go to a public meet up, board game café or a friends house and try the game you want to buy or atleast a similar game do it! Try before you buy if you can and check if your […]