Cluedo is a classic game which focus on deduction, but like a lot of games of it’s time has ages a bit and rolling to move, limited choices and actions you don’t control – being drawn into different locations. The deduction is- there are 3 cards in the envelope which means NO player has them […]
Category: Getting started in gaming
RPGs for children
Dungeons and Dragons (DnD) Amazing TalesHero Kids No Thank You, Evil! Little Monster Detectives Princess World – Short Story Edition Power Outage Magical Kitties Save the Day Animon Story Fabula Ultima Wanderhome Maze Rats Kids on Bikes | Hunters Entertainment Grant howitz one page adventures gshowitt – itch.io External Lists AdviceBenefits of Dungeons and Dragons […]
What event / convention should I attend?
Work in progress. Firstly don’t worry if the name is convention, con, mini-con, festival, games day or other title. Titles in the gaming space don’t tend to mean a lot. Questions to ask yourself. What do you want to do? Game? Play test? Shop? Talks and Seminars? Bring and buy?Some conventions do several aspects, some […]
Games like Scrabble
Work in progress for Scrabble day April 13th Scrabble is a spelling game, with a strategy layer for hitting specific spaces with words or letters to score maximum point. For this article I am going to explore word games generally. Spelling:Paper Back Collect letters and spell words (Competitive Deck builder)Hard Back Collect letters and spell […]
Games like Wordle
Originally posted Feb 2022 at the height of the Wordle craze. Wordle is a word deduction game, which is surprisingly social as you can share your guesses and successes without giving away too many spoilers, over the last few months many communities have been sharing their wins, losses, techniques and stories. People approach it in […]
Welcome area / beginner games
We have always had easily to play visually striking games near the entrance to our events. We really focused on this area for the big may event, with signage and a curated set of 15 games. The games chosen can all be taught very quickly, either simple rules or rules that can be taught whilst […]
Next step from Classic games
If you haven’t played any new board games for a while and not sure where to begin, look no further. We’ve listed similar games to all of the major classics. We’ve tried to list games which are available to buy and should feel familiar yet exciting by highlighting a key aspect similar to the classic […]