Introducing https://boardgamesforallages.com We aim to BRING FAMILIES CLOSER by providing tools and resources to all adults find the very best tabletop games to play with the children in their lives, and to give them tools to have the best time when playing. ———–Looking out for the age rating for games and also the guides to modify to […]
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Tips for smaller games nights!
Work in progress as ever. I will add links to other guides. Happy to include any thing extra My game night is just family and friends do I need to care about inclusion? What tips should I follow for my ‘kitchen table’ games night?What about a family games night? The aim is still to ensure […]
Don’t let perfect stop you / 10 years of free Herefordshire Board gamers Events
WIP. I recently shared a gallery (Currently on facebook only) of 10 years of Here For Games con, which is our annual event which has been growing slowly but double last year, we’ve worked hard to keep the event (and all of our events) friendly and inclusive and it was wonderful to see how how […]
Blood on the Clock Tower- how to teach, our improvements and tips
WIP This guide is aimed at story teller and experienced players, we may write a guide for new players later Blood on the Clock Tower Blood on the Clocktower | Blood on the Clocktower – A captivating new social bluffing game There is already a great page on Accessibility | Blood on the Clocktower – […]
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 […]
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 […]
Negative Stereotypes and misconceptions about board games
Gaming is awesome and good for mental health, but still very much misunderstood. I always try and stay away from negatives, but we have decided to challenge some of the negative stereotypes surrounding board gaming. These could be the barrier than needs to be knocked aside to welcome new folks into the hobby, where they […]