The board game Calico is very deceptive. If someone draws you in with a theme like sewing a nice quilt to attract cats then you’d absolutely be forgiven for imagining a chilled out and gentle game. However, it’s actually a really tricky tile-laying puzzle and exactly the kind of game that I love. The ruleset […]
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A Feast for Odin Review
When I first started getting into modern board games (over a decade ago at university!), my group of friends had a few that we played again and again – being poor students we weren’t exactly grabbing the latest releases or adding to the collection frequently. So when one of the group got a copy of […]
Board Game Reviews
I’ve talked and written a lot about video games, but I love a really wide variety of games and play of all sorts. Video games of course, but also arcades, bowling, laser tag, table top RPG games, karaoke, escape rooms… the list goes on. In fact just yesterday my partner and I went out for […]
What Makes a Good Party Board Game?
I’m going to state this right up front – I am a brand ambassador for Big Potato Games, and that’s what has led me to write this blog post. I’ve been thinking about party games a lot more than I usually would (which would be at a party/gathering, I guess!). I’m sure if you’re a […]