Guide to BoardGameGeek Weightings and Ratings, and How to Find Good Games

What's BoardGameGeek? BoardGameGeek (BGG) is the most popular website on the internet for people who are into boardgames to discover, discuss, and give feedback on games. If you aren't familiar with it, you can think of it like Wikipedia for boardgames, with additional community and social media features such as discussion forums, photo sharing, and … Continue reading Guide to BoardGameGeek Weightings and Ratings, and How to Find Good Games →

A Sentence About Every Game I’ve Owned – Part 2

This post continues on from A Sentence About Every Game I’ve Owned Part 1. I've copied this list from BoardGameGeek, and I'm sure I've probably missed some stuff. Games in red, I've since moved on. Games with links I've written reviews about! So - here is a short comment on every game I've ever owned. … Continue reading A Sentence About Every Game I’ve Owned – Part 2 →

A Sentence About Every Game I Own

Following on from Jeremy’s great list of games, I have put together a sentence (or a few!) on the games that are currently in my collection. I have mostly excluded expansions to keep it simple, as well as games I have moved on. 5-Minute Dungeon (2017) This is so simple to teach and so … Continue reading A Sentence About Every Game I Own →

The 10 Boardgamer Archetypes! Which one are you?

If you play boardgames regularly with a varied group of people then you've almost certainly been exposed to a big range of personality types. Everyone is very different, and the great thing about the boardgaming community is it brings people together. Of course, the way that different people's personality traits shape their approach to gaming … Continue reading The 10 Boardgamer Archetypes! Which one are you? →

A Sentence About Every Game I’ve Owned – Part 1

After several years of playing (and owning) games I thought it might be interesting to take stock of my current and past collection, focusing on what the game means to me and why I like it. I got my first 'proper' boardgame in 2010 - Tobago, and since then I've added over 200 games to … Continue reading A Sentence About Every Game I’ve Owned – Part 1 →

PAXAus Indie Boardgame Round-up

Last weekend I spent three days at PAX Australia in Melbourne! It was a fantastic time, and I spent a chunk of my time there checking out new and upcoming games in the tabletop exhibition area (newly released/close to production games), as well as in the PAX Collaboratory (under development games looking for play testers … Continue reading PAXAus Indie Boardgame Round-up →