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How to get into board games in 2024

Board games and card games have never been more popular, and new people join the hobby daily. Maybe you want to join them. Maybe you want to get into board games in 2024 but don’t know how or where to start.

I’m here to help you get started.

Airecon 2023 Convention Report

No matter which demographic you fall into, you’ll be made to feel welcome, and I’ll wager you a bratwurst from the food trucks that you leave with more friends than you arrived with.

Why should you give me any money?

What do you do when you want to learn about a new game? Look for a review? Read one maybe, because you don’t have the time for a video? I’ve got you covered.

My top games of 2022

One of the doctrines of the Grand Order of Games Media (or so I’m told, I’m just an Initiate) is:

Thou shalt release a top ten games of the year, every year, lest you be fed to the Ancient One, Kuh’Nhizhya

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GridCon 3 (2022) Convention Report

GridCon is an annual board game convention held in the South-West of the UK. It just so happens that I a) live a couple of hours down the road from it, and b) am a Patreon supporter of the organiser, Paul Grogan, so there was no way I wasn’t going back again this year.

My Top 10 Board Games of 2021

As another year draws to a close, my thoughts turn to the last 52 weeks and the games I played during them. I had more games competing for table time than ever before, and even got to play them with in-person, with real human beings. The games inside are the games I enjoyed most in 2021.

10 Games For Your Non-Gamer Game Night

If you’re a fan of modern board and card games, there’s a feeling you’ve probably experienced at least once. It’s when you know you’re going to be in a social gathering where people might want to play games, but – SHOCK! HORROR! – they aren’t gamers!

Choose Your Own Deadventure Review

I like Play Dead London. I’ve taken part in, and reviewed, loads of their online murder mysteries. They’re always really entertaining, and the cast are fantastic. The mysteries over the last year or so...