Finding the new in the everyday
Up until last year, I was quite dismissive of board games. Like many, I grew up on a steady diet of Snakes and Ladders, Ludo and Monopoly until the siren's call of video games and The Sims lured me away. Sure, I flirted with the idea of playing more board games last year, and I… Continue reading Catan Dice Game
No, I haven't applied for the long-running BBC game show, Mastermind, a show where you are asked very specific questions on your topic of choice (I think mine would be Mad Men), today's new thing was playing the board game of the same name. I've already trained my brain a bit recently with the Bletchley… Continue reading Day 327 – Mastermind
We're on holiday this week and have been enjoying a nice staycation as we're still a bit apprehensive about travelling far. Rather than fit as many things as possible into our week, we're going for a Sunday-every-day kind of vibe: lots of long lunches, cosy films, and walks in the forest – it's been perfect.… Continue reading Day 196 – Mancala
A while ago I picked up a cheap wooden chess-set in order to learn how to play. It was the type of set that you could turn into a few different games like draughts, snakes and ladders, and ludo – games I'd played before numerous times. It also included an unrecognisable board for a game… Continue reading Day 194 – Nine Men’s Morris
New Day, New Thing 