As is often the case, our Christmas marathon ended with a soft whimper and a bit of a parody post, rather than the big crescendo I always hoped for, largely due to the business of the season and the fact that we all got...
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Matthew Bailey
Chess
Recently we have done a few more mainstream games so I thought we would go with something super niche for today’s game. Game 13 of our “Fantastically Festive Christmas School Holidays 2023...
Shenanigrams
MERRY KISSMOUSE Recently, I’ve been on the lookout for word games to assist Jack with his spelling. Naturally, I was eager to try out “Shenanigrams” upon its arrival. Game 12 of...
Quoridor
Game 11 of our “Fantastically Festive Christmas School Holidays 2023 Marathon” is “Quoridor”, played with Toby (5) and Jack (.8.). Designed by Mirko Marchesi, it was first...
Crazy Pilot
Game 10 of our “Fantastically Festive Christmas School Holidays 2023 Marathon” is “Crazy Pilot”, played with Toby (5) and Jack (.8.). “Crazy Pilot” is a rather...
Lacuna
Having a bout of norovirus sweeping through the household and with several of our Christmas plans cancelled, we endeavour to continue our marathon. As it happened, Patient Zero and Patient One were both quarantined...
Fit to Print
Quite often during these marathons, it’s common for many of the games we play to be brand new to us. However, this hasn’t been the case this Christmas. As a result, many of the games I’ve been...
Cool Animal Facts
Game 7 of our “Fantastically Festive Christmas School Holidays 2023 Marathon” is “Cool Animal Facts,” played with Mum, Jack (.8.), and Toby (5). When I first got...
Hedgehog Roll
Game 6 of our “Fantastically Festive Christmas School Holidays 2023 Marathon” is “Hedgehog Roll.” (My copy is a European one where it is called Speedy Roll). Played with...
Toko Island
Just a few days ago, I was confident that there weren’t many symbol-matching memory games worth playing. This belief was quickly shattered when we thoroughly enjoyed “Gigamons,” and recently, out of...