Things are going well and I have actually got quite ahead of myself with games played so far over Summer to the point where I might have to do a few days where I cover 2 games in order to fit everything I have played...
Category - Abstract Strategy
Matthew Bailey
Azul
Game #20 and the fourth “Then” game of the “Now & Then Summer Marathon 2024” is “Azul,” played with Jack (9). “Azul” is the 55th game that I reviewed here on Little...
Battle Royale: Last One Standing
Game 7# of the “Now & Then Summer Marathon 2024” is “Battle Royale: Last One Standing”. Played with Jack(9) and Toby(6). (Game with just Toby(6) pictured here.“Battle Royale: Last One...
Watermelon Chess
Watermelon Chess is a 2-player abstract strategy game based on an old Chinese game called Xi Gua Qi. Played here in turns with myself, Jack(.8.) and Toby(5) (who turned out to be a real pro at this and surprisingly...
Mountain Goats
“Mountain Goats has been sitting rather unassumingly on my shelf for a few weeks now, and today we decided to get it out and finally give it a go. Needless to say, in short, this went from something that I...
Story Time Backgammon
I received a review copy of Story Time Backgammon and my 4-year-old twins have played through part of it. Story Time Backgammon is a game that teaches you backgammon through a series of 10 stories and mini-games...
Ambie Valdés
Mandala Stones
As I sit trying to think up a potato-based pun for this year’s “Valentine’s half-term week mini marathon (that’s going to largely feature games from “Big Potato Games”) we’re...
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...
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...
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...