On the 7th day of Christmas, my children played with me… Seven toiling train lines, Six locking safe keys… FIVE CARLSBERG CHIPS!, Four Sad Snowmen, Three Magnetic Mazes, Two “Unmatched: Witcher” sets...
Category - Strategy
Matthew Bailey
Jumping Dice
One of my favourite things about getting the chance to try out brand-new and interesting games is when something totally takes me by surprise and ends up being an absolute family favourite. Played here with Jack (9) and...
Flick Fleet
Game 25# of the “Now & Then Summer Marathon 2024” is “Flick Fleet” played with Jack(9). “Flick Fleet” is a charming indie space skirmish game where two players set out a fleet of...
Kids Express
I got a review copy of Kids Express and played it with my 4-year-old twins. Kids Express is a kids game with a similar theme and look to Colt Express, but completely different gameplay (which is great for me since I...
Ambie Valdés
Light Speed Arena
Generally speaking, about once a year a game comes along that becomes the game of the group. Two years ago it was Sync and Sand, and last year Subway Squeeze took that crown. If I had to go out on a limb and say what...
Klondice
Now the half-term holidays are a distant memory we needed something simple to cheer us up midweek so enter… “Klondice.”“Klondice” is a dice-rolling light strategy game based on...
Wormholes
Having had an adventurous morning browsing Amazon.co.jp for unusual Japanese import games, Jack and I went to our local board game cafe, Unplug & Play (), to enjoy a few games. The first one on our list was…...
Snail Sprint
Game 6 of the “Bailey Family Summer 2023 Board game Bonanza” is “Snail Sprint”, played by myself, Henry(2) and Toby (5).I posted about Snail Sprint before in 2021 with a 3-year-old Toby (pic...
Peruke
Game 4 of the “Bailey Family Summer 2023 Board game Bonanza” is “Peruke”, played by myself, Jack (_8), Toby (5) and Dennis Bailey (my dad) (71).“Game A of the “Playing with a...
Connect 4 Blast
My next step in my scary wade into “mainstream stuff you can buy in a toyshop” comes from “Connect 4 Blast” which Jack(7) received for Xmas but we have only just unboxed it. Played with Toby(4)...