Over a year ago, during the 2023 summer marathon, I reviewed a game called “ゆらゆらペンギン (Yura Yura Penguin)”, a really fun Japanese card-shredding dexterity game that I regularly recommend but it was a real...
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Matthew Bailey
House of Cats
Game 57 of the “Now and Then Summer Marathon” is “THouse of Cats” played with Jack(9) & Toby(6). “House of Cats” is a cool and robust roll-and-write game that offers four distinct...
Sosig
Game 42 of the “Now & Then Summer Marathon 2024” – “Sosig played with Toby(6). “Sosig” is an unbelievably small tile-laying game that quite literally fits in the palm of your hand...
5 Up
Game 22# of the “Now & Then Summer Marathon 2024” is “5Up” played with Jack(9) and Toby(6) “5 Up” is a straightforward push-your-luck game that caught my attention due to its compact neoprene...
Good Face Bad Face
Game #19 of the “Now & Then Summer Marathon 2024” is “Good Face Bad Face,” played with Jack (9) and Toby (6). This is going to be a bit of an unusual review in the sense that I really like...
Zombie Dice
Game #18 and the third “Then” game of the “Now & Then Summer Marathon 2024” is “Zombie Dice,” played with Jack(9), Toby(6)b and Henry (3). No photos of the kids I’m afraid...
Old Mermaid
Since getting into the board game hobby about 14 years ago, I have played a lot of games. Since having children, I have played even more. However, I have never actually played the game “Old Maid,” a classic...
Skip Bo + Fake Guide
Disclaimer: This is a bit of an unusual review that I spent ages deciding whether to post but after an all-important chat with Nicola Asker (who I do not openly thank enough for all of the help she...
Uno All Wild!
Game 12# of the “Now & Then Summer Marathon 2024” and the third in our “Uno” sub-series is “Uno All Wild!,” Played with Jack(9) and Toby(6). “Uno All Wild!” is a...
Kluster Duo
The original “Kluster” was a big favourite of mine. Therefore Game 8# of the “Now & Then Summer Marathon 2024” is the sequel “Kluster Duo”. Played with Jack(9) and Toby(6). The...