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...
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Matthew Bailey
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...
Gigamons
Game 3 of our “Fantastically Festive Christmas School Holidays 2023 Marathon” is “Gigamons.” On the face of it, “Gigamons” is a very simple match-to-memory game that got...
Happy City
Game 2 of our “Fantastically Festive Christmas School Holidays 2023 Marathon” is “Happy City.““Happy City” is a delightful and brisk set collection game that Jack(.8.)...
Nautilus Island
Game 1 of our “Fantastically Festive Christmas School Holidays 2023 Marathon” is “Nautilus Island,” a set collection game themed around being shipwrecked on a deserted volcanic island...
Bullet (Heart)
As someone who is incredibly passionate about both board games and video games, today’s game is a fantastic amalgamation of two of my main passions. “Shmups” (short for “shoot-em-ups”) are...
Candy Islands
“Candy Islands” is a simultaneous bidding and social deduction game in which players compete against those on either side to win battles, claim cards, and earn points and other abilities for later bids. I...