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The Tabletop Games Blog is about all things board, card, dexterity and other modern games. Every week there is a new review and a topic discussion piece, all of which are also released in audio format on the podcast.
Additionally, there is the Let me illustrate podcast series where board game artists answer a catalogue of 17 questions about themselves.
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Rule Breakers - when breaking the game rules is more fun (Topic Discussion)
Good games will have had a lot of time put into them to ensure they create the experience that the designer wanted. The rules will have been created with intent and purpose. Rules are the skeleton around which the muscles, sinews, skin and the whole living body of the game grows. Games are meant to be played by their rules, or at least that's what we're being told. In this article, I want to look at why rule-breaking can be a better option.
Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/06/25/rule-breakers-when-breaking-the-game-rules-is-more-fun-topic-discussion/
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Undermined! Pairadice City (Saturday Review)
Howdy partner. Welcome to the Wild West, where there is gold to be found in them there hills. Only the most daring souls will find the riches. Mining is dangerous work. So helping your fellow human is the right thing to do, but getting repaid for your kindness is not guaranteed. I'll start you off with a pick-axe, some safety gear and a few sticks of dynamite. It's on the house, because I'm sure you'll soon be back to stock up. Now, off you go. Make your fortune in this wonderful place we call Undermined! Pairadice City by Chris Fisher and Nick Barker from Devilfly Games.
Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/06/22/undermined-pairadice-city-saturday-review/
Useful Links
Undermined! Pairadice City: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/878983701/undermined-pairadice-city
Devilfly Games: https://www.facebook.com/devilflygames/
BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/379802/undermined-pairadice-city
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UK Games Expo 2024 (Saturday Review)
It is always a pleasure to arrive by train at Birmingham International train station, which not only gives you access to West Midland's main airport, but also to the amazing NEC. It is in this huge exhibition complex that the UK's largest hobby games convention takes place every year. The event welcomes tens of thousands of visitors over three days who explore the three main halls of the NEC as well as a number of rooms in the nearby Hilton Metropole Hotel. You will have guessed it. It is, of course, UK Games Expo 2024.
Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/06/15/uk-games-expo-2024-saturday-review/
Useful Links
UK Games Expo: https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/
UK Games Expo 2018 review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2018/06/08/uk-games-expo-2018/
Essen 2019 review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/10/12/essen-spiel-2019-most-wanted-saturday-review/
SUDC UK: https://sudc.org.uk/
Williams Montessori School Foundation: https://www.facebook.com/p/John-William-Montessori-school-100064321020329/
Bear's Army: https://www.kidney.org.uk/blog/bears-story
Play Test UK: http://www.playtest.co.uk/
Express CIC: https://www.expresscic.org.uk/
The Giant Brain: https://giantbrain.co.uk/
Gavin Jones: https://keep-up-with-the-jones-family.com/meet-family/
Punchboard: https://punchboard.co.uk/
Library Labyrinth: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/02/26/library-labyrinth-saturday-review/
Atikin Games: https://atikingames.com/
Bright Eye Games: https://www.brighteyegames.com/
Make My Game Travel translation services: https://makemygametravel.com/
Hachette UK: https://www.hachetteboardgames.co.uk/
Dina Said So: https://www.dinasaidsostudio.com/
Push D6: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/400372/push-d6
Lirius Games: https://liriusgames.com/en-uk
Berlin Brettspiel Con 2023 review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/07/22/berlin-brettspiel-con-2023-saturday-review/
Huff No More: https://www.instagram.com/huffnomore
Scout review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/07/02/scout-saturday-review/
Roland MacDonald: https://rolandsrevenge.com/
BoardGameWire: https://boardgamewire.com/
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
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Abandon All Artichokes (Saturday Review)
Artichokes come in two main forms: globe and Jerusalem. Both are lovely vegetables with many health benefits. As culinary ingredients, some love their wonderful flavour, while others hate them for the same reason. However, we want to talk about globe artichokes specifically here. So while you might love these wonderful green plants, as relatives of thistles it is no surprise why one might be desperate to Abandon All Artichokes by Emma Larkins from Gamewright.
Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/06/08/abandon-all-artichokes-saturday-review/
Useful Links
Abandon All Artichokes: https://gamewright.com/product/Abandon-All-Artichokes
Rulebook: https://gamewright.com/pdfs/Rules/AAArules_v2.pdf
Gamewright: https://gamewright.com/
BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/302260/abandon-all-artichokes
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
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Doomlings (Saturday Review)
Space: an endless void with countless stars, some of which capable of harbouring a planet that can support life. On one of these Goldilocks planets far away from our own, life has indeed emerged. Yet, nothing is ever allowed to last. One day, the inevitable end will come. So in the meantime, life on this planet is competing for supremacy. They do not know it yet, but they are the Doomlings by Justus Meyer and Andrew Meyer from Doomlings LLC.
Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/06/01/doomlings-saturday-review/
Useful Links
Doomlings: https://doomlings.com/
Rulebook: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0554/6190/4593/files/Doomlings_Rulebook.pdf?v=1709671623
Doomlings LLC: https://doomlings.com/
BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/324413/doomlings
Fluxx: https://www.looneylabs.com/games/fluxx
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
Arrakis by Sascha EndeFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/568-arrakisLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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UK Games Expo 2024 - looking ahead (Topic Discussion)
Another year has gone by in a flash and it's time again for me to start another convention season. Well, I say "season", but that's exaggerating it. I'm actually only attending two board game shows this year. I just can't afford to fly everywhere and spend time away from home. So I chose two events that I really enjoyed last year and that won't cost me the world. The first of these is, of course, UK Games Expo 2024.
Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/05/28/uk-games-expo-2024-looking-ahead-topic-discussion/
Useful Links
UK Games Expo: https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/
Asmodee: https://www.asmodee.co.uk/
Splendor review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/07/25/splendor-saturday-review/
Jaipur review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/02/29/jaipur-saturday-review/
Hachette: https://www.hachette.co.uk/
Akropolis review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/09/09/akropolis-saturday-review/
Kosmos: https://www.thamesandkosmos.co.uk/
Devir: https://devirgames.com/
Czech Games Edition: https://czechgames.com/
Hegemonic Project Games: https://hegemonicproject.com/
Lirius Games: https://liriusgames.com/en-uk
Berlin Brettspiel Con review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/07/22/berlin-brettspiel-con-2023-saturday-review/
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