There are a lot of challenges for boardgamers who want to do more that just play games; – The classic 10×10 Boardgame Challenge. The idea is to play 10 games 10 times each in a year. You should end up playing a minimum of 100 games. We attempted this last…
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So a friend on Facebook had a great question for us this weekend – We are wanting to branch out and get some board games as we realised over the Christmas period that we have nothing. Any suggestions on some good starter games? What a great way to start the…
So, it has been a while since we said hello here on the blog. Sorry about that. Between ill parents and a new job we have not been able to focus on Board Together. However we are happy to kick things back into gear with a family games day! Today…
Rory Story Cubes are dice used as a creative story generator. Roll the dice and come up with a story from the icons you can see. They are aimed at children to encourage imagination and language development. Mike and I have had great success too, using these story cubes to…
One of our new favorite and go-to games is the two player game Onitama. We gave it a review a little while back – Onitama Boardgame Review. Then we heard there was going to be an expansion to add more cards to the game. Awesome! However, we decided the game…
Our Board Together blog has been going for two whole years now! Time flies when you are having fun, and boy do we have fun with boardgames. We have been up to a lot this past year. We went to Yorkshire with family last summer and have just got back…
This year Mike and I decided we wanted to spend time with some of his family up in Scotland for our holiday. We love visiting Scotland and have many fond memories of previous trips. So, we packed as many family friendly games as we could and set off on our…
Wow, we can not believe the UK Games Expo 2017 has been and gone already! We had a fab time. Building on the success of last year, we played more games than ever. Enjoy our review of the bigger and better show in Birmingham this year; First thing we were…
Playing a fancy game? Why not add some homemade treats . . . Mike and I are both West Country born and bred, so a proper cream tea is a staple treat. 😄 Scones are a classic and super easy to make, so why not add a bit of glamour to…
Do you have times when life just gets in the way of your hobby and sucks all the fun out of it? Recently Mike and I have been struggling to find the time to play games. Mike’s job can be very demanding, so when he gets home, it is his…