GrahamS Games
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It’s small #boardgame convention/gathering time next weekend as I venture south to @tonyboydell.bsky.social’s Gathering of Chums. It will be a lovely break from my typical solo gaming fare and I can’t wait 😊
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I’ll soon be in the company of Chums | GrahamS Games
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November 10, 2025 at 7:45 AM
It’s small #boardgame convention/gathering time next weekend as I venture south to @tonyboydell.bsky.social’s Gathering of Chums. It will be a lovely break from my typical solo gaming fare and I can’t wait 😊
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A fine evening’s dungeon crawling with Stalagbite! #boardgame
It’s a simple dice chucker and token flipper, but captures the essence of what’s fun about exploring the unknown in these sorts of games.
It’s a simple dice chucker and token flipper, but captures the essence of what’s fun about exploring the unknown in these sorts of games.
November 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A fine evening’s dungeon crawling with Stalagbite! #boardgame
It’s a simple dice chucker and token flipper, but captures the essence of what’s fun about exploring the unknown in these sorts of games.
It’s a simple dice chucker and token flipper, but captures the essence of what’s fun about exploring the unknown in these sorts of games.
Do you like trick taking in your #boardgames? It’s very popular these days, though one game that I think is excellent and utilises similar mechanisms doesn’t seem to have gotten that much buzz. Here’s why I think Tidal Blades Banner Festival is worth checking out.
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Flying my Flag for Banner Festival. | GrahamS Games
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November 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Do you like trick taking in your #boardgames? It’s very popular these days, though one game that I think is excellent and utilises similar mechanisms doesn’t seem to have gotten that much buzz. Here’s why I think Tidal Blades Banner Festival is worth checking out.
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Converge from @buttonshy.bsky.social is a masterful spot of 2 player #boardgame design. It plays fast and evokes plenty of agonising sounds from its players, as they navigate the deceptively simple, yet agonising, decision space. More thoughts on the blog.
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A Converging Conversation. | GrahamS Games
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November 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Converge from @buttonshy.bsky.social is a masterful spot of 2 player #boardgame design. It plays fast and evokes plenty of agonising sounds from its players, as they navigate the deceptively simple, yet agonising, decision space. More thoughts on the blog.
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Covering 200 years of history in a #boardgame is no easy task. I played a couple of games recently that attempted just that. Very different they were too. Hispania and Comanchería both give great experiences in their own way.
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A Brace of Board Games Over 2 Centuries | GrahamS Games
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November 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Covering 200 years of history in a #boardgame is no easy task. I played a couple of games recently that attempted just that. Very different they were too. Hispania and Comanchería both give great experiences in their own way.
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In today’s #boardgame blog I discuss asymmetry in games. It’s something I’ve always appreciated, but is it always a net positive?
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Asymmetric Assumptions. | GrahamS Games
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October 30, 2025 at 11:04 AM
In today’s #boardgame blog I discuss asymmetry in games. It’s something I’ve always appreciated, but is it always a net positive?
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A day with #boardgames is always a good one if On Mars is part of the gaming menu! 😍😍 That was the case for me on Monday, as day two of my gaming trip to Wigan got underway…
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Life on Mars… it’s a bit like Wigan. | GrahamS Games
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October 28, 2025 at 6:49 AM
A day with #boardgames is always a good one if On Mars is part of the gaming menu! 😍😍 That was the case for me on Monday, as day two of my gaming trip to Wigan got underway…
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What’s better than a day spent playing #boardgames? How about one where you get to try out both Ark Nova and Sky Team for the first time! I did yesterday and it was a day to remember.
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I became better acquainted with some big-name-board-games. | GrahamS Games
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October 27, 2025 at 7:02 AM
What’s better than a day spent playing #boardgames? How about one where you get to try out both Ark Nova and Sky Team for the first time! I did yesterday and it was a day to remember.
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Certain mechanisms in #boardgames I do find off-putting. Today’s blog looks at a few of them and why I prefer to avoid them.
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What Won’t I Play? | GrahamS Games
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October 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Certain mechanisms in #boardgames I do find off-putting. Today’s blog looks at a few of them and why I prefer to avoid them.
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I tried Zapotec #boardgame last night. Seems a great choice for a midweek evening euro game. I liked it.
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Pyramid Schemes | GrahamS Games
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October 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I tried Zapotec #boardgame last night. Seems a great choice for a midweek evening euro game. I liked it.
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The weekend ended up being a bit of a @flatoutgames.bsky.social fest. After Friday’s Fit to Print, Point Galaxy, Knitting Circle and Cascadia all got some time at my table. I find their #boardgames to consistently hit for me.
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I was Flatout all weekend… | GrahamS Games
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October 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The weekend ended up being a bit of a @flatoutgames.bsky.social fest. After Friday’s Fit to Print, Point Galaxy, Knitting Circle and Cascadia all got some time at my table. I find their #boardgames to consistently hit for me.
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More Galactic Cruise from @kinsonkeygames.bsky.social @drandagames.bsky.social on the #boardgames blog today. It’s proving to be one of my favourite euro games of recent times and was a great way to spend my Saturday morning. 😊
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Cruising on up my rankings | GrahamS Games
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October 20, 2025 at 7:14 AM
More Galactic Cruise from @kinsonkeygames.bsky.social @drandagames.bsky.social on the #boardgames blog today. It’s proving to be one of my favourite euro games of recent times and was a great way to spend my Saturday morning. 😊
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Fit to Print from @flatoutgames.bsky.social is proving to be one of the best games to teach at my school #boardgames club. Here’s why…
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Hot off the press | GrahamS Games
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October 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Fit to Print from @flatoutgames.bsky.social is proving to be one of the best games to teach at my school #boardgames club. Here’s why…
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At opposite ends of the #boardgame spectrum today we have Comanchería from @gmtgames.bsky.social and Leaping Lions from @buttonshy.bsky.social I love the variety available to a solo gamer in this hobby. Oh, it’s blog post no. 400 today too! 🎉🎊😍
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Bison and Lions Encapsulate my Tastes in Solo Gaming. | GrahamS Games
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October 16, 2025 at 6:57 AM
At opposite ends of the #boardgame spectrum today we have Comanchería from @gmtgames.bsky.social and Leaping Lions from @buttonshy.bsky.social I love the variety available to a solo gamer in this hobby. Oh, it’s blog post no. 400 today too! 🎉🎊😍
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My review of one of the hot releases of 2025, Fate of the Fellowship, is now up on #boardgames blog. It comes complete with the tenuous use of quotes. One can simply head there to read them.
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Review Time - Fate of the Fellowship | GrahamS Games
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October 15, 2025 at 6:45 AM
My review of one of the hot releases of 2025, Fate of the Fellowship, is now up on #boardgames blog. It comes complete with the tenuous use of quotes. One can simply head there to read them.
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Leaping Lions is fun and very pretty… but they will get carried away and dance off the end of your play mat! 😄
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October 14, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Leaping Lions is fun and very pretty… but they will get carried away and dance off the end of your play mat! 😄
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More nautical #boardgames in today’s blog. The Nautilus gets a second run out in the wonderfully thematic Nemo’s War, whilst I continue to have no Shallow Regrets about my love of (almost) all things solo from @buttonshy.bsky.social
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From The Deep to the Shallows. I Regret Nothing. | GrahamS Games
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October 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
More nautical #boardgames in today’s blog. The Nautilus gets a second run out in the wonderfully thematic Nemo’s War, whilst I continue to have no Shallow Regrets about my love of (almost) all things solo from @buttonshy.bsky.social
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I rectified a notable gap in my solo #boardgame playing experiences today. I played the excellent Nemo’s War at last. It was worth the wait.
A 16 year old design that still felt fresh and interesting. Lovely.
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A 16 year old design that still felt fresh and interesting. Lovely.
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76.48 Leagues to My Table - Nemo’s War | GrahamS Games
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October 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I rectified a notable gap in my solo #boardgame playing experiences today. I played the excellent Nemo’s War at last. It was worth the wait.
A 16 year old design that still felt fresh and interesting. Lovely.
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A 16 year old design that still felt fresh and interesting. Lovely.
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In today’s #boardgame blog I take a look at those in my collection featuring the wonderful art of @ianotoole.bsky.social. Be it through characterful illustration, or intuitive graphic design, it never fails to add positively to my board game playing experience.
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Art making a difference - Ian O’Toole | GrahamS Games
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October 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
In today’s #boardgame blog I take a look at those in my collection featuring the wonderful art of @ianotoole.bsky.social. Be it through characterful illustration, or intuitive graphic design, it never fails to add positively to my board game playing experience.
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The second of my 2 part mini series on my experiences starting out in the world of solo #wargames is now live and up on my #boardgames blog.
I hope my experiences in the war game world will continue.
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I hope my experiences in the war game world will continue.
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A Former Non-Wargamer’s Experience With Solo War Games. Part 2. | GrahamS Games
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October 9, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The second of my 2 part mini series on my experiences starting out in the world of solo #wargames is now live and up on my #boardgames blog.
I hope my experiences in the war game world will continue.
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I hope my experiences in the war game world will continue.
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It’s a big ol’ #boardgame blog entry today. I take a look at some of the #wargames I’ve now played from the perspective of a former non wargamer.
It was harder than I thought to write about… but I got there and am pretty happy with this one. 🙂
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It was harder than I thought to write about… but I got there and am pretty happy with this one. 🙂
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A Former Non-Wargamer’s Experience With Solo War Games. Part 1. | GrahamS Games
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October 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
It’s a big ol’ #boardgame blog entry today. I take a look at some of the #wargames I’ve now played from the perspective of a former non wargamer.
It was harder than I thought to write about… but I got there and am pretty happy with this one. 🙂
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It was harder than I thought to write about… but I got there and am pretty happy with this one. 🙂
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It’s a bit of a #boardgame deep dive one the blog today. I take a look at all things ‘opolis from @buttonshy.bsky.social and make my personal recommendations…
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It’s All About The ‘Opolis | GrahamS Games
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October 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM
It’s a bit of a #boardgame deep dive one the blog today. I take a look at all things ‘opolis from @buttonshy.bsky.social and make my personal recommendations…
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First impressions of Galactic Cruise #boardgame from @kinsonkeygames.bsky.social @drandagames.bsky.social in today’s blog.
Have I ever had a better one from a game? I don’t think so…
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Have I ever had a better one from a game? I don’t think so…
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Feeling over the moon (I may just pass it on my next cruise.) | GrahamS Games
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October 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
First impressions of Galactic Cruise #boardgame from @kinsonkeygames.bsky.social @drandagames.bsky.social in today’s blog.
Have I ever had a better one from a game? I don’t think so…
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Have I ever had a better one from a game? I don’t think so…
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Following on from my article about why I play #boardgames solo, today I have an in depth look at some barriers to solo gaming. Mostly serious 😉
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‘Enemies’ of Solo Gaming | GrahamS Games
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October 3, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Following on from my article about why I play #boardgames solo, today I have an in depth look at some barriers to solo gaming. Mostly serious 😉
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Today, it seems, is a good day.
My BGG Galactic Cruise competition prize has arrived! 😍😍😍🚀🚀🚀
My BGG Galactic Cruise competition prize has arrived! 😍😍😍🚀🚀🚀
October 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Today, it seems, is a good day.
My BGG Galactic Cruise competition prize has arrived! 😍😍😍🚀🚀🚀
My BGG Galactic Cruise competition prize has arrived! 😍😍😍🚀🚀🚀