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Tabletop Games Blog (they) @tabletopgamesblog.com · Jun 19
Quick PSA to publishers and retailers: feel free to use my reviews to promote your games - just add a link to the article on my blog. That's one of the reasons why I write reviews and record them in audio format. Who's with me? 😊👍 #boardgames #reviews (Photo by Joshua Earle on Unsplash)
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52 Duels is now LIVE on Kickstarter!

⚔️ Unique Heroes
🧙‍♀️1-2 players head to head
❤️ Play with a standard deck of cards

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A graphic of a game sheet with playing cards arranged around it. Title text reads '52 Duels, 1 or 2 players, 20 minutes, for ages 8+' with a green banner at the top reading 'Now Live on Kickstarter'
December 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Do you want to have the chance of winning great board games and also support UK #foodbanks as the weather is getting colder? Then answer a simple question and get yourself some #raffle tickets.

More info and enter here: raffall.com/403887/enter...

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Fundraising for The Trussell Trust - Buy a £1 ticket, support UK food banks and have a chance to win either Ayar or a bundle of Bad Trevor, Isle of Night and Club of Cthulhu.
December 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Balance in board games is one of those much-talked-about topics that keeps cropping up. In this article, I want to look at the role that balance plays in board game design.
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#boardgames #balance #design #boardgamedesign
Losing Balance - the role of balance in board games (Topic Discussion) | Tabletop Games Blog
Balance in board games is one of those much-talked-about topics that keeps cropping up. Some people want games to be perfectly balanced, so that players' only advantage comes from their skill and hour...
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December 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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I’m so chuffed to have been given review copies of Roller Disco, a clever shedding game which is due to come to crowdfunding early next year, and Tricky Landing, a trick-taking game with a dexterity twist. Both are from @huffnomore.bsky.social and I’ll review them soon. 😃👍 #boardgames #CardGames
Roller Disco Tricky Landing
December 2, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Any solo gamer in the house? 2 days to go 🙂👉🏾 gamefound.com/en/projects/...
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Another excellent episode of But Why Vikings? recorded with the wonderful @ava.foxfort.net tonight. 3 episodes out and we would love to hear from you on the questions you would like answered. No question is too big, no fee is too big (but seriously its free)

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But Why Vikings?
Podcast in Spiele · Zweiwöchentlich · Any unanswered questions at your gaming table? Ava Foxfort, Tim Clare, and Iain McAllister mull over tabletop conudrums: from etiquette at the table to recommenda...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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The Six of VIII Kickstarter launches tomorrow! 👑 Brand new edition from 25th Century Games. Art by Faith Schaffer.

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December 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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Woodland chefs scurried between stoves, each eager to cook the most delicious dishes that burst with Umami by Don Eskridge from @heidelbaer.de with art by Ikuko Nakai.
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#boardgames #reviews #CardGames #SetCollection
Umami (Saturday Review) | Tabletop Games Blog
Under the glow of the moon, the forest stalls sizzled and steamed. Ramen bowls, takoyaki, and miso soup filled the air with rich, savoury aromas. Woodland chefs scurried between stoves, each eager to ...
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November 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Happy #smallbusinesssaturday to all my fellow creators out there 😁

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November 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Do you want to have the chance of winning great board games and also support UK #foodbanks as the weather is getting colder? Then answer a simple question and get yourself some #raffle tickets.

More info and enter here: raffall.com/403887/enter...

Also, please reshare. 🙂👍

#boardgames #charity
Fundraising for The Trussell Trusts - Buy a £1 ticket, support UK food banks and have a chance to win either Ayar or a bundle of Bad Trevor, Isle of Night and Club of Cthulhu.
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Happy birthday! 🥳 👍
atikingames.bsky.social Atikin Games @atikingames.bsky.social · 4d
Atikin Games is 6 years old today and I thought I'd use the chance to share some of my favourite photos from UKGE this year as I didn't post them at the time 🙈

Thank you everyone for supporting Atikin Games 😊

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A photo collage of me with friends
November 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Do you want to have the chance of winning great board games and also support UK #foodbanks as the weather is getting colder? Then answer a simple question and get yourself some #raffle tickets.

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Also, please reshare. 🙂👍

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Fundraising for The Trussell Trusts - Buy a £1 ticket, support UK food banks and have a chance to win either Ayar or a bundle of Bad Trevor, Isle of Night and Club of Cthulhu.
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Wir haben einige Exemplare des Arcs-Basisspiels im Angebot: www.spielworxx.de/2025/11/27/a...
Arcs-Grundspiel verfügbar!
Einige Exemplare verfügbar
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November 27, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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I've put up a post explaining why I am bringing Brainwaves to an end. This was originally a patron only post and then in our Discord.

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An Important Brainwaves Announcement - The Giant Brain
Over the last year or so I’ve been changing up what I do with The Giant Brain. I’ve focused more on RPGs, taken to writing a little less regularly but taking more time with...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Yay! I got my review copy of Eternitium from Haumea Games. It looks amazing. Can’t wait to play it soon! Thank you very much. 😃👍 #boardgames
the box of Eternitium and the Next Gen booster pack
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Board games are often seen as a way to bring people together. They are like a shared language that sometimes conveys more than words ever can.
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#boardgames #thoughts #SharedLanguage #LinguaFranca #language
Games as Lingua Franca - how board games can overcome language barriers (Topic Discussion) | Tabletop Games Blog
Board games are often seen as a way to bring people together. They're a social activity, even for solo gamers. When we sit down to play, we fall into familiar rhythms of turns, actions and mechanisms....
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November 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Answer one question and get yourself some tickets to not only support UK #foodbanks now that the weather is getting colder, but also be in with the chance of winning some great games.

More info and enter here: raffall.com/403887/enter...

Also, please reshare. Thank you. 🙂👍

#boardgames #charity
Fundraising for The Trussell Trusts - Buy a £1 ticket, support UK food banks and have a chance to win either Ayar or bundle of Bad Trevor, Isle of Night and Club of Cthulhu.
November 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Indeed. 😃👍
We should play board games together. いっしょにボードゲームをしましょう
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Hello everyone. There is a new episode of Brainwaves out today which is one of our last episodes. Brainwaves is coming to an end.

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Brainwaves 171 - Final Countdown - The Giant Brain
Iain and Oliver are in the studio to bring you the latest tabletop news from around the globe. Also this episode we have a special announcement.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Gentle reminder that our latest episode is up and running and waiting for your ears, and its a great wee chat with @emgamescoring

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S10 Ep556 Board Game NuMedia, Crowded Nazguls, Cardboard Retreats and EmGameScoring | We’re Not Wizards Tabletop Podcast
Joined by EmGameScoring to chat all about being involved in the latest hotness of this new Instagram media stuff, which I'm not convinced will take off. However they are doing very well in the space a...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Do you want to support UK food banks and be in with a chance to win some amazing board games, and hopefully receive them before Christmas, then enter the winter #raffle. Tickets are £1 and bundles are available.

Find out more and enter here: raffall.com/403887/enter...

#charity #win #prizes
November 23, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Do you want to support UK food banks and be in with a chance to win some amazing board games, and hopefully receive them before Christmas, then enter the winter #raffle. Tickets are £1 and bundles are available.

Find out more and enter here: raffall.com/403887/enter...

#charity #win #prizes
November 23, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Crisps! by Shreesh Bhat from Little Dog Games with art by Sai Beppu is a really cool 2-player climbing card game. I especially love the double-sided crisp packet point cards: one packet is one point, two packets is two points. You win when you have three points. Very clever product design. 😃👍
a fan of cards from Crisps! the double-sided point cards with one crisp packet on one side and two crisp packets on the other
November 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Eight children of Inti and Mama Quilla taught the first clans many skills. They were the Ayar: Children of the Sun by @flopiano.bsky.social and Mandela Fernandez-Grandon from @ospreygames.bsky.social with art by @ianotoole.bsky.social.
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#boardgames #reviews
Ayar: Children of the Sun (Saturday Review) | Tabletop Games Blog
From the mist of Lake Titicaca, eight children of Inti and Mama Quilla stepped onto the high plains, their feet brushing the grass and waking the land itself. As their journey continued, the mountains...
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November 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM