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Matt - Our Board Game Life
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💚Matt & Lauren💜
🎲 Playing games & having fun
📝 Reviews, previews, first impressions and boardgame-related musings
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Matt - Our Board Game Life @ourboardgamelife.bsky.social · Feb 5
Hey #BoardSky!
I've been lurking around for a week or so and thought I should say 'hi!' to the #boardgame community!
I'm Matt.
- BGA: SpoonfedByAliens
- Plays: Green
- Favourite Theme: Nature (also pirates!)
- Favourite Games: Mice and Mystics, Wingspan, Azul
- Other likes: F1, TV and Film
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Smallfolk by @rocnestgames.bsky.social is hitting Kickstarter today.

In smallfolk you travel the lands with heroes, collecting folklore and weaving them into your own story. It's cosy and filled with meaningful decisions.

Review on our blog:

ourboardgamelife.com/2025/06/25/s...

#boardgames
Smallfolk – Kickstarter Preview
Advert: We received a loaned copy of the game from Roc Nest Games via the UK Board Game Review Circle. This is a prototype so components and gameplay are subject to change. All opinions are ours an…
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September 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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We found out that the pen really is mightier than the sword in this up-and-coming puzzle book meets choose-your-own-adventure, Pencil Book Quest by @grumpyspidergames.bsky.social - coming to Kickstarter today!

Review on our blog:

ourboardgamelife.com/2025/09/07/p...

#Review #Puzzle #BoardGames
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September 9, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Birds of a feather flock together in this sassy battle to rule the roost! Pull up a Perch to read our thoughts on this cute-but-not-so-friendly area control game.

Full review on our blog:

ourboardgamelife.com/2025/08/15/p...

#BoardGames #BoardGameReviews #BoardGameSky
Perch – Review
Advert: This game was loaned from Inside Up Games via the UK Board Game Review Circle. All opinions are ours and our reviews are always honest. Birds of a feather flock together in this sassy battl…
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August 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Good news fellow puzzle detectives! A digital adaptation of MicroMacro (@hachettebguk.bsky.social) launched yesterday on iOS and Android.

Check out our full review on our blog:

#boardgames #boardgamereviews

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MicroMacro: Downtown Detective (App) – Review
Advert: We were gifted this game via the UK Board Game Review Circle. All opinions are ours and our reviews are always honest. “The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever o…
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August 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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If you can lean into the randomness, then Doomlings is definitely worth checking out! It’s recently been our go to game when we want something quick & strategy light!

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Doomlings – Review
Advert: This game was gifted by Doomlings. All opinions are ours and our reviews are always honest. It’s time to speedrun evolution: from the inception of life to the end of the world! Let’s dive i…
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August 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Vines and Flowers: Blooming Harmony is live on Kickstarter. The tactile nature of building up a pergola in the centre of the table combined with puzzling out how to get the most petals was the biggest strength.

Take a look at our full review here:
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Vines and Flowers: Blooming Harmony – Review
Advert: This prototype was loaned by Whales Entertainment. Components and rules are subject to change. Yesterday this new bud on the block launched on Kickstarter – and here’s what we thought…
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August 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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I've had a blast playing the new @meeplecorpgames.bsky.social digital adaptation of Kingdomino that was gifted to us for review purposes.

Read our thoughts:

#DigitalGames
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#Games

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Kingdomino: Digital Edition – Review
Advert: We were given a pre-release version of this game by Meeple Corp via the UK Board Game Review Circle. All opinions are ours and our reviews are always honest. Today I’m reviewing another new…
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June 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Over the last few weeks we have been lucky to take a journey into the beautiful world of SMALLFOLK a cosy upcoming game from Roc Nest Games, coming to Kickstarter in September.

#BoardGames
#BoardGameSky
#Reviews

Read our thoughts here:
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Smallfolk – Kickstarter Preview
Advert: We received a loaned copy of the game from Roc Nest Games via the UK Board Game Review Circle. This is a prototype so components and gameplay are subject to change. All opinions are ours an…
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June 28, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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We took a sneak peak at Interstellar Adventures, an 3 episode 'escape room' style puzzle adventure game from Minty Noodles.

Read what we thought about the first episode here (we don't spoil the puzzles or plot!):

#BoardGameSky
#BoardGame
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INTERSTELLAR ADVENTURES: THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY – FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Advert: This was a prototype loaned from Minty Noodles via the UK Board Game Review Circle. This is a prototype so components and gameplay are subject to change. All opinions are ours and our revie…
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June 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Los Banditos has a lot of potential and there were some elements we enjoyed. We were really excited for the train-building heists, but unfortunately the 2-player gameplay didn’t quite win us over in its current form. 

#boardgames

Read our review here:

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Lost Banditos: The Train Heist Card Game – First Impressions
It’s time for some rootin’ tootin’ train swag grabbin’ in this Western-themed card game! Will you choo choo choose to risk waiting until the next turn and hope you get the right cards to finish the…
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June 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Ever mew-sed about launching your own cat cafe business? Well, we have the purrrr-fect game for you! Especially if you like cosy tile laying combined with a sprinkling of take-that style game play.

Read our review here:
#BoardGames

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Cozy Cat Cafe – First Impressions
Advert: We received a loaned copy of the game from Stami Games via the UK Board Game Review Circle. This is a prototype so components and gameplay are subject to change. All opinions are ours and o…
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June 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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In space, no one can hear you scream…in frustration as your newly fixed thingamajig gets ANOTHER electrical fault and explodes in flames for the eleventy-billionth time. Uh oh, there’s Trouble on the Tempus!

Full review here:

#boardgames #boardgamereview

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Trouble on the Tempus – First impressions
Advert: We received a loaned copy of the game from Minor Disaster Games via the UK Board Game Review Circle. This was a prototype so components and gameplay are subject to change. All opinions are …
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May 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Are you going to the UK Games Expo this year? Are you wondering what games you should beeline for when you get there?? Well, if you want some inspo check out our UKGE 2025 hit list - the games we’re hoping to see more of at the expo!
#BoardGames #BoardGameSky

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UKGE 2025: The Hit List
Are you going to the UK Games Expo this year? Are you wondering what games you should beeline for when you get there?? Well, if you want some inspo check out our UKGE 2025 hit list – the game…
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May 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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'Run, Forrest, Run!'

Wait no, that's not right…today it’s Run, Mule, Run! that we’re reviewing!

Kids and adults alike will be entertained by the ever-so-slightly chaotic nature of Run, Mule, Run!

Full review:

#BoardGameReviews #BoardGames
#BoardGameSky

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Run, Mule, Run! – Review
Advert: This game was gifted by Playte Games. All opinions are ours and our reviews are always honest. RUN, FOREST, RUN! Wait no, that’s not right…today it’s Run, Mule, Run! that we’re review…
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May 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Fight for Inheritance gave us a lot of laughs. Regular gamers may be familiar with the basic mechanics (eg. Action cards) but combining them with the coin mitigation feels like a fresh take.

Full review:

ourboardgamelife.com/2025/04/25/f...

#BoardGameSky #BoardGames #Reviews
Fight for Inheritance – First Impressions
Advert: This game was loaned by Red Cannon Games via the UK Board Game Review Circle. All opinions are ours and our reviews are always honest. The Krazy King is on his deathbed, surrounded by his m…
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May 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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May 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Hey PnPs

Spotted this on #BoardGameGeek

We really recommend Cavern Shuffle by Gravy Boat Games as a great Solitaire Style Solo game. Its now available as a pnp for £3!

If you fancy supporting a small canadian designer like Ryan!

#BoardGameSky #BoardGame
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Cavern Shuffle: Maze of the Minotaur PNP | Cavern Shuffle: Maze of the Minotaur
Hello Everyone! You read that right! Cavern Shuffle: Maze of the Minotaur is now available on the website as a “lower ink” prototype version. The choice to provide the game as a prototype version was...
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May 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Last year we went to the #UKGamesExpo with our baby!

We’ve been to UKGE many times before, but we were nervous about how it would to go with a baby in tow… of course it turns out we had nothing to worry about!

Read about it here:

#BoardGames #Fun #BoardGame

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UK Games Expo with a baby – our experience
Last year we went to the UK Games Expo (UKGE) with our 7 month old baby. We’ve been to UKGE many times before, but we were still nervous about how it was going to go with a baby in tow…and of cours…
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May 2, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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The @ukge.bsky.social is less than 1 month away and we've asked our Instagram followers if they had any questions about it. We had q's about food, demoing, and the bring and buy & more

Check out their q's and our responses here:

#BoardGames #BoardGameSky

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UK Games Expo – your questions answered!
AD/disclaimer: UKGE have given us press passes that cover entry for the event. This has not affected our opinion. It’s almost time for he UK Games Expo, the UK’s biggest board game conv…
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May 1, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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This is awesome!
lookoutgames.bsky.social Lookout Games @lookoutgames.bsky.social · Apr 28
Playing board games are intangible cultural heritage 🎲

A few weeks ago, UNESCO declared board games to be an intangible cultural heritage. And we couldn't agree more on the reasons why board games are so important to human society!
A picture of a dark grey table with the board game Atiwa on it. From either side there are hands reaching in playing the game. On the picture is the logo of UNESCO and the text "intangible cultural heritage".
April 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Our vibrant jungle tile-laying game, HUTAN, has received the Mensa Select award!

Try out Hutan for yourself: rebrand.ly/Hutan
boardgamewire.bsky.social BoardGameWire @boardgamewire.bsky.social · Apr 28
Hundreds of Mensa members wrap up four-day board gaming marathon by revealing this year’s Mensa Select award winners:

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@theop.games @25thcentury.games @sabrinac.bsky.social @hachettebgusa.bsky.social @simplyfun.bsky.social @ludoliminal.bsky.social
A hand reaches across a table holding a magnifying glass board game component, above a series of tesselated coloured tiles. Diatoms by Ludoliminal Pink and green playing cards with colourful symbols and black numbers, surrounded by cardboard playing boards of green and blue with cardboard flowers and tree pieces on them. Hutan board game
April 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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We really liked Hooky - you're trying to correctly identify which children are skipping class by learning which children are in each players hands. Deffo recommend if you enjoy puzzly deduction games. Think a mashup of Cluedo and Letter Jam.

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Hooky – First impressions
Advert: This game was gifted by Rio Grande Games. All opinions are ours and our reviews are always honest. The morning bell is ringing and school is about to start – but some cheeky children …
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April 30, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Welcome, weary travellers! Come in and have a tankard of ale while you wait for the rest of your party - soon we will head out on a quest. But for now, we DRINK!

Full review for Gather Your Party by Gravy Boat Games:

#BoardGames #BoardGameSky #BoardGameReviews

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Gather Your Party (Tavern Edition) – First impressions
Advert: This game was loaned by Gravy Boat Games via the UK Board Game Review Circle. All opinions are ours and our reviews are always honest. Welcome, weary travellers! Come in, sit down and relax…
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April 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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BoardGameSky!

Whilst writing our review for Gather Your Party by Gravy Boat Games (posting later) we were reminded of this Michael McIntyre joke.

What funny words for drunk do you use or can come up with?

#BoardGameSky

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Michael Mcintyre - Gazebo'd
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April 29, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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It’s feeding time in the forest! All you have is acorns, but that’s what every animal is craving.

Acornism feels suited for a family with younger kids - it's a fun way to practice basic addition.

full review:

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Acornism – Review
Advert: This game was loaned by Phantomlab via the UK Board Game Review Circle. All opinions are ours and our reviews are always honest. It’s feeding time in the forest! All you have is acorns, but…
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April 29, 2025 at 8:42 AM