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Over the years, I have demoed quite a lot of games at a few different locations. So in this article, I want to share my demoing method, which can also be applied to teaching games in many ways.
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Demonstrative Board Gaming - my approach to demoing games (Topic Discussion) | Tabletop Games Blog
Over the years, I have demoed quite a lot of games at a few different locations. It all started back in 2019 at Essen Spiel, where I demoed Fog of Love to the German audience. More recently, I have be...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Over the years, I have demoed quite a lot of games at a few different locations. So in this article, I want to share my demoing method, which can also be applied to teaching games in many ways.
tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/11/11/d...
#boardgames #thoughts #demoing #demonstrating #teaching
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#boardgames #thoughts #demoing #demonstrating #teaching
A two-handed learning game of Ayar from @ospreygames.bsky.social @flopiano.bsky.social @mandelafg.bsky.social & @ianotoole.bsky.social in the books. First impressions are great, I want to play again right away and do better sun scoring! Touches of Merv, Sankoré and others all over it.
November 9, 2025 at 10:20 AM
A two-handed learning game of Ayar from @ospreygames.bsky.social @flopiano.bsky.social @mandelafg.bsky.social & @ianotoole.bsky.social in the books. First impressions are great, I want to play again right away and do better sun scoring! Touches of Merv, Sankoré and others all over it.
I'm a big Stefan Feld fan, so I was very happy when The Druids of Edora landed on my doorstep. I like it a lot, despite the terrible translation job and missing things from the rulebook, but luckily there's an FAQ (linked to in the review) punchboard.co.uk/the-druids-o... #boardgames #boardgamesky
The Druids Of Edora Review - Fun forest frolics from Feld
A new Stefan Feld game arriving is always exciting to me. You never quite know what you're going to get.
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October 27, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I'm a big Stefan Feld fan, so I was very happy when The Druids of Edora landed on my doorstep. I like it a lot, despite the terrible translation job and missing things from the rulebook, but luckily there's an FAQ (linked to in the review) punchboard.co.uk/the-druids-o... #boardgames #boardgamesky
I have appeased the owl. My soul is my own for another day.
October 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I have appeased the owl. My soul is my own for another day.
A great way to spend your dark winter evenings, now that the clocks have gone back.
If you are thinking of gifts for Xmas this year, my book about tabletop games, The Game Changers (UK, other territories) / Across the Board (US, Canada), is out in paperback, audiobook & ebook. I think it is good for anyone who loves boardgames old or new, or who likes stuff on culture & history.
October 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A great way to spend your dark winter evenings, now that the clocks have gone back.
The collaboration I never knew I needed
New Mr Poirot and Little Miss Marple books to be published | Books | The Guardian share.google/Rqw2CP1dwmn1...
New Mr Poirot and Little Miss Marple books to be published | Books | The Guardian share.google/Rqw2CP1dwmn1...
New Mr Poirot and Little Miss Marple books to be published
Agatha Christie’s popular detectives feature in new Mr Men and Little Miss stories – Mischief on the Nile and Muddle at the Vicarage
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October 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The collaboration I never knew I needed
New Mr Poirot and Little Miss Marple books to be published | Books | The Guardian share.google/Rqw2CP1dwmn1...
New Mr Poirot and Little Miss Marple books to be published | Books | The Guardian share.google/Rqw2CP1dwmn1...
I can almost hear the midi music from the menu screen...
October 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I can almost hear the midi music from the menu screen...
I installed Omarchy on an old SSD. Runs fast, looks nice, and I can even play Overwatch on Linux nowadays. Times have changed for sure!
October 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I installed Omarchy on an old SSD. Runs fast, looks nice, and I can even play Overwatch on Linux nowadays. Times have changed for sure!
What could possibly be in this, I wonder...? Hmmm, new a new Stefan Feld game to get stuck into, I'm excited to see what it's all about.
October 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
What could possibly be in this, I wonder...? Hmmm, new a new Stefan Feld game to get stuck into, I'm excited to see what it's all about.
I done gone wrote a review about an Uwe game. Not many reviewers would think of Rosenberg Ripple as an ice cream flavour, but here you go - punchboard.co.uk/kanal-review... @ulible.bsky.social @hachettebguk.bsky.social #BoardGameSky
Kanal Review - Waterway to make a game
For me, though, Kanal is another of those games I'll return to again and again when I have an hour to myself and want to get away from the screen. A delicious solo puzzle ice cream with Rosenberg ripp...
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October 13, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I done gone wrote a review about an Uwe game. Not many reviewers would think of Rosenberg Ripple as an ice cream flavour, but here you go - punchboard.co.uk/kanal-review... @ulible.bsky.social @hachettebguk.bsky.social #BoardGameSky
Both of these are great. Go take a look, I'll leave links to my previews in the comments.
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Grab both a copy of Fetching Feathers & D.O.T for only £25 (save £4) and the option to pick up for free from UKGE26!
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Grab both a copy of Fetching Feathers & D.O.T for only £25 (save £4) and the option to pick up for free from UKGE26!
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Fetching Feathers & D.O.T
Attract fancy flocks to your seasonal sanctuaries in Fetching Feathers & Duel with a Difference in D.O.T.
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October 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Both of these are great. Go take a look, I'll leave links to my previews in the comments.
It's hump day, and if you need a little pick-me-up to get you through and be a day closer to the weekend, let Ned's Atomic Dustbin do it. Still one of the greatest feel-good, upbeat, happy songs ever www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqGz...
Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Grey Cell Green
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October 8, 2025 at 7:59 AM
It's hump day, and if you need a little pick-me-up to get you through and be a day closer to the weekend, let Ned's Atomic Dustbin do it. Still one of the greatest feel-good, upbeat, happy songs ever www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqGz...
Trick takers - who on earth likes those?!
Turns out it's me. I do. I like them.
I've been playing a very good one called Idle Hands from Fukutarou of @fukuroudou.bsky.social and @dnlnwmn.bsky.social , so I wrote a bunch of words to tell you all about it. punchboard.co.uk/idle-hands-r...
Turns out it's me. I do. I like them.
I've been playing a very good one called Idle Hands from Fukutarou of @fukuroudou.bsky.social and @dnlnwmn.bsky.social , so I wrote a bunch of words to tell you all about it. punchboard.co.uk/idle-hands-r...
Idle Hands Review - Full of negatives, yet brilliant
If you like trick-taking games, especially those with a little bit of needle in them, a little bit of take-that, you'll have a great time with Idle Hands
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October 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Trick takers - who on earth likes those?!
Turns out it's me. I do. I like them.
I've been playing a very good one called Idle Hands from Fukutarou of @fukuroudou.bsky.social and @dnlnwmn.bsky.social , so I wrote a bunch of words to tell you all about it. punchboard.co.uk/idle-hands-r...
Turns out it's me. I do. I like them.
I've been playing a very good one called Idle Hands from Fukutarou of @fukuroudou.bsky.social and @dnlnwmn.bsky.social , so I wrote a bunch of words to tell you all about it. punchboard.co.uk/idle-hands-r...
I taught myself The Coil from @amuristudio.bsky.social after their Kickstarter fulfilled super fast. What a clever game. You use your faction's dice to constantly one-up everyone else, aiming to claim cards from all players according to secret agendas. Very pretty too!
October 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I taught myself The Coil from @amuristudio.bsky.social after their Kickstarter fulfilled super fast. What a clever game. You use your faction's dice to constantly one-up everyone else, aiming to claim cards from all players according to secret agendas. Very pretty too!
@cmyk.games Magical Athlete's recent reprint has been making waves, so I bought myself a copy from @travelgames.bsky.social and have been playing it a LOT recently. I wrote a review all about it, which you can read here - punchboard.co.uk/magical-athl... #BoardGameSky
Magical Athlete Review - Hysterical nonsense of the best kind
Magical Athlete is the Black Sheep of the family. The nonconformist. The maverick. The 'bad game' which is an absolute blast to play.
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October 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
@cmyk.games Magical Athlete's recent reprint has been making waves, so I bought myself a copy from @travelgames.bsky.social and have been playing it a LOT recently. I wrote a review all about it, which you can read here - punchboard.co.uk/magical-athl... #BoardGameSky
I picked up The Roottrees Are Dead in the current Steam sale. It's set in the 90s and you're trying to piece together a huge family tree, using a lot of very early internet sleuthing. I'm in love with it at the moment, it has proper Return of Obran Dinn feels. store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/...
Save 20% on The Roottrees are Dead on Steam
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:23 AM
I picked up The Roottrees Are Dead in the current Steam sale. It's set in the 90s and you're trying to piece together a huge family tree, using a lot of very early internet sleuthing. I'm in love with it at the moment, it has proper Return of Obran Dinn feels. store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/...
This is the very gorgeous Small Folk from @rocnestgames.bsky.social . A full preview to come, but for now just look at this ♥️
October 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
This is the very gorgeous Small Folk from @rocnestgames.bsky.social . A full preview to come, but for now just look at this ♥️
Keep your eye on this
Excited to announce our new game Roller Disco! 🛼🪩
Roller Disco is a shedding card game where players race to empty their hand of cards while playing sequences around a mirrorball. It’s fast, frantic and a lot of fun!
Planned crowdfunding launch in 2026!
Roller Disco is a shedding card game where players race to empty their hand of cards while playing sequences around a mirrorball. It’s fast, frantic and a lot of fun!
Planned crowdfunding launch in 2026!
October 1, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Keep your eye on this
These games arrived courtesy of @dnlnwmn.bsky.social . Tonight I learned Lepidoptery and Greasy Spoon. I really like the Connect 4 mechanism of Lepidoptery already :)
September 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
These games arrived courtesy of @dnlnwmn.bsky.social . Tonight I learned Lepidoptery and Greasy Spoon. I really like the Connect 4 mechanism of Lepidoptery already :)
It's that time of year again. Even the mental health equivalent of a Shawshank escape this week won't stop me making my Christmas cake. 10 weeks of feeding it brandy start tonight, and the house smells amazing.
September 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
It's that time of year again. Even the mental health equivalent of a Shawshank escape this week won't stop me making my Christmas cake. 10 weeks of feeding it brandy start tonight, and the house smells amazing.
Another new game from @unfringedthings.bsky.social is hitting Kickstarter in a couple of weeks, and I've been playing it. I think I might even like it better than the headliner, Fetching Feathers 😅 Curious? Read my preview of D.O.T here - punchboard.co.uk/d-o-t-previe...
D.O.T Preview - Duelling with a difference
D.O.T is the game I keep thinking about, and the one I keep wanting to go back and play around with a little more.
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September 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Another new game from @unfringedthings.bsky.social is hitting Kickstarter in a couple of weeks, and I've been playing it. I think I might even like it better than the headliner, Fetching Feathers 😅 Curious? Read my preview of D.O.T here - punchboard.co.uk/d-o-t-previe...
I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Sep 24th 2025) in less than 7 minutes
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who are criminals and who are innocent!
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September 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Sep 24th 2025) in less than 7 minutes
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Astraios tonight. Very obviously from the same mind as Acornism, but different enough to have both for sure. Clever little tile layer with glow in the dark printing! @phantomlab.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Astraios tonight. Very obviously from the same mind as Acornism, but different enough to have both for sure. Clever little tile layer with glow in the dark printing! @phantomlab.bsky.social
I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Sep 20th 2025) in less than 12 minutes
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who are criminals and who are innocent!
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September 20, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Sep 20th 2025) in less than 12 minutes
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So Acornism from @phantomlab.bsky.social is gorgeous. Simple tile layer trying to surround animals with the correct number of acorns to score points. The definition of a cosy, autumnal, coffee table treat.
September 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
So Acornism from @phantomlab.bsky.social is gorgeous. Simple tile layer trying to surround animals with the correct number of acorns to score points. The definition of a cosy, autumnal, coffee table treat.