Simon Laycock
@notsofastmatey.bsky.social
Teacher, geek, crafter, board gamer.
Big thank you to @roxley.bsky.social for replacing my missing Burton-On-Trent card from Brass:Birmingham at no cost.
August 28, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Big thank you to @roxley.bsky.social for replacing my missing Burton-On-Trent card from Brass:Birmingham at no cost.
Had a nice half term board games day yesterday. Played The Great Wall for the first time, then immediately played it again.
May 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Had a nice half term board games day yesterday. Played The Great Wall for the first time, then immediately played it again.
My GCSE Computing class took a look at the components inside my old ZX Spectrum under the visualiser, marvelled at tapes and floppy disks, then had a quick go at Manic Miner. What a day!
March 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
My GCSE Computing class took a look at the components inside my old ZX Spectrum under the visualiser, marvelled at tapes and floppy disks, then had a quick go at Manic Miner. What a day!
Had a fun day trying to get my old ZX Spectrum (48k) working. I've owned this since 1984. Successfully did the mod to output composite video and game it all a good clean, but it crashes after a few minutes of use. Multimeter ordered. Now I need to learn how to use it.
March 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Had a fun day trying to get my old ZX Spectrum (48k) working. I've owned this since 1984. Successfully did the mod to output composite video and game it all a good clean, but it crashes after a few minutes of use. Multimeter ordered. Now I need to learn how to use it.
Had an idea for a Christmas -themed game, so I knocked up a prototype. Needs work, but there are some interesting decisions already.
December 24, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Had an idea for a Christmas -themed game, so I knocked up a prototype. Needs work, but there are some interesting decisions already.
2 player games tonight: Ahoy, Sky Team and a homemade version of High Tide. Enjoyed them all - we like placing dice for actions. I might make a nicer version of High Tide.
December 3, 2024 at 10:49 PM
2 player games tonight: Ahoy, Sky Team and a homemade version of High Tide. Enjoyed them all - we like placing dice for actions. I might make a nicer version of High Tide.
December 1, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Imagine you're enough of an idiot to throw away the doors from Undaunted Callisto, assuming they're just part of the punchboard. 3D printer to the rescue!
November 30, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Imagine you're enough of an idiot to throw away the doors from Undaunted Callisto, assuming they're just part of the punchboard. 3D printer to the rescue!
Played New Bedford and Bausack this week at #boardgames night. I really enjoy the amount of game in a relatively small box (New Bedford) and Bausack is just very silly. Pay to refuse?
November 21, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Played New Bedford and Bausack this week at #boardgames night. I really enjoy the amount of game in a relatively small box (New Bedford) and Bausack is just very silly. Pay to refuse?
Working our way through Undaunted Callisto. Today was scenario 5, with bridges and doors. Tense finale with victory for the LFA as they destroyed the escape pod with the prisoner waiting next to it to board. Does the red line indicate you can't shoot through it? #boardgames
November 16, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Working our way through Undaunted Callisto. Today was scenario 5, with bridges and doors. Tense finale with victory for the LFA as they destroyed the escape pod with the prisoner waiting next to it to board. Does the red line indicate you can't shoot through it? #boardgames
Fantastic game of Root last night. Lizards, otters and rats all kept each other in check, the board a desolate wasteland. Rats won.
September 25, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Fantastic game of Root last night. Lizards, otters and rats all kept each other in check, the board a desolate wasteland. Rats won.
You wait ages for a new game, then 2 turn up at once. Exciting!#boardgames
September 21, 2024 at 3:01 PM
You wait ages for a new game, then 2 turn up at once. Exciting!#boardgames
Been looking forward to this one @ospreygames.bsky.social #boardgames
September 19, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Been looking forward to this one @ospreygames.bsky.social #boardgames
I took some great little games on holiday to play with the family: Coup, Bandido, Love Letter, Bohnanza... Of course I couldn't get anyone to actually play them. Lovely holiday though.
August 30, 2024 at 9:32 PM
I took some great little games on holiday to play with the family: Coup, Bandido, Love Letter, Bohnanza... Of course I couldn't get anyone to actually play them. Lovely holiday though.
