Category: Board games

  • Favourite games of 2018

    Favourite games of 2018

    According to my BGStats game app, I played 78 different games last year. That’s a game and a half for every week of the year! While many were repeats, I did manage to get in many new-to-me games. Here are my top new-to-me games of 2018, in no particular order. One Night Ultimate Alien Okay,…

  • The healing power of games

    The healing power of games

    There are a lot of benefits to tabletop gaming, even if you aren’t suffering a major illness. But reflecting back, gaming really was a positive factor that got me through the bad times.

  • Tabletop Day 2015

    Tabletop Day 2015

    Happy International Tabletop Day! We hosted another Tabletop Day event. This time we were at Pastime Sports & Games, and the store sponsored the event with prizes and event space. We had to host it on Sunday, even though the official ITTD was Saturday. But that didn’t discourage people from showing up, we had 50…

  • Board games for camping trips

    Board games for camping trips

    Blair and I kicked off summertime with a camping trip in the backwoods with our friends. There was 20 of us in total, half of that being kids under the age of 12. It was a fun, relaxing week filled with sunshine, campfires, and – of course – board games! Obviously not all board games…

  • Tabletop Day 2014

    Tabletop Day 2014

    Happy International Tabletop Day! Blair, Deanna, Ethan, and I were very excited to host an event to celebrate one of our favourite hobbies. Hosted in Surrey, BC, we had 50+ attendees. Plus we had indie game developers Giant Monster Games and For Greed or Glory on hand demoing their proto games. Thanks to everyone who…