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Nothing could have prepared me for this exhibition. Hetain Patel said that he wanted to put things together in a way that …
1. Playing games with lovely folk Airecon is a relatively small convention. I’ll happily go along on my own with incredibly vague arrangements to meet people. Admittedly it’s my local convention so I often see people that I know but I also usually manage to get a game in with people who I basically see annually. It’s such a joy for me to be able to connect with people over board games.
We finally got round to playing Subbuteo Angling. It promises a ‘game of skill. No dice. No magnets.’ Plus an authentic experience …
As part of Artangel’s ‘Come as you really are’ exhibition I'm delighted to be collaborating with Barnsley Civic, to display 155 vintage games from the 1940s up to the 1990s - fairly horrified to have included the 90s but here we are! The exhibition opens on the 24th May and runs until 8th August 2025. It is part of a UK wide project led by Hetain Patel and Artangel working with 13 partner organisations including Barnsley Civic. In addition to Patel's artworks such as Somerset Road (2024), a Ford Escort rugtufted in the pattern of the artist’s grandmother’s living room carpet, and Fiesta Transformer (2013); the exhibition will also showcase a wide variety of local people's hobbies, things they have made, crafted, collected, modified - presenting an alternative portrait of the UK.
It is not without a sense of irony that my first pet peeve is those clickbaity negative posts. I really don't get why in a hobby where there are small independent companies creating wonderful games...
Because I’ve been to weddings. I’ve hung around for hours in the daytime, trying not to drink too much, speculating on when …
Photo by Liam Booth As a teacher of 17 years I amassed an array of skills which I fully expected to be …
I know the rules to over 500 different boardgames. After leaving teaching 7 years ago, I started my boardgames business – I …
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Halloween! A time of great music, great outfits and great games! Here are my top picks for this Halloween.
