Building a board gaming community. Here are the games we played, lots of variety across the tables. Res Arcana Orleans Barcelona The Quest for El Dorado Aberration Maracaibo Splendor Jamaica Sniper Elite: The Board Game Qwirkle Skyrise Faraway Thunder Road: Vendetta – Maximum Chrome Brass: Birmingham Star Realms: Frontiers Trust Me, I’m a Doctor Trust […]
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Classic and contemporary games of many different types came out at this event. There was lots of fun at the tables interesting discussion over dinner. Look at the range of games in use on the night: Roll Camera! Monster Hunter World: The Board Game Aberration The Quest for El Dorado It’s a Wonderful World Heat:
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The first event following Meeple Escape was well attended. Lots of different games hit the tables, here are some highlights. Labyrinth: Chronicles looks stunning with 3D walls and character miniatures. This beloved game now not only looks good but has a co-op campaign adventure with hidden components and challenges to unlock as the story unfolds.
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Thunder Road: Vendetta was played multiple times. The expansion Carnage at Devil’s Run adds the ability for cars to be set on fire! My game with Dave, Jake and Zac lived up the promise of high-speed carnage. I deployed my orange helicopter twice, shooting at Dave, the race leader even when my cars were
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Meeple Escape tickets are hot! So, get into as many games as possible to prepare 😀 Scythe: The Rise of Fenris Orléans Heat: Pedal to the Metal The Quest for El Dorado Fort Thunder Road: Vendetta Get Stacked Five Crowns 12 Rivers Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest Machi Koro 2 Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game Guillotine Skull
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Sanctuary – A new game in the Ark Nova universe Sanctuary – Individual player mats full of beautiful animals 2026 is off to a big start. Games old and new, short and long hit the table. Sniper Elite: The Board Game was out for the second week in a row and was drawing quite
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Twas the game night before Christmas. Not many were out. A few focused players setup with care and enjoyed many adventures through the evening fair. Lords of Waterdeep Legendary: Big Trouble in Little China Splendor: Marvel Drop Drive It’s a Wonderful World Bad Company Carcassonne The Quest for El Dorado River of Gold Barbecubes Coup
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“Playing a game is the voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles” (Bernard Suits) On 15/11/2025 there were plenty of unnecessary obstacles to voluntarily overcome, here are some of them. Piles! A Fast-Paced Free-For-AllSkullWicked: The GameSolar StormThe Guild of Merchant ExplorersCatanFrostpunk: The Board GameProject LSkyriseCarcassonneMagic: The GatheringHigh SocietyBitesKingdom Rush: Rift in TimeDistilledCoupKarubaIt’s a Wonderful WorldSpellwards Exploding
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Here are the games we played at the second event of August: AhoyBrass: LancashireThe Isle of CatsOn the UndergroundCatanLazy Samurai (playtest)Splendor DuelBlockbusterThe Oregon TrailThe Castles of BurgundyHiveCoffee RushHeat: Pedal to the MetalFlip 7 The Oregon Trail Card Game with Jimmy would have the be one of the toughest games. I sat down at the table
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“I like how varied CBG events are. A huge, epic game of Eclipse last week, compared to some small, relaxed 2 player games of Gentle Rain this week. The experiences of each CBG Event are so different but each enjoyable in their own way.” – Mike Here are the fantastic games that made it
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