April was a quieter month for me on @bgstatsapp.bsky.social with the journey continuing with the Hobbit, whilst the journey ended with Ticket to Ride - Legends of the West. The game has been an absolute blast. Looking forward to meeting up with friends @ukge.bsky.social @tsmag.bsky.social

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March @bgstatsapp.bsky.social gaming saw a lot of games hit the table, helped by a few days at a small gathering on the South coast. My favourite new game was Druids of Edora, a smooth, fast playing Feld design. @tsmag.bsky.social

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February’s @bgstatsapp.bsky.social My favourites: Recall, Fate of the Fellowship & Crystal Palace. Disappointment of the Month goes to Monumental which despite 2 plays just has too many issues. @tsmag.bsky.social

January’s @bgstatsapp.bsky.social plays include some great older games: Elfenland, Galaxy Trucker and the quirky Kablamo! A lot of enjoyable and fun games marked the start of 2026. @tsmag.bsky.social

My 2025 year in gaming on @bgstatsapp.bsky.social Another fantastic year where my highlights were Galactic Cruise, Tales of the Arthurian Knights, LotR: Fate of the Fellowship & Golem. Wishing you all a very Happy & Healthy 2026. @tsmag.bsky.social

December on @bgstatsapp.bsky.social was dominated by the Exit Advent Calendar (which felt somewhat more difficult this year) and party style games over Christmas. @tsmag.bsky.social

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Merry Christmas and a Happy & Healthy New Year.

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November on @bgstatsapp.bsky.social shows a lower number of plays due to holidays. It was great to get War of the Ring back to the table along with my first solo play of Recall - the latest game from the team that designed Revive (one of my favourites). @tsmag.bsky.social

Monopoly gets a bad rep from modern boardgaming fans... Is it fully deserved, though...? Mostly? Perhaps? Maybe? 😉

Some cracking games played in October @bgstatsapp.bsky.social The Essen releases are trickling through: Ink - fast abstract race to the finish with great components. The Hobbit there and back again - a story based roll and write. @tsmag.bsky.social

September gaming on @bgstatsapp.bsky.social was helped by a private gathering of gamers weekend in the wilds of Norfolk. LotR Fate of the Fellowship topped the list in plays and enjoyment - what a cracking game from @wizkids.bsky.social @tsmag.bsky.social

Just back from a small Boardgame get together with friends in the wilds of Norfolk. Great venue, fantastic games and a few beers 😏. My highlights were: Fate of the Fellowship, Black Orchestra and Tekhenu along with the ever spooky Blood on the Clocktower.

August game plays on @bgstatsapp.bsky.social had a lot of lighter games. My favourites for the month were Obsession and Mombasa both of which deliver a fantastic gaming experience. @tsmag.bsky.social

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Issue 28 of @tsmag.bsky.social is now available for free download at: www.tabletopspirit.com Along with my review of Tales of the Arthurian Knights from @wizkids.bsky.social other reviews include: Age of Galaxy, Path of Civilisation, Tales of the Arthurian Knights, & Toy Battle. Happy reading.

July’s holiday played into my game plays @bgstatsapp.bsky.social It was good to play some games designed for 2 players and Jaipur did not disappoint - it’s a great game. Other games of note have been Das Motorsport Spiel and Airlines Europe - a couple of golden oldies!

June’s @bgstatsapp.bsky.social with the great story telling Arthurian Knights from @wizkids.bsky.social hitting the table. Jaipur and Agent Avenue are fun for 2 players. @tsmag.bsky.social

My May gaming on @bgstatsapp.bsky.social Great fun with Flip 7 which really comes alive with higher player counts 😆. Story telling with Tales of the Arthurian Knights - a great experience! Continuing space trips with Galactic Cruise. A wide range of games makes a great month. @tsmag.bsky.social

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Last night The Arthurian Knights were creating Tales of their adventures across the realm. Tremendous fun was to be had as they travelled across the lands in search of renown😆

Two cracking new games entered my collection in April @bgstatsapp.bsky.social - the outstanding Galactic Cruise from @drandagames.bsky.social and the fun Flip 7. What a great month of gaming. @tsmag.bsky.social

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March was a cracking month for @bgstatsapp.bsky.social gaming, helped by a small get together on the South coast. To game of the month is definitely Galactic Cruise from @drandagames.bsky.social @tsmag.bsky.social

Just back from the annual gathering of gaming friends on the south coast. I played some great games but the stand out for me was Galactic Cruise from @drandagames.bsky.social which I enjoyed so much that I ordered a copy before I left! 😃. @tsmag.bsky.social

My print-and-play game Pride & Preju-Dice is free in the latest edition of Tabletop SPIRIT Magazine! Also, I write a little about how we used crowdfunding and The Gamecrafter to distribute it.

February’s gaming was boosted by the WinterDice get together. Some great games hit the table and Railways of the World was a first for me…….and it is now in my collection. With another get together in March, 2025 is becoming a great year for games.

This issue includes my reviews of SETI & Diluvium and snapshots of Saer and Night Ky Explorers.

Games played at WinterDice 2025 - a very small private get together of Boardgaming friends in the Norfolk Broads. The games ranged from long RPG style co-ops through to fun fillers. A great time was had by all.

2025 is off to a good start with January’s played games, with some older games appearing - Atlantis and Thurn & Taxis. @bgstatsapp.bsky.social @tsmag.bsky.social

A great couple of surprise boardgame birthday presents. I’m well happy 😃 @timclare.bsky.social

December game plays - not surprisingly dominated by the fantastic Exit Advent Calendar and light party games. What a month! @bgstatsapp.bsky.social @tsmag.bsky.social

Happy New Year. Here are my 2024 game plays @bgstatsapp.bsky.social

The Christmas tradition of Pitchcar was upheld again yesterday.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy & Healthy New Year.

Another “fun” evening of lighter games as my gaming group met for the last time this year.

With Christmas rapidly approaching yesterday’s gaming got into the mood of lighter, fun games.

And so it begins 😃

November gaming on @bgstatsapp.bsky.social Plenty of @spielessen.bsky.social releases hitting the table with my favourites being SETI (likely to be my game of the year), River of Gold, Cities & Diluvium. What a month 😃! @tsmag.bsky.social

A few years ago, only a few players at the table made a record of the games. Not it is the rare one or two players that don’t record the plays, and everyone I know uses this App. 👍

Yesterday, by pure Coincidence, the theme was the letter “C” so we played: Cities (pictured) - a cracking little drafting game. In the footsteps of Marie Curie - very quick sort of set collection game. Cloudage - an under the radar Pfister game. A good afternoon of gaming.

Last night we introduced a couple to our boardgaming hobby. The choice of quick, light, fun games went down really well 😃 with Nuts A Gogo from @itten-games.bsky.social a real blast! The decision to leave Nucleum for a future session was the right one 😆. @bgstatsapp.bsky.social

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SETI this time with 3 players - which tbh is probably the best number for the game. It will take some effort to shift this from my game of the year as I just love the theme and the way it plays. I’m considering reducing the number of rounds to 4 when playing with 4 players 🤔

Thanks for the follow and Sky Towers feature in this month's issue.

This week two more Spiel Essen releases hit the table. River of Gold: an enjoyable streamlined dice driven game. Great design and plays in an hour with 4 players. The Fog escape from paradise: an abstract race to escape the encroaching fog. A bit too much time was spent thinking about the moves 🤔

Yesterday at a small local gathering, I played these games @bgstatsapp.bsky.social Really enjoyed Saer from last months Spiel Essen and Chinatown from over 20 years ago.