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Chris Bowler
- Aug 11, 2017
- 1 min
Day 8: Codenames
Codenames is such a simple concept but it really is a fun game. Each team is composed of spies and a spymaster. The spymaster simply has to get the spies to identify all of their agents by giving cryptic single word clues, followed by a number. The spies can then guess answers up to the number given plus 1. If they guess right you put out a spy of your colour, if they guess wrong and get an opposing spy or bystander their turn is over. If however they find the dastardly assas
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Chris Bowler
- Aug 9, 2017
- 3 min
Game Night Reviews: Travel Blog
You are a student, attempting to backpack your way across Europe with only the lint in your pocket and your skills as a travel writer. Travel Blog was the closing game from our Educational Games evening and it might not be a game you are familiar with. Designed by Vlaada Chvatil and published by Czech Edition Games this small box game did not get the reception I think it deserved from the gaming community. The problem here was the price point, Travel Blog should have occupied
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Chris Bowler
- Aug 9, 2017
- 3 min
Game Night Reviews: Codenames
With our first successful meetup done and dusted I expected a full twelve months to pass by before I would have another opportunity to introduce my friends to the fun of board gaming. You could have knocked me down with a feather when less than a month later they suggested we meet up again! The evening was proposed as a social gathering, a post Christmas drink and catch up, so I seeded my bag with a couple of light party games (which I do for every party) fully expecting that
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