tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034888015247889941.post7128237489199875618..comments2024-03-27T02:25:16.462-07:00Comments on Heather Doran: Bring Back Board GamesHeather Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743182952112081912noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034888015247889941.post-27278503602510498222012-02-09T11:50:53.559-08:002012-02-09T11:50:53.559-08:00If you live in Aberdeen there is an excellent game...If you live in Aberdeen there is an excellent game called 'coppit' http://www.yesterdaystoys.co.uk/Spears-Games-Coppit_ASH40.aspx<br /><br />Some of the hats are missing..Heather Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01743182952112081912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034888015247889941.post-14803739181601187932011-11-09T05:04:30.890-08:002011-11-09T05:04:30.890-08:00I remember Escape from Colditz! What a blast from ...I remember Escape from Colditz! What a blast from the past. I also remember in the dim and distant past a space age game where the board was just a starfield and you moved around with a horse-shoe shaped scoop thing picking up pegs! Can't for the life of me remember the name, and google isn't helping.<br /><br />For more modern entertainment I thoroughly recommend The Really Nasty Horse Racing Game. Hours of fun making your friends horse fall at hedges, and then stealing all their winnings at the end of a race!filmrrusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08242906606942840491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034888015247889941.post-5438447694758232202011-11-02T16:12:47.395-07:002011-11-02T16:12:47.395-07:00@luciemussett that sounds amazing I will have to t...@luciemussett that sounds amazing I will have to try and get my hands on one!Heather Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01743182952112081912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034888015247889941.post-70300383586534508082011-11-02T07:51:47.688-07:002011-11-02T07:51:47.688-07:00I spoke too soon!
http://www.goingunderground.co...I spoke too soon! <br /><br />http://www.goingunderground.com/@luciemussettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034888015247889941.post-64763008426378526362011-11-02T07:50:39.488-07:002011-11-02T07:50:39.488-07:00One of the best New Years' of my life was spen...One of the best New Years' of my life was spent in with friends, drinking wine and playing a game called something like "Animals on the Underground" (or "Magic Pigeon" as a pleasing synechdoche). The story is that all the animals from London ZOo have espcaped, and the players - as zoo keepers - have to travel round the tube map collecting back up their errant wards, all aided by the aforementioned mystical flying vermin. It's cracking. Can't find it on the interwebs though :(@luciemussettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034888015247889941.post-5314726185403542642011-10-18T00:24:38.627-07:002011-10-18T00:24:38.627-07:00Ooh some great suggestions!! Thanks!
I used to ha...Ooh some great suggestions!! Thanks!<br /><br />I used to have to try and play games on my own too (mostly because my sister<br />was well grumpy) I feel your pain lonelyasamushroomcloud P.S. in Aberdeen the Brewdog pub has some fab games!!Heather Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01743182952112081912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034888015247889941.post-61714556310662113062011-10-15T09:58:13.949-07:002011-10-15T09:58:13.949-07:00I used to love board games, and we had quite a few...I used to love board games, and we had quite a few of them, but I ended up playing most of them on my own because my sister was such a big cheating bastard and mum could never remember the rules.<br /><br />You might want to watch/read shut up and sit down - a thing by two very clever personages who know lots of things about games. They write words down, and then say them to a camera and make it go on the internet. There's probably a name for that. It's here:<br /><br />http://www.shutupshow.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034888015247889941.post-57777852312913501952011-10-13T02:30:05.162-07:002011-10-13T02:30:05.162-07:00Gotta love a good board game. The Pond family love...Gotta love a good board game. The Pond family love them, especially at Christmas. Risk, Funny Fits, Monopoly and the Crystal Maze game are just a few in our collection.<br /><br />You need to check out the Crystal Maze one- http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/16723/crystal-mazeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034888015247889941.post-42759552056160453522011-10-13T01:29:40.530-07:002011-10-13T01:29:40.530-07:00Woo, I love boardgames too! We have a load of rand...Woo, I love boardgames too! We have a load of random games from the 70s, as well as French Monopoly which is hilarious as you argue over translations of Community Chest cards! <br /><br />If you want a brilliant family game check out Survive! where everyone is trying to escape from a sinking island by rowing tiny boats through shark-infested waters.<br /><br />For lots of good boardgaming stuff check out Shut Up & Sit Down (www.shutupshow.com) and the irregular board gaming column Cardboard Children on Rock, Paper Shotgun (www.rockpapershotgun.com/tag/cardboard-children).<br /><br />Have you been into Plan 9 on Rosemount Viaduct?Nick Bramhall (@Astronick)http://www.invertedworld.co.uknoreply@blogger.com