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Review: Asara board game by Ravensburger

May 13, 2013 By Ellen

I’d like to say that we’re the kind of family that loves board games. The truth is I love board games and the Boys occasionally indulge me and sit down to Monopoly or, my favourite, Trivial Pursuit. So it is with great glee that I accept the opportunity to road test some new games, as it […]

Little rant: how Xbox LIVE will try to mug you in your own sitting room

May 10, 2012 By Ellen

Hamesucken. Wonderful word, it is from Scots law and refers to someone being assaulted in their own home. It nearly happened right here tonight, but luckily I think I managed to evade a serious mugging. Boy Two had nagged me for days about the new version of Minecraft for the Xbox and could he spend some of […]

Dobble delight in a tin

April 20, 2011 By Ellen

We were lucky enough to get sent a Dobble game to try this Easter hols. We like a good game around the table, or at least Boy Two and I do and everyone else puts up with it. So Boy Two and I were excited to give Dobble a whirl… It’s a game with 55 […]