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Lapwinging it
Long-time readers of this blog might remember a once-common running joke, in which every time I mentioned a bird I misnamed it. This all stemmed from a photo gallery I put on Facebook back…
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But I think I can see in your face
When I’ve written about board games before, a frequently recurring theme is that a game is pitched as being “chess, but simpler”. Octogo, you may recall, billed itself this way, as did Multiplay. As,…
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Welcome to the London Borough of…, part IX
Last time: I went to the Museum of the Home, and only got two more borough signs. Slacking, really. If this project, for want of a better word, is characterised by one thing, it’s…
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Five things I learnt from vintage Argos catalogues
I went to the National Library again on Friday, after having seen a blog post by one of their librarians about their growing collection of home shopping catalogues. Given that I am now the…
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No-one ever could reach me
When is a board game review not a board game review? Well, when it’s a long digression on the subject of logic puzzles, for one. But also, I’d argue, when the game irritates the…
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Welcome to the London Borough of…, part VIII
Last time: I found a cow. It was a nice cow. Also some more borough signs, I guess. My goodness, I am tired. I’m writing this after a day with train journeys out-of-proportion in…
