by Ellie Dix | Mar 24, 2022 | Board Game Families
This is a clip from The Board Game Family by Ellie Dix. From party games like Wink-Murder and Murder in the Dark to board games such as Cluedo, crime and killing have always been popular themes. You may have tried a murder mystery evening with a group of friends or...
by Ellie Dix | Jan 13, 2022 | Board Game Families
This is a clip from The Board Game Family. To elevate board gaming to a fundamental part of the family identity, introduce some rituals. These rituals can be low-key and designed to make everyone happy and comfortable, or they could be quite elaborate and designed to...
by Ellie Dix | Nov 25, 2021 | Board Game Families
It’s nearly the festive season, a time of year well-known for inducing tension in the happiest of families. Here, I explain why some traditional games encourage arguments but that help is at hand in the form of newer games on the market. Why do we play board games at...
by Ellie Dix | Nov 18, 2021 | Board Game Families, Game Reviews, News, Video
I present a show on Teacher Hug Radio called The Game School. It’s a show about all sorts of tabletop games and how to use them for teaching and learning. There’s a new episode every two weeks. Listeners in the UK can tune in live through the Teacher Hug...
by Ellie Dix | Nov 11, 2021 | Board Game Families
This is an extract from The Board Game Family: Reclaim your children from the screen by Ellie Dix and published by Crown House in 2019. Modifying the official scoring to reduce arguments and increase harmony at the table can work for many games. Let’s take a look at...
by Ellie Dix | Sep 30, 2021 | Eight Games
In Eight Games different board gamers share the eight games they’d select in eight different situations. The links are given to Board Game Geek listings for you to find out more. This month Adam Collins shares his eight games. Adam is a board game enthusiast. He has a...
