by Ellie Dix | Sep 19, 2019 | Stories from my board game family
In the 80s my Dad threw the best kids parties in South Cambridgeshire. Our birthdays were legendary. Each one had a full-on theme… we’re not just talking about a couple of hats and a paper tablecloth. No, these parties involved several months of preparation and a full...
by Ellie Dix | Jul 4, 2019 | Stories from my board game family
One of the board games we played a lot as children was The Great Game of Britain. At the start of the game, players are dealt a certain number of destination cards, some indicating places close to London, others further away. During the game, players travel on the...
by Ellie Dix | May 30, 2019 | Games and Puzzles to Play, Stories from my board game family
Last week I was chatting to my sister, Susie, about our childhood memories of game-playing and she started chuckling when remembering the games we used to play when on car journeys. One of our favourite games was Legs. To play Legs you need to avoid the motorway and...
by Ellie Dix | Apr 11, 2019 | Stories from my board game family
As a child I got bored very easily. This wasn’t helped by the fact that my little sister managed to occupy herself perfectly well for weeks on end and often was more interested in books than in keeping me entertained. If she relented and spent some time with me,...
by Ellie Dix | Apr 4, 2019 | Board Game Families, Stories from my board game family
I have a 6-point toilet grading system. There. I’ve said it. Every toilet I visit is awarded a grade or ‘ToG’. I don’t actually make a note of the grade. There is no toilet notebook squirrelled away in my bag. But I’ve thought about it. I’ve thought about taking...
by Ellie Dix | Mar 24, 2019 | Stories from my board game family
When I was three, my parents bought a timeshare. Every summer and many new years would be spent in a ‘villa’ at Plas Talgarth in deep Wales. On the drive over from Cambridge, the anticipation would be palpable. In the first 10 years there was a lot of development on...
