by Ellie Dix | Apr 25, 2023 | Games and Puzzles to Play
Here’s a new game for you to try… Snakey Path. It plays in a similar way to the classic game, Boxes, but the object is different. In Snakey Path, your aim is to get the longest path in your colour. Like Boxes, you start by creating a grid of dots. You can choose the...
by Ellie Dix | Mar 22, 2023 | Games and Puzzles to Play
Here’s a fabulous 2-player game that I’ve only just discovered – Shooting Stars. I found it in The Lost Art of Having Fun by Gyles and Saethryd Brandreth. All you need is a piece of paper and two pens. Start by dividing the paper into three equal sections. You...
by Ellie Dix | May 10, 2022 | Games and Puzzles to Play
In this game, playing cards represent flowers. Flowers start in one of six flowerbeds or within your bouquet. Pick all the flowers from the garden in the right order to win the game. Flower Garden is a solo patience game. You will need one standard 52-crd deck of...
by Ellie Dix | Mar 31, 2022 | Games and Puzzles to Play
Chomp your way through a chocolate bar, but avoid taking the last square. Chomp is a game for exactly 2 players. You will need paper and two pens. Preparation Each player takes a pen. Draw a rectangular grid on the paper to represent the chocolate bar. You could...
by Ellie Dix | Jan 27, 2022 | Games and Puzzles to Play
Sevens is a dice game for 2+ players which relies on lucky rolls! You will need: Six regular 6-sided dice Pen and paper for scoring How to play The game takes place over a number of rounds. Every player has a turn in each round, but you must rotate the starting...
by Ellie Dix | Jan 20, 2022 | Game Reviews, Games and Puzzles to Play, News
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...
