by Ellie Dix | Nov 8, 2023 | Games and Puzzles to Play
Collector is a strategic pen and paper game for 2 players by Walter Joris. How to Play Draw a 6 x 6 grid on a piece of paper and randomly decide which player will start. Each player will need a different colour pen. On your turn, mark one box with a dot of your...
by Ellie Dix | Sep 27, 2023 | Games and Puzzles to Play
Area control is one of my favourite board game mechanics. I love the visual spacial nature of these strategy games. From classics like El Grande and Carcassone to Through the Desert, Iwari and Imhotep, I can’t get enough of them. The most well known example is...
by Ellie Dix | Jun 14, 2023 | Games and Puzzles to Play
Here’s a game that I used to play with my Granny. It’s a pen-and-paper game that’s best with 2 players but can stretch to 3. How to play Start by drawing a 9×9 grid. Then choose a 9-letter word to write across the middle of the grid. If you want to...
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...
