Snakey Path

Snakey Path

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...
Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars

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...
How to play Flower Garden

How to play Flower Garden

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...
How to play Chomp

How to play Chomp

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...
How to play Sevens dice game

How to play Sevens dice game

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...