by Ellie Dix | Mar 30, 2020 | Board Game Families, Video
Ellie gives some tips for helping children with their board game strategies whilst keeping the mood positive and the relationship in tact. It’s no secret that children often struggle to learn from parents. The relationship between parent and child is so much...
by Ellie Dix | Mar 23, 2020 | Board Game Families, Video
Ellie looks at two tableau building games – Shakespeare and Dice Hospital. In tableau builders, players focus most of their attention on their own player board. Whilst there is competition over resources, interaction is minimal and conflict is eliminated....
by Ellie Dix | Mar 9, 2020 | Game Reviews, Video
Ellie shares 3 dexterity games: Q-Bitz, Tokyo Highway and Meeple Circus. Dexterity games require a steady hand and quick decisions. Build beautiful constructions, spot patterns quickly and balance horses on upside-down elephants. What’s not to like? Read...
by Ellie Dix | Mar 2, 2020 | Board Game Design, Board Game Families, Video
In this video, Ellie Dix shares some ideas for engaging members of the family who show an interest in board game design. Find out how to get started in a gentle and easy way by setting challenges to expand and adapt games you currently have. What is in your board game...
by Ellie Dix | Feb 24, 2020 | Board Game Families, Video
In this video, Ellie Dix helps parents to navigate an activity that is loaded with potential problems. Learning how to teach new board games to your family smoothly and calmly will help parents to succeed in the metagame. Watch Ellie’s introduction to the...
by Ellie Dix | Feb 17, 2020 | Board Game Families, Video
In this video, Ellie Dix introduces the idea of the metagame by sharing an extract of her book The Board Game Family: Reclaim your children from the screen. This is the concept that is often most useful to parents. Playing the game on the table is only part of the...
