The Dark Imp Blog
Update: Cakes and thanks
Top Cakes This week we've been packaging up lots of copies of Top Cake. Top Cake is a bidding game where players try to win layers of cake and stack them on top of each other to create high score showstoppers. The preorders of BuzzleBox 2 are being shipped on Monday...
Alfie reviews… Tatsu
Alfie Dix, 17, reviews board games that he plays with the family and subsequently with groups of friends. Here’s his review of Tatsu. Nothing quite compares to it... The tension, the brainpower and the dedication involved in one vs one gaming. Stakes are high and...
Video: 7 ways to occupy the enthusiastic gamer
If your children want to spend more time playing board games than you can realistically give them, here are some ways that you can occupy them and maintain their board game focus. https://youtu.be/_IE3G3bo7lo
Update: Scrap collecting, town planning and restaurant opening
Scrap Collectors My new bag-building game, which I wrote about last week for the first time, has had a new iteration. Now action takes place around a rondel - a circular track that players move around. The board is modular so can be set up in a number of ways -...
90 Second Nerd’s Eight Games
In Eight Games different board gamers share the eight games they’d select in eight different situations. The links are given to Board Game Geek listings for you to find out more. This month the 90 Second Nerd team (Bekah, Jenny, Nick, and Dallas) choose their eight...
Video: 2 heavier games to get stuck into during lockdown
Ellie shares two games that require a bit more learning time but give lots of replayability and intellectual stimulation - The Magnificent and Terra Mystica. Lockdown is a good time to tackle something a bit more complex! https://youtu.be/bJQcw8RNHAs
Update: Badges, bag building and a trailer
Trailing Uranus! Dedicated readers of this blog will have followed the design process for my 3-6 player cooperative network building game - URANUS! My hope is that Uranus will be published later in the year. But to get people excited and interested in this new game,...
How to cooperate for cooperative games
Conflict within board games can be the cause of many meltdowns around a family’s gaming table. Attacks within a board game can feel personal. Even competition over pooled resources or available cards can trigger messy explosions. I’ve previously written about conflict...
Video: 3 fun games to lighten lockdown
In this video, Ellie shares 3 games that will lighten the mood and brighten your day: Rhino Hero, Hey That's My Fish and Cash 'n Guns. https://youtu.be/R6ENgDiZ92Q
Update: The Dark Imp in the Press
Press Association Article A Press Association article that I contributed to has started to appear in different papers this week. The article is called “Easter entertainment ideas for kids in lockdown: Nine of the best family games”. Spoiler alert...the BuzzleBox is at...
Countdown!
With lockdown in full swing, many of us have been watching more daytime TV than is usual (and possibly healthy). But, at least some programmes provide an intellectual challenge! Not least, the British institution that is... Countdown. A simple idea. Three games that...
Video: Doughnut Dash and Top Cake
Ellie introduces you to her two new games - Doughnut Dash and Top Cake! Both games are available in The Dark Imp Shop. https://youtu.be/1nFoA9pXohs How to Play Doughnut Dash How to Play Top Cake