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Welcome if you are a boardgamer or curious about them!
Boardgaming is simply loads of fun! I started out primarily as a board wargamer due to my interest in military history but have branched out to Eurogames which has broadened my horizons and brought me in contact with terrific friends.
I’ve started this blog to give a view of boardgaming here in the UK or “Blighty”.
Blighty – a slang term for Great Britain used by British troops serving abroad
I hope to provide a variety of things here:
- My own views on games I’ve played and games I’d like to play
- NOTE – I do short reviews, the kind I prefer to read. I don’t do detailed, indepth analysis, going through every inch of a game, spoiling your own voyage of discovery. I don’t do strategy articles. Nice, concise overviews of what you get, my experience and feelings about my experience is what I do. If you want long boring analysis, go get a pillow and look on boardgamegeek. If you don’t like that I keep it concise, well, er…, tough.
- Links to UK based shops selling great boardgames
- Links to information about boardgame conventions accessible to UK boardgamers
- Links to great resources about boardgames including THE DADDY – Boardgamegeek!
Boardgames in Blighty is a proud member of the UK Gaming Media Network
Comments
Dear Dear Boardgames in Blighty,
It’s great to be in touch. I’m the publisher (and the illustrator) of ‘War on Terror, the
boardgame’ and ‘Crunch – the game for utter bankers’.
I don’t know if you’ve heard of them but we’re doing something rather
bonkers for edition 2 of War on Terror, and I thought this would
possibly interest you, and at the same time amuse!
We’re having an auction which starts this Friday, it’s a bit unusual…
here are full details:
http://www.terrorbullgames.co.uk/moneyauction/
Basically, we’re auctioning off the space on the War on Terror money, so that you can have your face on it, for the next 5,000 sets! I just couldn’t keep this to myself, feel free to tell the world. As the great hand in the sky says…it could be you!
Best
Tom
Hi Tom,
I’d be happy to spread the word. In fact, perhaps I can send you a questionnaire interview and I can also publish your responses?
Cheers,
Mark
Hi Mark,
Great to see another UK blogger who loves board games. Keep up the brilliant work!
Mike
Thanks Mike! Send me through a link to your blog and I will post it. Happy to share the love!
Mark
Hi Mark,
My blog is at http://www.drunkengoblin.co.uk. Thanks for the share!
Will return the favour right now.
Mike
[...] Boardgames in Blighty [...]
Greetings Mark,
My name is Randolph Carter and the reason I’m darkening your door today is to invite you to participate in an email interview with me for my blog, Grinding to Valhalla.
If you were to take a look at my blog you would notice it consists almost entirely of interviews with people who are involved in way or another with video games—be it through blogging, podcasting, or writing books about the subject. While this has certainly been the focus since I started this project, I’m hoping to “switch gears” so to speak. Since the subtitle of my blog happens to be, “interviewing the gamer with a thousand faces,” I thought it might be time to broaden my focus and horizons a bit.
I’ve been an avid MMO player for roughly 5 years now but have recently found myself gravitating toward board games and the online player culture surrounding them. I’m not the most sociable creature on earth, and the thought of seeking out like-minded people in my vicinity to play board games is a rather high barrier to entry for me at this point. So, I log into an MMO most nights to group up with my real life (yet long distance) friends and have a good time, while during my days at work I’m listening to podcasts and reading blogs about board games. Weird, I know.
What I’ve found most heartening is that board gamers are as passionate about their gaming pastime as anyone I’ve come across on the video game front, but I get a sense that there are many board gamers who choose not to play video games. While I’m certain people who play video games also play board games and vice versa, I’d really like to find out if there exists something of a bias or disconnect between the two, and if so, why that is.
If you would by chance be up for an interview where we could discuss this further, please let me know. Some of the questions I can see being asked would be:
Would you mind describing your blog/website/podcast for those who haven’t heard of it?
Why do you play board games?
What was your introduction to the genre?
What are some of your favorite games?
Who do you play with and how often do you play?
Do you ever play video games (console or PC)?
Would you say there is any guilt involved in doing so?
Do you see any reason why a gamer needs to choose between one or the other?
If you were surrounded by a group of diehard video gamers at a cocktail party and they discovered your board gaming tendencies, what would you tell them about the genre in its defense?
I’ve babbled on long enough for now. Please let me know if you would be up for this at some point. As I’m still working on the questions I’ll be asking, I don’t see this happening right at the moment. I’m just testing the waters for now—seeing if I can generate enough interest and participation to do a project like this justice.
Thank you very much for your time.
Take care,
RC
P.S. Sorry to clutter up your site with this drivel, but I wasn’t sure how to contact you otherwise. Please delete after reading.
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Randolph Carter
http://grindingtovalhalla.wordpress.com/
Hello Randolph. I PM’d you answers to your questions
Hi Mark,
Just wanted to check out your blog and I’m really liking it. The games today where fun and I cant wait to play the one I won in the raffle, but I’m going to wait ’til Kevin comes so I can beat him, and so I have more than 2 people to play with. Anyway just wanted to stop by and say Hi and I really like playing board games now, more than before.
Josh
Hey Josh,
Glad you enjoyed playing games with us today. Check in with my blog sometimes. Or you can subscribe and get an email when I post something (usually weekly).
Take care!
Mark
Great site!
…and kia ora from Down Under
Hi
Just wanted to check you had heard about our board game which is coming out in June?
Its called Guards! Guards! A Discworld Boardgame and is based on the books of Sir Terry Pratchett.
It will be published by Z-Man Games in the US and was designed by us, (Backspindle Games) here in the UK.
It’s strategy, fun and Discworld all rolled ito one, designed by Discworld fans for Discworld fans, and everyone else.
It has been well received by play-testers both young and older, (like me) and offers a fresh approach to the board game market.
Kind regards
David
PS Our website will be up in a few weeks
That is awesome David. Please keep me up to date with your progress with the game and when your website is up.
Hi
Just to let you know our Facebook site is up and we will be posting updates there prior to our website going live. Its Guards! Guards! A Discworld Boardgame
Brill David,
Keep us updated!
Please add:
http://www.columbiagames.com
To the page of publishers.
Pleased to do so sir!
Hey hey
Hi,
I have a new card game that I would love to send to you for a review. My friend and I have been working on it since 2009 and we have just printed our first 1000 boxes.
We are from New Zealand and have started a company, Greenstone Games, for the purpose of self-publishing this card game.
Here is a little about our game:
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1j2zAfUA7KelROeybNDehfHpu0dh2iJ2Jff8-KjH0nTU
Also, you can visit our website here:
http://www.greenstonegames.com
Would you be willing to do this? I can have it in the mail to you as soon as tomorrow.
Many thanks,
How do I send press releases to you?
Grant Dalgliesh
Columbia Games
grant@columbiagames.com