Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame OpinionsBoard Games Top 10 Anticipated Games from Essen 2019mavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks Essen is just around the corner and with literally hundreds and hundreds of new games being released, there are lots to look forward to. It’s always …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame OpinionsAirbnb Is Essen Worth It?mavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks Essen Spiel, the largest boardgame convention in the world, takes place in less than two weeks. Making the trip to Germany though, depending on where …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame OpinionsGaming Providing a Welcoming Atmospheremavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks I remember one of the first times I ever went to an organised boardgame evening here in Nottingham. It was a long time ago now and while I had played …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame Opinions Boardgame Holidaysmavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks I went on holiday last week to France. This wasn’t any ordinary holiday however. I was staying at a static caravan park, along with 100 or so other …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame Opinions Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earthmavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks I fell in love with Fantasy Flight’s Mansions of Madness 2nd Ed when I first ran the companion app. It made so many aspects of gaming (setting up, …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame Opinions Top 5 Detective Gamesmavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks There’s nothing quite like donning your period-appropriate hat and coat and hitting the streets in search of a criminal at large. From London in the …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame Opinions Pipelinemavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks Pipeline is a heavy, economic Euro about buying crude oil, refining it in your network of pipes and then selling it at a profit. Sounds simple …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame Opinions Holiday Games 2019mavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks I’m on holiday this week. I’ve gone away with a large group of both family and friends and we’re staying in a big house in a picturesque estate out …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame Opinions Printed Materials Guidemavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks If you decide to make your own boardgame, at some point you’re going to need printed materials. These are things like cards, the rulebook and of …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame Opinions Clash Royalemavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks Clash Royale is a tower-defence mobile game, but it’s one of the best games I’ve ever played. That includes boardgames, computer games and mobile …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame OpinionsBoard Games Star Wars: Outer Rimmavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks When Fantasy Flight acquire a licence, they sure make the most of it! In this case, the Star Wars games just keep coming and coming. From RPGs to war …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame OpinionsBoard Games Why are educational games so bad?mavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks A couple of days ago I took part in a playtesting event in which we were playing a prototype social-enterprise game. The stated objective of the game …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame OpinionsMind One vs Manymavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks I’ve played a slew of one-vs-many games recently, from comic-strip mayhem (Batman: Gotham City Chronicles) to Film Noire detective fiction (Detective: …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame OpinionsBoard Games Detective: City of Angelsmavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks There have a been a number of prominent “detective” games to come out over the past year or so, such as Chronicles of Crime and Detective: A Modern …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame Opinions Top 10 Games from UKGE 2019 – Part 2mavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks We covered the bottom half of the list last week, so it’s time for the Top 5. Which games from the UK Games Expo 2019 did we enjoy the most? Let’s …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame Opinions Top 10 Games from UKGE 2019 – Part 1mavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks A couple of weeks ago, I shared my Top 10 Anticipated Games from UKGE 2019. Well, we went to the UK Games Expo in Birmingham last weekend, and we …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame Opinions Top 10 Anticipated Games at UKGE 2019mavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks The UK Games Expo is our favourite convention. We go every year and film loads of videos of upcoming games. Each year, before we go, we use the …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame Opinions Unlock: Heroic Adventuresmavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks *Spoiler Free*Steve always messages me as soon as the latest Unlock or Exit games arrive at the cafe. We quickly book a time and gobble them up like …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame Opinions Abstract Games Are Elitistmavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks We recently did our Top 5 Abstract Games on the Boardgame Opinions channel. Steve and Amy particularly like abstract games. I’m not as much of a fan, …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame Opinions Tribalismmavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks Being criticised is never much fun. Many people tend to become defensive when criticised. You’ve worked hard on something and then someone comes …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame Opinions Livestreamingmavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks Last week, on the Boardgame Opinions channel, we ran our first livestream. It was Mark’s idea. It seems to be becoming more and more popular. Video …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame Opinions Batman: Gotham City Chroniclesmavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks Batman is one of those IPs that always attracts lots of attention (I’m a big fan myself). This was borne out by the Kickstarter from Monolith last …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame Opinions Heroes of Terrinothmavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks I’m a big fan of co-op games, particularly if they’re thematic and provide a sense of adventure. So when I heard about a new game from Fantasy Flight …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame Opinions Top 5 Dudes-on-a-Map Gamesmavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks “Dudes on a map” always struck me as a rather odd description for a boardgame genre, but it actually encapsulates the essence of the genre while …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame Opinions Reviews vs Previewsmavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks Kickstarter previews are pretty common these days. Prospective creators will send prototype copies of their game (often with very high quality …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame Opinions Proofreadingmavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks Have you ever shown someone something you’ve created, only for them to tear it to shreds? You put your heart and soul into something and instead of …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame Opinions UBOOTmavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks Captain Sonar is one of my favourite games. I love team games and the idea of sailing around in a submarine and trying to blow up the enemy’s …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame Opinions When Kickstarters Cancelmavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks A significant percentage of Kickstarters fail to reach their funding goal. Based on past campaigns, which tend to follow a fairly typical funding …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame Opinions Unlock: Exotic Adventuresmavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks *Spoiler Free*I love escape-room games. There are lots to choose from now, but the two series that have risen to the top are the Exit games and the …
Maven Gamesflipped into Boardgame Opinions Top 5 Community Gamesmavengames.co.uk - Jonathan Hicks Playing 2 – 5 player games regularly with the same group is a great way of building friendships. However, it can be rather insular. Even meeting up …
