Having broken the writer’s block a little, time for some more games. For all of my caveat that I didn’t much enjoy games as a child, there were some that I did. Ways to like games (when you don’t) If you are the Sore Loser at home, it can help to go somewhere else to …
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Game on: you know…
Well. It turns out that if you really want to avoid blogging, combining ongoing building work with someone being Ill All Week is a good way to go. Except that I didn’t want to avoid it (and being ill all week is NOT a good way to go). But the illness had its upside – …
Game on: pairs
Call it pairs, call it pelmanism – it’s all about matching. And memory. And when it comes to memory, junior players often do pretty well. This is another card game – one which needs a bit of space to spread. So this is one that’s less good for the train, OK for the floor (for …
Game on: instructional writing
I’ve got into a habit of writing a round-up piece at the end of the month. Because I’m on catch-up, fitting in posts to dates after the event (confessions, eh?), I thought I’d slot one in mid-month instead. For a change. There’s a whole load of instructional writing out there on the web. I’ve read …
Game on: Zoo Am I?
So you’re getting the hang of Animal Vegetable Mineral – but why not just stick to the animals? And wear silly hats on your head at the same time? This is the premise of Zoo Am I? – the bonus being that you get to see the picture of the animal throughout, which makes it …