The Board Game Book: Volume 1

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Jennifer Page lives near Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire with her husband Hermi and his very – no, make that extremely – large collection of board games. By the end of the book, the author had completely won me round, particularly because the book took a twist you don’t often see in this kind of book and which I thought was quite brave, and I was really glad I had picked it up.

Building books that provide both epic action combos, as well as completing these set collection goals! I would happily pick up another book featuring these characters and set in this world and look forward to seeing what the author comes out with next. Tabletop board games are having a comeback, and especially within a younger, tech-y audience who enjoys the challenge and opportunity to work in an analog sphere.

Cycling back to ‘History is written by the victors’, it’s pleasing to say that no, no it is not, in Books of Time. Or, you can forgo the bonus and instead bin off your top Objective Tile, because hey, you’re aiming for the stars! After completing Make Your Own Board Game, readers are equipped with a broad understanding of game construction and flow and ready to create games that are playable and satisfying, while also expressing the makers’ unique creativity and passions. BookLovingLady wrote: "The title of this Listopia says A book with the name of a board game in the title. Jesse Terrance Daniels,creator of the award-winning “Hibernation” game, is the founder of Pied Raven Games.

It was a pain to see how we can fit them all on the shelving but now I want to cover them in blacks and whites and golds to go with our frames in the room and further complicate things. The excellent writing is backed up by stunning imagery that looks phenomenal across the book's large pages.

With sections on everything from quick and simple family games to complex strategy, the book offers something for gamers of all tastes and experience levels. Readers will learn the “building blocks” of game design, including game components, rules, and gameplay mechanics, and then how to craft a game, with a variety of examples and design prompts. Earlier this year we published the first edition of The Board Game Book, a hardcover series exploring the most exciting new tabletop games.