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Have I Got A Bargain For You
This week we have Bargain Quest, a kickstarter ( in all proper senses of the word ) game based on being a fantasy shopkeeper. Not of course to be confused with afternoon British TV stalwart Bargain...
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Spes the Final Frontier
In the last couple of weeks at NoBoG the recently released game Black Angel has made it to table to confuse and bemuse amongst the stars Euro style. Designed by the same guys that brought you the 2010...
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COVID-19
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Hello one and all, I am sure it hasn’t escaped anyones notice that the corona virus or Covid-19 has had an impact on our shores and is something we have to take seriously. In...
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NoBoG Rebooted
The Machines Have Rebelled ! NoBoG has gone virtual - gaming online on Mondays and Tuesdays 7.30pm ish on a virtual board gaming platform of your choice. Join us on Discord for the usual pre game...
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One Old NoBoGers Experience Getting Set Up With BoardGameArena for a NoBoG...
I’m a long-time boardgamer who loves being at a table with other gamers, moving wooden pieces around on gaudily-printed cardboard mats. The lockdown has stopped all this, but hasn’t stopped me gaming!...
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Gaming with Tabletop Simulator
So, you've joined the NoBoG discord, you've picked up Tabletop Simulator for Steam, and now you're ready to play games ! What do you mean you've done none of that ? Details on how to join the NoBoG...
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NOBOG - welcome to Norwich board gamers - what to expect
Firstly, don’t be afraid,It’s a friendly group who are happy to game with anyone, be they a newcomer to board games, rediscovering their interest in board games, or people who never lost that love of...
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Co-operation? What sort of trickery is this?!!!!
Forgive me a little ancient history. In my original era of gaming, barring D&D / Dungeon-crawlers (neither my thing) I can’t recall other co-operative games. I suppose Escape from Colditz was...
View ArticleThe only slightly evil 6x6x6 quiz
A little light entertainment for the festive break. Answers will be posted on NOBOG facebook page (behind a spoiler screen) Round 1. Anagrams – There’s a board game in there, what is it?Let's start...
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Archeos society: Polishing a rough diamond? Ethnos was a weird little game. Published by CMON, they of the hugely expensive Kickstarter games with glossy production values, lots of theme, even more...
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WhaDiYoB? - First Rat (2022)
🕑 6 min readWelcome to the first 'What Did You Bring?' segment. For the purposes of this (review) post, player names have been changed to protect the innocent and the furry.Legend has it that the...
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WhaDiYoB? - Ra (2023)
🕑 6 min readWelcome once again, to our 'What Did You Bring?' segment!For the purposes of this (review) post, player names have been changed to protect the innocent and the mummified.RAAAAA!! The Sun...
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WhaDiYoB? - Last Will (2011)
🕑 5 min readWelcome once again, to our 'What Did You Bring?' segment!For the purposes of this (review) post, player names have been changed to protect the innocent and the extravagant.Someone died!...
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Norwich Games Convention - a brief preview
Norwich games expo – What’s taking your fancy?This Saturday sees the *first of what hopefully will be a regular games convention in Norwich So in this **unpaid preview, what exciting things are on...
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King Charles III and I walked into a pub...
🕑 4 min readFor the purposes of this post, peoples names have been changed to protect the innocent and treasures of both national and local importance.So, every now and again (couple of times a month)...
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WhaDiYoB? - Fearsome Floors (2003)
🕑 8 min readWelcome once again, to our 'What Did You Bring?' segment!For the purposes of this post, player names have been changed to protect the innocent and the murdered.In Fearsome Floors we have...
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Game Night - Heck! It's the Fearsome Time Travelling See-Saw
🕑 8 min readZoinks! It's Game Night! For the purposes of this post, all player's names have been changed to protect the pillaged and hen-pecked worms. On this eventful Tuesday evening in August, almost...
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All fingers and thumbs - a dexterity night
It seems a long time ago now [ed: yes it is Ian, better late than never I suppose], when 6 Noboglins bravely decided it would be fun to try out some different dexterity games. First up was a sneaky...
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Game Night - TAKE THAT and Party?
🕑 8 min readHi! Game Night is 'Back for Good'! We're not going to be 'Up All Night', but we are hopeful that it 'Could Be Magic'. For the purposes of this post, all player's names have been changed to...
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WhaDiYoB? - Space Base (2018)
🕑 6 min readWelcome back again, to our 'What Did You Bring?' segment! This week will be diving into a game which doesn't seem to have made many appearances at NoBoG in recent times. Space Base by John...
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Game Night - ALAN!! A complete Leg-End.
🕑 10 min readIt's not like we, the Townsfolk, haven't seen travelling bands of (so-called) heroes before. After all, many of us rely heavily upon their lucrative trade. It's just that these ones in...
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WhaDiYoB? - The Thief of Baghdad (2006) and 12 Thieves (re-published 2017)
🕑 7 min readWelcome back again, to our 'What Did You Bring?' segment! This week will be taking a look at a game which was last mentioned (favourably) in our NoBoG Blog 8 years ago! 12 Thieves by...
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Board Game BINGO! - Duncan's Dilemma
🕑 3 min readClick to get a closer look!Tis the season to be jolly, and boy do we have a REASON to be jolly this December. Duncan from the one and only Games Room in Norwich has kindly donated a brand...
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Game Night - Take That. Robbie's Revenge
🕑 8 min readIt's Game Night once again! Plus, Take That has gotten the band back together for one night of unbridled back-stabbery, and 'board game sanctioned' revenge. Yes, strap yourself in for the...
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12 Reasons why you FAIL at explaining Board Game Rules
🕑 6 min readYes yes. I intentionally used the word FAIL to illicit a visceral reaction of fear and disgust in you. Otherwise known as click bait. So let's not talk about whooo called whooo a failure...
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