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Me vs Everyone: Epic Game Weekend

01/09/202013/06/2023 Always Play Blue

This weekend was the craziest most game filled two days I’ve ever experienced since getting into the hobby. In the last few months, I’ve played several weekends with the girlfriend now. And a few weeks ago, I managed to get an evening in with the gaming buddies who got me into this hobby two years… Continue reading Me vs Everyone: Epic Game Weekend

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Me vs Girlfriend: Goodbye To Trust

23/08/202013/06/2023 Always Play Blue

Another weekend, another session of board gaming. Although that wasn’t the original plan. It was a short visit, so we were just going to do some video gaming and watch a movie. But the pull of board gaming is strong, the enjoyment of the player interaction is fun, and there is also a contest at… Continue reading Me vs Girlfriend: Goodbye To Trust

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Me vs Girlfriend: An Unexpected Battle

09/08/202013/06/2023 Always Play Blue

After returning from a day out, we decided to go for an impromptu games weekend as we had enough time over the remainder of the weekend to get a decent amount of gaming in. With the current score in our championship 1-1, it was all to play for, and someone would leave the weekend with… Continue reading Me vs Girlfriend: An Unexpected Battle

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Me vs Girlfriend: The Girlfriend’s Revenge

23/07/202007/05/2025 Always Play Blue

Three weeks ago, the girlfriend and I enjoyed our first weekend together and spent most of it playing board games. We ended up getting through nine games in those two days. This weekend just gone I arrived earlier on the Saturday and left later on the Sunday. We managed twelve games this time; six on… Continue reading Me vs Girlfriend: The Girlfriend’s Revenge

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Me vs Friends: Battle For Saturday Evening

11/07/202007/05/2025 Always Play Blue

My main gaming group, a couple that showed me the real world of board gaming in 2018, put out a call. Our mission? To reduce our shelves of shame. Game bag at the ready, and a few ‘How To Play’ videos later, I answered the call. By 5 o’clock that evening I was sat down… Continue reading Me vs Friends: Battle For Saturday Evening

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Me vs Girlfriend: The Battle of the Weekend

01/07/202007/05/2025 Always Play Blue

This weekend my girlfriend and I decided to just go crazy and play tabletop games over a 24hr period. Saturday afternoon to Sunday afternoon. This is how it went, with a running score total as I go. DAY ONE MAG-BLAST (2002) Until I met my girlfriend, I’d never even heard of MAG-BLAST. She loved it,… Continue reading Me vs Girlfriend: The Battle of the Weekend

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An Introduction

21/06/202013/05/2025 Always Play Blue

Welcome to Always Play Blue, a place tucked away on the interweb, containing reviews and ramblings of an enthusiastic board gamer. The aim of this site is just to collect my thoughts about the games I play with my small gaming groups, as well as share things like top 10 lists (who doesn't like a… Continue reading An Introduction

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