Gnomes at Night has got everything… a fun game.. a maze… teaching kids life skills through play… gnomes that move as if by magic.
It’s the most “Brain Spice” thing I’ve ever seen…
In Enthrone, you out-sneak your opponent. This is a 2-player bluffing game, and I love it!
I've discovered a personal fascination of bluffing games, late in my life, which is hilarious, because I'm also very bad at them. I don't really care.
Bluffing games give you permission to be a little bit wicked. You find a dozen subtle ways to deceive - even down to where you stare at the board.
You know when you see something labelled glow-in-the-dark… and you assume that it means it’s going to be 10 minutes of you holding it up to the light, before then turning the light off and trying to convince yourself it’s now glowing?
…We’ve all done it.
Thankfully though, I’ve discovered that Ghost in the Attic is NOT that game 👻✨
Do you think Cleopatra became Queen of Egypt before or after the invention of the toothbrush?
That’s the sort of question you have to ask yourself when you play Timeline.
…(I’ll include the answer below - I know you’re wondering now!)
If you love quirky humour in your games…
this one’s for you.
Organ Attack is a family-friendly game where the aim is to destroy your opponent’s organs… before they destroy yours.
We’ve started doing something new in store… and I think it might be one of my new favourite things.
We’ve asked some of our younger customers to write little reviews of games they love - and we’ve put them up on our shelves…
I have to admit something - I’ve never actually played this game using the full official rules.
Not because I don’t love it - it’s one of the funniest games in our house…
I was doing a jigsaw puzzle with the kids this week, and had a random thought.
Who actually invented jigsaw puzzles? Was it accidental… or did someone come up with this on purpose?
Can you create the best crew to sail the 7 seas and get you the most gold?
Captain Flip is a lightweight, family-friendly game for 2–5 players, aged 8 & up, with a typical playtime of around 20 minutes.
For homeschoolers, games like these are a powerful tool - not just for learning logic or practicing reading, but for building perseverance, confidence, and a lifelong love of learning.
Because homeschooling isn’t just about ticking curriculum boxes or getting perfect test scores. It’s about raising curious, capable kids who know HOW to think - not just WHAT to think.
When all the focus is on results, kids don’t learn to love learning - they just learn to fear failure.
And that’s the opposite of what we want.
Games like these teach kids (and adults!) that success rarely happens on the first try - and that’s totally okay. Getting it wrong the first time isn’t failure - it’s part of the process.
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