Category Archives: Fun forthcoming events

Review: Continuum 2016, Games Convention in Leicester

Posted on August 18, 2016 by

WARNING: Many links contain sound. Don’t click on them if at work. Last week was spent on my annual holiday, this time spent visiting my parents in Suffolk and from Friday to Monday at Continuum, a bi-annual games convention in … Continue reading →

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Pokémon Take Back The Night in Cheltenham?

Posted on July 23, 2016 by

It was about 2.30pm yesterday and a beautiful sunny  afternoon; I was walking along Cheltenham High Street when I first noticed the two elegantly dressed, seemingly normal women. They were in their 30’s I guess, and as they approached I … Continue reading →

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My Friend Fancies You – Gaming Romance

Posted on April 26, 2015 by

So I’m back from Peaky, the game writing weekend, after a few hours on site. I left at breakfast on the first full day, with a full refund and a lift to a train station, but still pretty dejected and … Continue reading →

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The Doctor Who Missing Episodes

Posted on October 9, 2013 by

This will be a short post — I’m typing it on my phone! This year sees the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, and we have the anniversary special on November 23rd to look forward to. At 5.15pm on that day … Continue reading →

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How I came to organise a Convention (and why you probably should too!).

Posted on August 4, 2013 by

Firstly, and foremost. It is all Kevin’s fault. I never set out to organise anything – organisation and me are distant acquaintances, at the best. I rarely know what day it is; I sometimes struggle to recall the year. I … Continue reading →

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Scandinavian LARP/Freeform in England – A New Approach?

Posted on June 25, 2013 by

OK this post is about one of my hobbies, games, and more specifically live action roleplaying games and Freeforms. I’ll return to my usual subjects soon I expect, though my blog is always a bit of a hodge podge of … Continue reading →

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UKGamesExpo 2013

Posted on May 25, 2013 by

OK, so I went to UKGamesExpo today, the board, card and rpg games convention in Birmingham, held at the NEC Hilton Metropole in Birmingham: first year in that location, ion previous years it has been held near Edgbaston as I … Continue reading →

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