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Newcastle Gamers – 28th January

I got to the venue nice and early this time — in expectation of a packed house and a shortage of parking spaces and tables — only to discover that attendance levels were back down to the club’s more usual … Continue reading →

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Newcastle Gamers – 14th January 2011

First meeting of the year, and the first in the club’s brand new venue – Christchurch, Shieldfield… just over the road from the Northumbria University design school (or, as most people know it: “That funny-looking building where the Warners cinema … Continue reading →

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December Gaming…

The start of December saw a weekend trip down to Birmingham, so that Mrs Shep could do the traditional pre-christmas present-swap with her old university chum. This is excellent news, as Mrs Shep’s best friend’s husband is also a bit … Continue reading →

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Newcastle Gamers, 26th November

This week, I have been mostly playing… 7 Wonders – only my third ever game, and this time with a full complement of 7 players. Frankly, I played *way* better on my previous games. (I think my mistake was actually … Continue reading →

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Newcastle Gamers, 12th November

Paid my second trip to Newcastle Gamers at the weekend, and decided to turn up a bit earlier this time… which was probably just as well, as the games that I joined turned out to be pretty lengthy ones… First … Continue reading →

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