14 foot Trampoline – 1996
I’ve certainly spent more time lying on the trampoline gazing up at the clouds thinking about my life than bouncing on it – It’s a comfortable place to lie. I used to try to learn tricks but never had the guts to do a backwards somersault. We invented games like trying to keep a tennis […]
BloodBowl – 1994
Bloodbowl is an awesome game of probability, tactics and cunning defence. It’s a cross between chaotic chess and fantasy football. I started playing in the evenings at school when I was 14. We had a busy league. 10 years later, in an attempt to spend more time with my brother, we started playing at the […]
Hammer Paintball Gun – 1993
I used to play paintball in the woods with a group of friends. We all had our own guns, masks and camoflage gear. It was brilliant fun!
Man O’ War – 1993
Man o’ war was Warhammer on the sea. The rules were better defined than Warhammer and the playing time was shorter. Each ship had a card that described the areas of the ship and when it got damaged by enemy cannons, you’d put damage counters on the card. It was a fun game but unfortunately […]
Warhammer – 1990-1993
I played Warhammer between the ages of 10-13. I collected an Orc and Goblin army. I used to pore over information sheets, spell lists, data cards, range tables, in order to draft army lists. I read warhammer stories, collected dice, painted figures. I was totally nuts about it. My dad made me a Warhammer gaming […]
Gameboy – 1992 (birthday present from grandpa)
This really was an exciting birthday present. I used to play it so much that I could still hear the music in my head after I switched it off! You weren’t able to save the progress in games so they were all brilliant pick-up-and-play fast-paced action. I used to be able to clock Mario within […]
Crossbows and Catapults – Pre Ten years old
As a child “Crossbows and Catapults was a firm favourite. The aim of the game was to land a counter of your colour onto the treasure mat of the enemy. You’d have a set of bricks with which to try to protect your own treasure and a set of attack weapons (a crossbow and a […]
