Game Review – Unlock! Mystery Adventures
Could Unlock! Mystery Adventures rectify the issues from the first box set and give us all the amazing tabletop escape game experience we’ve been wanting?
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My weirdly wonderful geek wedding
If you don’t know me, I’m not normal, and neither is my husband so it only seemed right that our wedding reflected the abnormal people that we are. I got married on the 1st April 2017, and we found lots of ways to inject a bit of ‘geek’ into our celebrations. Here’s how we created our ultimate Geek Wedding.
Pandemic Legacy Season 2: Walkthrough (SPOILERS)
To say Pandemic Legacy Season 2 is hard is an understatement. Here’s a breakdown of all the key events we came across in each month, with each game being accompanied by an appropriate gif which sums up how bad it went.
The Oubliette – Building a maths escape room exhibition
Last year I was invited to join an enrichment programme from the MMU Edulab, an organisation working to create innovative educational experiences.
Game Review – Sub Terra
Sub Terra is a cooperative horror game for up to 6 players. You’re trapped in a cave system, and you have to find your way out. Caves can be dangerous places, with unknown perils lurking around every corner. Do you stick together and progress carefully, or spread out and work fast before you run out of time?
#CASChat – Top Tips for PGCE Students
In October 2017 I hosted a #CASChat with Top Tips for PGCE Students. Usually, after a #CASChat the conversation is put into a Storify for people to catch up on or look back at, but with Storify about to close down, I’m preserving the conversation here.
Game Review – T.I.M.E Stories, Estrella Drive
In Hollywood, the ghosts of the past never sleep! We embarked on our next adventure into the past with Estrella Drive, the sixth expansion for T.I.M.E Stories. Would it live up to the high expectations set by previous expansions? Find out here…
2017 – My year in review
2017 for me has been an amazing year! While life has taken a very different direction, leaving me less and less time to write, I’ve still loved every minute. Here’s a look back at the highlights…
Blog Self Assessment – How Was 2017 For Your Blog?
My blog has always been very personal to me. Even the things I review are always games or experiences I would genuinely do myself, so it’s very much a reflection of my life. As such, I’ve never really gone back and analysed it, so here goes…
The best CPD for UK Computing Teachers
In light of the recent After the Reboot report, it is evident that computing teachers desperately need to be supported into accessing quality CPD. While there are surrounding issues I cannot fix, I can help signpost teachers to quality free CPD support. So if you’re looking […]
After the reboot – providing support for computing teachers
In 2012 the Royal Society published a report entitled ‘Shut down or restart?’ which looked at the current provision of Computer Science education in UK schools. In an age where digital literacy is paramount, and the UK is facing a huge skills shortage in technical […]
Pandemic Legacy Season 2 First Look – NO SPOILERS
Pandemic Legacy Season 2. It’s similar, but not the same… This article is a ‘first look’ at Pandemic Legacy Season 2. The information contained does not include any spoilers. Everything discussed here can be found on first look inside the box and completion of a […]