Marie Burton

@burtons_boards

Family of board gamers Marie & Dave & 5 kids UK 🇬🇧
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Happy 3rd Instagram birthday to my friends @zlaiannah.gameroom ! I know I’ll always manage at least 1 post a year when I join in with their #zlaiannahgamecake celebration. Zlatko & Ana are definitely worth celebrating. Their posts are always so authentic & their love of gaming is clearly visible. I look forward to another year of them 😁
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3 months ago
Happy Birthday @jazzylovesgames !! There’s not much that can convince me to post here nowadays but I’ll happily put the effort in for Jasmine, whose love of nature and all things living is really inspiring. These trees are from Forests of Pangaia, which has some of the most beautifully satisfying components you’ll find in a game. So go spend some time in nature and join in #gamingnatureandallthatjazz
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6 months ago
Happy 2 years on Instagram to the lovely @zlaiannah.gameroom ! Last year I joined in their #zlaiannahgamecake celebration and my wish was to meet them in real life. And guess what?! In October I met Zlatko at Essen Spiel - it made me so happy! Swipe to see us and his incredible game @eyeofzamrock that he was presenting. So my #zlaiannahgamecake wish this year is to meet Ana next time! #zlaiannahgamecake #eyeofzamrock #instaboardgamers #boardgamecommunity #boardgamecomponents #petrichor #gutenberggame
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1 year ago
I think I’m supposed to say something about Nick. Then something about his birthday & a mad endeavour. Add a #boardgamefaceoff hashtag before spending the rest of the time trash talking @boardgamereviewuk & his poor choice in cards. I told Nick I’d be choosing a funny card and here it is. Dodos Riding Dinos is a racing game. You choose a giant dinosaur carrying a little dodo and race it round the track to the finish line. Or you can choose these tiny little dinos struggling to shove along one chubby dodo. Nothing about this team screams ‘fast’ but it’s still my favourite. I mean look at it! There’s only one thing funny in Nick’s picture and we both know it’s not the card. I’m not going to outright tell you to vote for me, I’m just going to let you know that Vying for 1st place, Obviously Nick will stoop To any level Even if it means betraying Friendships Over some cows. So, Resist his crazy Manipulative Efforts! Subliminal messages aside, let me just say I SEWED A DAMN DINOSAUR COSTUME FOR THIS. #boardgamefaceoff was created by @kay_plays_games & @boardgamebeacon #boardgaming #dodosridingdinos #boardgamefaceoff #voteforme
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1 year ago
I’m here for Day 3 of @boardgamereviewuk ‘s #10days10x10challenge , which I’m pretty sure was to post about 10 games leaving 10x10 days in between each post. It’s been a challenge waiting so long but I did it! The third game on my list is Dexterity Jane! Is the reason I picked this because it can be played in 10 minutes? Or is it because I’ve won every single game I’ve ever played of it? I first played this at Essen last year. It wasn’t on my list of games to try but the table was free and my legs were tired so we sat down. And it was super fun! Party games are not my most favourite but growing up in a family of 9 and now being in a family of 7 they’re inevitable, so I’m glad to have one I’m excited to play. Dexterity Jane is an observation & dexterity game. It’s played over ten rounds where in round one you use just one card, round two: two cards and so on all the way up to ten. All you need to do is copy what’s shown on the card and be the quickest doing it. Identical hand positions cancel each other out and hands with a fully open palm trump all others. This is coming with me to UKGE at the weekend and I’m hoping to get the rest of my 10 plays in whilst I’m there. So if anyone wants to try & ruin my winning streak then come find me. But also just take a moment to consider how heartless you are. #boardgames #tabletopgames #dexteritygames #sitdowngames #dexterityjane #10days10x10challenge #familygame
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1 year ago
And after a tense 15 day wait for you all here I am with day 2️⃣ of @boardgamereviewuk ‘s #10days10x10challenge I figured there should be at least 1 pretty quick game on the list and here it is: Project L. I can teach you this game in 4 minutes and then 20 minutes later you’ll have beaten me at it. Even a 6 player game doesn’t take as long as it takes for pizza to get cold. At least that’s true if you’re playing with my brothers/cousins. In a 6 player game you pass around little black & white stones so that 2 people take turns simultaneously. A very simple but clever idea. So obviously when playing against my family everyone takes their turns lightning fast to try and get one stone to catch up with the other. Yes, my siblings are able to take a nice, simple relaxing game and make it crazy competitive and stressful because if you’re the person that ends up with both stones then expect to be relentlessly mocked. If you have a nice normal family then you’ll have time to appreciate the amazing production quality of this game whilst you play. It’s super satisfying. If you scroll you’ll see my little helper, who went along behind me filling in all the spaces on the cards that I’d artistically left empty for the photos. Also there’s my name in the rulebook. See it? #boardgames #tabletopgames #10days10x10challenge #projectl #projectlmasterbox #boardcubator
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2 years ago
Ok. This is it. This is me making myself accountable with Day 1️⃣ of @boardgamereviewuk ‘s #10days10x10challenge My last ten photos took me roughly 6 months to post so this is definitely going to take some effort. And then I guess I need to actually play the games as well…. First up is Witchstone. This game has big pluses for being on the list: It’s not too long and it’s not too heavy. In fact you could easily play this twice in one night if you lost the first game by 40 points and wanted to immediately redeem yourself. It’s got nice components, a pleasing amount of strategy, multiple ways to score points and satisfying cascading actions. All good things to distract you from the pinkness of the cauldron. So who else is joining in the 10x10 challenge this year? Tell us what the games are using #10days10x10challenge so we call all see. Also I don’t keep track of my board game stats so I’ve gone with colouring in an energy unit shaped box on a piece of paper instead. #boardgames #boardgaming #tabletopgames #witchstone #witchstonegame #huchgames #10days10x10challenge
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2 years ago
In my head I was going to do lots of Christmassy game posts throughout December. Instead at half seven on Christmas Eve you get one photo of all my Christmas games stacked up like a tree. So at least I’ve joined in @hetspelletjeskoppel ‘s #merryboardgameschallenge Happy Christmas Everyone! #boardgames #boardgaming #tabletopgaming #tabletopgames #christmasboardgames #merryboardgameschallenge #familygames
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2 years ago
Happy 1 year on instagram to @zlaiannah.gameroom !! I’m so happy to be friends with Zlatka & Ana. They are one of the most genuine accounts I follow filled with pure board gaming joy. Here is my #zlaiannahgamecake and my wish is to one day meet in real life. #boardgaminglife #zlaiannahgamecake #oneyearoninstagram #rococodeluxe #mylittlesycthe #bites #draftosaurus #thegrandaustriahotel #sequoia
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2 years ago
We’re celebrating Will from @boardgamebeacon hitting 3000 followers with his new hashtag #machoboardgames I met Will in real life at the weekend when some of the UK instagramers spent a full day gaming. And it must be a spilling over of that community spirit that’s pushed me into showing my face (& lack of bicep definition) on here because that’s not something I find easy. My ‘board game that makes me feel powerful’ is The Artemis Project. Mostly because I won on the tie-breaker last time we played, beating my brother who completely assumes that he will always win even if he’s never played the game before. If you have a game that makes you feel powerful join in with Will’s #machoboardgames ! #tabletopgames #tabletopping #boardgames #theartemisproject #machoboardgames #grandgamersguild
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2 years ago
3000 instagrammers now know how amazing Jenny from @board.game.family.uk is! And to celebrate we are going #bananasforboardgames I have had the pleasure of meeting Jenny in real life. She’s lovely and cheery and not at all bananas. Except over board games. And we’re all for that! There are no set rules for this hashtag. So if you are feeling at all #bananasforboardgames and you want to celebrate @board.game.family.uk go ahead and join us. And by ‘us’ I mean: @board.game.family.uk @smallfriesgames @tinymeeple2019 @boardgamebeacon @athroneofgames @diceinthedark @jazzylovesgames @boardgameangel @movinmeeples @jim.gamer @favouritefoe @coffeeandcooperation @boardgamereviewuk @aliceplaysboardgames @burtons_boards @nerdasticgaming @ootgames @board_runner @northerndice @gameswithbeany @meeplebrain71 @buryboardgames @kay_plays_games @kathrynedowell #boardgames #boardgaming #tabletopgames #boardgameaddict #bananasforboardgames #boardgamecommunity
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2 years ago
Yes yes I know. Not technically cardbacks but they are made out of card and this is the back and they need attention, which I think are the qualifiers for this hashtag. So here you go - beautiful art that lives behind the gameplay for @buryboardgames #fridaycardbacks Also, see how the art on each of the boards match up into one continuous picture? That makes me happy. #fridaycardbacks #railroadink #railroadinkgame #rollandwrite #boardgames #horribleguildgames
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2 years ago