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Why can’t I just buy a boardgame?

31 August 2024

9:00 AM

31 August 2024

9:00 AM

The little toy shop stood at the highest point of a steep winding lane of shops all painted different colours, near the harbour.

So quaint, so beguiling and magical was this place, it was like walking into your childhood memory box. On the shelves of games on the back wall I found KerPlunk, Connect 4, Buckaroo, Guess Who, and all the old favourites.

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