{"product_id":"mijnlieff-hopwood-games","title":"Mijnlieff  - HOPWOOD GAMES","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003eMijnlieff\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e2 Players - 5 Minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003eA wooden abstract game in which you want to make lines of three but each piece you play has a power over WHERE your opponent can play next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003eCritically acclaimed by top abstract games players (inc chess experts) as a simple set of rules that delivers complex gameplay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003eIt comes in a high quality bag from the XV Games “bagstract range”. Featuring a square playing space on the bag itself and Hopwood Games have added a modular board pack too for a variable experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAndy Hopwood has been designing games since he was a teenager, he did this just for fun and his friends and family were his only, exclusive, audience. In 2009, inspired by a desire to do something for his son’s school, he took the plunge to self-publish Niche.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e Mijnlieff soon followed and when it won the award for best abstract game at the UK Games Expo in 2010 it dawned on him that all those years of thinking about games had actually made a difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eSince then he has self published a dozen games. Zoom Zoom Kaboom won the award for best Board Game (UK Expo 2012), Dodekka was published by Coiled Spring Games and most recently Daring Dustbunnies won the Judges award for Best Family Game (UK Expo 2021).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAndy’s approach to design starts with the mechanics and his mantra is “Laugh, Think and Swear”. In other words if a game design can inspire people to make sounds of joy (yesss), deep thought (hmmmm) and frustration (argh!) then it’s having an effect on the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eHe has self-published most of his games because he really wants people to play them. He is also very happy to work with larger publishers to bring his ideas to a wider audience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Centrala Cafe \u0026 Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39639509762221,"sku":"","price":14.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/7904\/1197\/products\/Screenshot2022-10-30at16.35.42.png?v=1667147776","url":"https:\/\/centrala-cafe-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/mijnlieff-hopwood-games","provider":"Centrala Cafe \u0026 Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}