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Matt Colver

Matt Colver is a carbon-based life form that lives in Nottingham. He lives mostly on sugar and carbonated drinks laced with caffeine. He writes things sometimes. He has never worn aftershave.
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Agatha Christie: Nice Mysteries, Shame About the Prejudice

Matt Colver 08/01/2018

Agatha Christie has a certain reputation. If you’ve never read her books, you might associate her with twee, cozy, country mysteries featuring genteel and civilised murderers who delicately despatch their victims, perhaps a body in a library, the kind of coffee-table read favoured by older ladies as they sip their […]

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Don’t play that, play this: alternatives to classic board games

Matt Colver 06/09/2017

A while ago I wrote an article about Monopoly, outlining the many reasons I dislike it. But what should you play instead, when the urge to accumulate cash or take it from your friends and family strikes you? I’d recommend the delightful Machi Koro, an excellent card game by Masao […]

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Monopoly: Legendary for all the Wrong Reasons

Matt Colver 16/12/2016

I remember the first game of Monopoly I ever played. I loved it. The colourful board, the little car, dog, and old boot playing pieces. The fact that you had fake money and could buy stuff, that you could win second prize in a beauty contest. It was all so […]

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