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Wishlists to go – deactivated Friday 14 April.
You may have missed this announcement previously on our Facebook Page and in the newsletter, but unfortunately the Wishlist function on our website has been causing some back end problems that cannot be fixed. On the advice of our technical providers we will be removing this functionality from 14 April (or thereabouts) and if you…
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Introductory Games – easing your way into modern board gaming
There is a bewildering array of modern games on offer these days – at least 1000 new games are published every year. For people who are interested in the new generation of tabletop games but haven’t played any before, making a decision about what is the best purchase can be intimidating. It shouldn’t be, because…
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Board Games By The Bay Auckland May 2016 – photos!
Our first event for the year with a new record of 180 people attending Saturday and 100 joined us on Sunday. At least 133 unique games were spotted being played. We had some of New Zealand’s top board game designers present and trying out their latest offerings and we were delighted to receive kind prize…
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Delivery Update – 19-23 May
We will be away running Board Games By The Bay for a few days so any orders made after 9.00 pm Wednesday 18 May (that’s tomorrow folks) through until Monday 23 May will be sent out on Tuesday 24 May.
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Board Games By The Bay Auckland 21-22 May
Less than one week to go before our first event of the year – games to play, games to win, games to buy. Its going to be a big one! Online pre-registration is now closed but you can still purchase entry at the door on the day. If you pre-ordered already and can’t find…
Read MoreDelivery Update 1 – 5 April
We will be away for a couple of days after this weekend so any orders made after 9.00 pm on Thursday 31 March through until Tuesday 5 April will be sent out on the morning of Wednesday 6 April. Sorry for any inconvenience this causes.
Read MoreChristmas shut down and deliveries
We will be away on vacation from 6.00 pm Tuesday 22 December until after the New Year. Any orders placed in that time will not be sent out until the 5th January 2016. Sorry but we will also not be reading emails, answering the phone or Facebook messages in that time either. Please have a…
Read MoreChristmas deliveries – get in quick!
If you want to get a game for somebody (or yourself) by Christmas, time is running out. So far delivery times haven’t slowed, but from now on things may take longer. While we will try our best, from tomorrow, Tuesday 15 December, we can’t undertake to have anything anywhere in time for Christmas, so maximise…
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Board Games By The Bay is all done for the year!
The last Board Games By The Bay for the year – Auckland in November – is all over and done. And a pretty great weekend of gaming it was too. We had 158 people through the door on Saturday and 107 on Sunday, which according to our records makes it the most attended BGBTB yet!…
Read MoreDelivery Update 25 – 30 November
For a few days at the end of this week we will be away running Board Games By The Bay so any orders made after 9.00 pm Wednesday 25 November through until Monday 30 November will be sent out on Tuesday 1 December. We hope to see a bunch of you good folks at Board…
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Board Games By The Bay Auckland in November – one week to go
Board Games By The Bay Auckland in November – one week to go before our last big fling of the year – games to play, games to win, games to buy. Its going to be a big one and with Christmas coming up a good time to scope out present ideas too. Online pre-registration remains…
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Board Games By The Bay in Hamilton
Board Games By The Bay in Hamilton went fantastically with a huge turnout of gamers from Hamilton and well beyond – including a whole bunch of people down from Auckland that was great to see. We saw 115 people on Saturday and 83 on Sunday! There was a great gender balance and people of all…
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