Welcome to Above Board
Above Board began life as my own little board game channel on YouTube, now its time to take it to the next level…
Welcome one and all to what I intend to be a growing platform for board gaming news, reviews, interviews and other gaming related topics of interest. It’s my hope that Above Board will contribute to the board gaming community and give all you folks a comfy place to sit in a comfortable chair with your beverage of choice and enjoy reading about your favourite hobby.
Being based in New Zealand, we’re often late to the party when it comes to the latest and greatest the gaming industry has to offer, but that isn't to say we’re not without our own pool of amazing talent. From kiwi based game designers like Shem Phillips and Sven Obermaier to YouTube channels such as 3 Minute Board Games and The Esoteric Order of Gamers, as well as my own humble Above Board, there’s no shortage of passionate people who want to share their love of board gaming.
My credentials
While visual media seems to dominate the space I felt there was room for more written content, after all, people still like to read… right? I’m counting on it! I’ve always enjoyed the writing process, creating a voice and sharing ideas through the written medium has always been a dream of mine and this was finally realised in 2021 when I was fortunate enough to work with the awesome team at Game Kings, a New Zealand board game store who have seen their own share of success with their self-published Takaro games. During my time with Game Kings I learned a great deal about blog writing, video and content creation, social media management and more. They gave me the space and the confidence to grow and discover my own voice and, now that I’ve moved on I'‘m excited to continue that exploration by continuing to do what I love most, playing and writing about board games!
Over the coming months I plan to expand this website and bring you a wealth of fun and informative articles, new videos and whatever else I can think of to amuse and entertain you all. In the meantime, if you have any suggestions of the kind of content you’d like to see covered here at Above Board, feel free to email me at aboveboardnz@gmail.com. As things move on you’ll eventually be able to find us on Facebook and Instagram, but I’m a team of one at the moment, so we’re not quite there yet. Please make yourselves at home, and I hope to see you return again and again.
Happy gaming!
Brian
