I put off reviewing this game due to the obvious connection to current world events and having been told by many friends that it is incredibly, tragically ironic that this is my favourite board game. But I love this game, a lot, and I want to share that with you. I was introduced to Pandemic […]
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My method for making things without patterns regularly flummoxes people, but I thought I’d have a go at writing it down. The SEC Armadillo building is our amazing Glasgow 2024 venue. Because of this, the armadillo is one of our mascots. So, obviously, we needed a tartan armadillo! The first step is to analyse the
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Tartan is a traditional Scottish pattern that comprises two or more differently coloured stripes. Historically, tartan wool clothing was worn by Scottish Highlanders, with particular designs to distinguish each clan. The wool was spun and dyed locally, and then woven and fashioned into kilts and other designs. Nowadays, there are thousands of officially registered tartans,
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So you’ve made the decision to attend Glasgow 2024, A Worldcon for Our Futures, but haven’t quite taken the plunge and bought your membership. We understand that the process of buying memberships can be somewhat confusing, so we have created a five-step guide of the purchasing process. Step 1: Visit the ‘Memberships and Tickets’ page
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Oh my. It’s that game. When I mentioned to people that I wanted to do a board games review blog series, EVERYONE said I needed to try Carcassonne. Which, subsequently, made me super excited to play it and very nervous to review it. Apparently, it has won many an award and even has a world
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Hi, I’m Fiona and I make tiny things! Earlier on this blog I showed you how to make a tiny armadillo. In this entry, I’m going to share about one of my favourite tiny things to do: customising miniature diorama kits. The kit I’ll be using is the “Roaming Around In Paris” box theatre kit: a
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It’s hard to believe it, but we are now less than a year away from coming together at the SEC in Glasgow for Glasgow 2024, A Worldcon For Our Futures. To celebrate this occasion, our Chair and other staff members gathered in Glasgow on Tuesday, 8 August, to announce some special events you will get
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Gary Lloyd Introduces the Glasgow 2024 Opera Glasgow 2024 is delighted to have composer Gary Lloyd and Guest of Honour Ken MacLeod combining their talents to compose and write an Opera that will be opened for the first time at our Worldcon one year from now! In this video, Gary chats about how he started
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Following the Site Selection voting managed by Chicon 8, we are delighted to announce that Glasgow 2024 will host the 2024 Worldcon in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Glasgow 2024 will be the 82nd World Science Fiction Convention, and the third to be held in Glasgow after 1995 and 2005. 809 ballots were cast in the election, with 776
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This week we are meeting Matt Calvert, one of the people the blog teams runs to if things start exploding (they don’t, but it’s nice to know we have the option). Matt is the Co-Division Head with Meg MacDonald for Promotions for the Glasgow in 2024 Worldcon Bid. The role involves overseeing all promotional activities
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