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Ireland’s Finest Treasure

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Posted on 9 February, 2011 13:53 pm

Yesterday  we asked on the Irish Quest Twitter feed: Which of these is widely regarded as Ireland’s finest treasure? a. Book of Armagh b. Book of Kells c. Book of the Dun Cow If you’d been asked this while playing the Irish Quest board game you would be able to get additional information about the [...]

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Quest Board Games on Facebook

Posted on 2 February, 2011 15:50 pm

Have you joined our growing community on Facebook? We have one for each game: Coronation Street Quest English Quest Irish Quest Scottish Quest Welsh Quest And if you’re partial to all of our games, then head on over to the Quest Board Games Page.

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An Irish Man and the White House

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Posted on 2 February, 2011 12:40 pm

This week on the Irish Quest Twitter and Facebook we asked: Which famous building was designed by James Hoban of County Kilkenny? a. Buckingham Palace b. Scottish Parliament c. White House The answer, of course, is the White House.

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What Was Mary McMullen Noted For?

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Posted on 18 January, 2011 12:18 pm

Yesterday on the Irish Quest Twitter stream we posed you this question: What Was Mary McMullen Noted For? If you’d been asked this question while playing the Irish Quest family board game, you’d have noticed a black dot next to the question. This denotes that a further explanation to the answer is available in the [...]

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Playing the Games – What Is the Purpose of Sovereigns?

Posted on 6 January, 2011 10:50 am

Part of a series of blog posts about playing Quest Board Games. In this post we’ll look at sovereigns; why you need them how to get them In the Quest Board Games there’s probably no piece more important that the sovereigns. Yes, the purpose of the game is to collect the letters so that you [...]

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Quest Creator Mentors New Gaming Star

Posted on 6 January, 2011 10:26 am

An actor used the highs and lows of his career to create a game based on his search for fame and fortune. David McGranaghan came up with the idea for his game because he was working at night and had nothing to do during the day. Largs-born David, 25, who began performing at the Dance [...]

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What Are Your Board Gaming Plans for 2011

Posted on 6 January, 2011 10:10 am

Christmas 2010 seems to have been the year where we gave each other board games! If that was the case for you and your family, what are you board gaming plans for 2011? And how do you plan to deal with the inevitable board gaming arguments? Do you have a strategy, not just for winning [...]

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Scary Step-Kids? Board Games Could Be the Answer

Posted on 20 December, 2010 9:27 am

The Daily Mail, under the heading “Your Christmas dilemmas solved! Irritating in-laws? Brattish stepkids? Don’t worry, our panel of experts is here to help…”, was posed this “dilemma”: This is my first Christmas as a stepmother. My husband’s sons aged seven and nine are coming to us on Boxing Day. I’m still nervous around them [...]

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Great article from This is Staffordshire on how to enjoy Christmas and not get into debt. We particularly agree with point 10 on their list: Enjoy all the low cost things on offer – the lights in town, get togethers, making mince pies, playing family board games, seeing your kids in the school nativity – [...]

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National Pride This Christmas With Santa Quest

Posted on 15 December, 2010 15:44 pm

From Rhoda Reviews: In the not so distant future I’m going to be reviewing The Quest games, both the downloadable versions and the board game. In the meantime I have some nice Christmassy songs to share with you! If you aren’t familiar with the Quest games, they are a series that tests your knowledge of [...]

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