Oh my word. Christmas is a whirlwind of activity isn’t it. I hadn’t realised I had so many days with doors I’d not opened. So let’s get them all opened up…

Behind these three doors were…

Seven days till Christmas, better start making headway on the Chrimbo shopping soon. Anyway…

Behind these three doors were…

Steady now now, it’s only just the 15th but I can still open the door.

Behind these two doors were…

One of my blog’s regular readers (perhaps my blog’s one reader, Steve) got in touch to point out I’d either forgotten or was attempting the slowest unboxing ever! I have no excuse* for Sunday, but the week has been manic at work so I’ve not had time/inclination to open doors – my inner child weeps at that statement.

Without further ado, behind the doors were…

Let’s have a look at the last 2 days’ doors

What was behind door number 8…and 9…

Well the last three days have disappeared in a blur and I’ve only just sat down to open the 3 last days’ doors

What was behind door number 5…6…and 7…

Oops, I forgot to post this yesterday.

What was behind door number 4…

Today we put up our Christmas tree.

What was behind door number 3…

On second day of Advent, my Mantic Calendar gave to me…

Christmas is coming and there is a stupid elf knocking around messing up people’s houses. But not in this house! Oh no, that elf is banned!!!

This house is a right mess without help from a soft toy, that has apparently become traditional over the last decade. That’s not a tradition, that’s still just a bad habit. “Baa Humbug” I hear you cry – well that’s not unjustified if I’m honest – but not for that dumb elf.

In this house we have the tradition of an Advent Calendar*. This year has got a little extreme** but I thought I’d try and share my advent calendar journey this year because 2023’s Advent Calendar is a gaming calendar!!! (Last year’s was a Q-Workshop dice calendar)

Mantic Games have produced an Advent Calendar which builds up into a mini game called Bar Room Brawl. At the time of writing there are still some available at Goblin Gaming if this jingles your bells.

The box lid becomes the game mat, the playing pieces etc are behind the doors. The rules are behind the door trays, so you have to wait till the 24th before it all comes together. So what’s behind door number 1 ?