This past weekend I spent a lot of time playing games. And it was a lot of fun! It was the annual board game convention in our area – SaltCON – and I was once again asked to be a judge in the new family game design competition. And I just have to say that [...]

Have you had the enjoyable experience of being whooped by your kids in a board game? Well, this week I had that great experience again. After having been on a business trip for most of this week, I returned home nice an tired. My flight home lasted most of the day and when I finally [...]

Like many, when we first heard the board game title “Lemming Mafia” we weren’t sure what to make of it. Sure we’re familiar with the inclination of lemmings to follow each other into dangerous situations. And when we think of Mafia, we think of things dark and sinister. So what in the world could bring [...]

I like To Do lists. In fact, I think I like them too much. I’ve got To Do lists all over the place – in notebooks, on handouts, on sticky notes, on the computer, and on my mobile device. Of course, all of them have their purpose: When I’m in a meeting a work, I [...]

If your boys are like our boys, they’ll be very interested in playing a game about Ninjas. They’ve had fun pretending to be ninjas since they were little – lurking around the house, seeing how hidden and sly they can be. So when they heard about a hidden movement game based on Ninjas, they were [...]

Do you have “fun money” on hand for emergencies? We’re not talking about rush to the hospital kind of emergencies. We’re talking about when you need to infuse your life with a dose of fun. It’s so easy to get caught up in all the things we need to get done or places we need [...]

If you’ve got young kids in your family, check out Crazy Dave’s Kid Show. It’s a radio podcast covering a wide variety of fun topics that kids will love – like Muppets, Pirates, Space, Sports, Harry Potter, Superheroes, and Llamas! And this last week, our family was on the show! Crazy Dave and Goofy Gilbert [...]

Confusion: Espionage and Deception in the Cold War is a great 2-player board game full of deduction. So if you’re looking for a head-to-head game that keeps your mind ticking, then we recommend you take a look at Confusion. While at first glance Confusion may look like a game of Stratego, Confusion is a whole [...]

“Going Cardboard: A Board Game Documentary” is kicking off 2012 with a series of screenings across the globe. The first screening was January 4th in Germany and then moved to screenings in the US starting on January 12th and continuing through February and March. And the current screening list also includes a stop in July [...]

When we saw this Baby Blues comic in yesterday’s newspaper, we just had to share it. Our day doesn’t seem quite complete if we don’t read Baby Blues. Even the kids love the funny family comic. So when it mentioned board games, we especially got a kick out of it. It also reminded us of [...]