We love making homemade pizza. Decorating a pizza with your own toppings to satisfy your own whim is simply fun and tasty. And if we everyone creates their own personal-sized pizza then there isn’t any fighting over any of the toppings. However, that’s not the case with Pizza Theory. In Pizza Theory it’s all about [...]

Happy Mothers Day! Today’s the day set aside in the US to celebrate the wonderful role of mothers. And what a wonderful thing to do. It gives us a reason to pause and think of all the amazing things mothers do for us. So often we take the role of mothers for granted. Having a [...]

Have you ever wondered what it would have been like building the amazing wonders of the world? What if you lived in those ancient civilizations? Do you imagine slaving away at their construction or commanding those that did? What if you could play a game that took you back in time, put you in that [...]

Our Screen-Free has come to an end. Let the rejoicing begin! That’s right – there’s plenty of rejoicing in our house now that Screen-Free Week is over. And not just from the kids. I’m ready to catch up on Amazing Race, BoardGameGeek, surf the web, and watch a movie. Although I’ve enjoyed a bit more [...]

It’s time to turn off the screens! That’s right, Screen-Free Week starts on April 30. It’s a time for people everywhere to step away from the screens. It used to be called TV-Turnoff week. But because of the immense rise in screens of all kinds in the world today, it’s aptly been changed to Screen-Free [...]

How would you like to win a new party game? Well, the folks at Stratus Games are ready to give away a copy of their upcoming party game – Off Your Rocker! You may recognize the name Stratus Games because we’ve reviewed a number of their family board games. The first game they published was [...]

It’s that time of year again – time for the annual Dice Tower Awards! Well, actually it’s time for the game nominations to be announced. This week, The Dice Tower Network announced the nominations for the Dice Tower Gaming Awards for 2011. A committee made up of over 40 prominent board game podcasters and bloggers [...]

One of our favorite board game podcasts is about to go off the air. Next week, Game On! with Cody & John will air their final episode and I’m sad to see them go. Not only have we enjoyed listening to Cody and John for a few years, but I’ve also met and played games [...]

Yinsh is a 2-player abstract strategy board game that I’ve had on my “to play” list for a very long time. It’s part of a series of 6 abstract strategy games called Project GIPF that all have unique play mechanics that all look great to try. And of all the games in the series, Yinsh [...]

As we head into this weekend, we see a lot on our calendar – birthday celebration, multiple soccer games, Easter egg hunt at grandmas, and other typical Saturday chores and such. Our kids will also be starting Spring Break this week, so we may try to fit in a board game or two. One thing [...]