We’d like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! We hope that over the next few days you’ll enjoy time with your family and appreciate the associations you have. We know at times it’s easy to take our relationships for granted. But it’s times like this that prompt us to reflect on our blessings. [...]

We love Christmas and the feelings of kindness that come with it. It’s a time when we seem to think more of others. We think about giving gifts to family members and friends. We think about what we can do for our neighbors. We may participate in secretly giving 12 Days of Christmas gifts to [...]

We just found out about a cool local Board Games 4 Charity Drive. We know there are a lot of charities to support this time of year and sometimes it’s tough to determine where to direct your efforts. But since we know you’re interested in board games (otherwise you wouldn’t have hit our site), we [...]

A lot of the board games that we review and love can only be found at hobby game stores or online. Typically the games you could find at WalMart, Target, and other big box stores were only the ones put out by Hasbro and Mattel and such. But that’s no longer the case! Tonight Michelle [...]

It’s that time of year when families around the world are looking for great family board games to get for gifts during the holidays. Board games, card games, dice games, and party games are great gifts to give your friends and family since they promote interaction and strengthen relationships. So we’re happy to announce our [...]

We’re excited for Thanksgiving this week. We love that Thanksgiving comes near the end of the year and before we move into the Christmas holiday and New Year resolutions. Why? Because Thanksgiving* gives us a chance to pause and think about all our blessings. And with it being near the end of the year, we [...]

Much has been said about quality time versus quantity time. It is a distinction that only adults and busy parents have. Children usually don’t make distinctions. To them quantity time is quality time. There can be no quality without a considerable measure of quantity. Too often the quality time argument is nothing but a feeble [...]

Have you ever heard someone say they just don’t like board games or card games? We’re guessing that you have heard this comment before. There may be someone in your family or among your friends that when you pull out a board game to play, they say that they don’t like board games. Would they [...]

Are your kids tired of playing the same board games and card games over and over? When someone suggests playing Monopoly, Life, Scrabble, or UNO yet again, does everyone turn and run out the door screaming or cower in a corner mumbling strange things? It’s not to say that you can’t have fun with your [...]

It’s that time of year again – time for the biggest board game and card game convention in the world: Internationalen Spieltage SPIEL! For all those English speakers, it’s mostly referred to as “Spiel Essen”, since that’s where it’s held – Essen Germany and it’s all about games (Spiel in German). So for anyone looking [...]