Archive for the ‘Board Games’ Category

More Safari fun with DiceAFARI

DiceAFARI

You may have seen our recent review about collecting animals on an African safari. Well, we’ve got another one for you – DiceAFARI. DiceAFARI is a new game coming out by Stratus Games. We say “coming out” because it’s not on store shelves yet. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get a copy. DiceAFARI is [...]

 

African safari fun with Botswana

Botswana

Have you been on an African safari before? We never have – but think it would be awesome! I’ve always loved animals and have had an African safari on my wish list since I was young. And maybe that’s where Brooke gets her love of animals too. Well, with Botswana, Brooke and I can play [...]

 

Create your own words in Faux-Cabulary

FauxCabulary

Do your kids ever make up crazy words – ones that you don’t have a clue what they’re saying? (Ok – we don’t mean teenagers, because they have a language all their own anyway.) Well, Out of the Box published a party game earlier this year that’s all about making up crazy words like Bushoidan, [...]

 

Great Board Games at Big Box Stores

Carcassonne

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 [...]

 

Our Game Gift Guide 2011 is here!

Gift

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 [...]

 

Great family board games for a long weekend

Thanksgiving board games

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 [...]

 

City Square Off – 2-player puzzle fun

CitySquareOff

City Square Off gets a rare 5 out of 5 rating from mom! That’s right. There’s no sense beating around the bush on this game review. We’ll just tell you straight out that it’s a hit. Another great job Gamewright! Now, that doesn’t mean that mom wanted to do the video review, but City Square [...]

 

Custom Vinyl Chess Boards Spice up the Game

When was the last time you played a game of chess? Until these last two months, it had been quite a while for us. We’ve been having so much fun playing a bunch of different board games and card games that chess had taken a back seat. But then 3 things happened in succession over [...]

 

Demolition fun in Knock Your Blocks Off

Knock Your Blocks Off

It’s a given – kids love to destroy things. And they especially love destroying their siblings’ creations. You know how it goes, one child builds a cool block building or train track and then their siblings runs in and destroys it. The first child then comes running to you in tears demanding that you dish [...]

 

Do you have enough board games?

Board Game Closet

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 [...]