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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

We’re often asked what our favorite new board games and card games are. And when the year rolls around to a new year, the question gets asked more frequently. Many people are anxious to hear what the best board games of the past year were. While we’d love to give the definitive list of best [...]

Many abstract strategy board games have the objective of getting 5 in a row. And in that regard, Pentago is like many other games. However, there’s a twist to the game that makes Pentago unique – quite literally a twist. The Pentago board is pretty cool. It’s made up of 4 quadrants that are twisted [...]

What defines a board game or card game? In our view, the whole definition of a board game or card game revolves around it being something physical that you can touch, feel, and move around. Playing board games is all about the social interaction of sitting around, face-to-face and moving stuff around on the table [...]

Our family had a great time playing lots of new board games and card games in 2011! We also had a great time playing games that we’ve had for years. In fact, it’s very relaxing to play a board game that we’re familiar with rather than always learning rules to new games. Don’t get me [...]