One of the indicators of our favorite board games and card games is how many times we play a game. However, that’s not always the best indicator because the length of time it takes to play a game is also a big factor in how often we play it. But it’s a good starting point.
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One board game I’m very excited to play is Risk Legacy.
When I first heard about Risk Legacy last year, I had my doubts. But as it surfaced, and the more I heard about it from reviewers around the world, the more curious and then excited I got.
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“Modern devices keep kids from thinking deep” is a short article in a local newspaper about the impact our electronic gadgets have on our minds.
Do we love our electronic gadgets so much that we’re losing our ability to focus for extended periods of time?
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I love being a dad.
Sure it comes with a ton of challenges. But maybe that’s the very reason why it’s so rewarding.
With Father’s Day this weekend, it’s a great time to reflect on fatherhood. In particular, I’m thinking of how blessed I am to be a father.
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I never realized I had been playing Hangman wrong all these years.
Not playing it wrong in the sense that I didn’t follow the rules – guessing a letter, marking it off the list, and adding it to the word if correct or placing a body part on the board if incorrect. But playing it wrong in how to go about guessing the letters for the words.
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Today marks the 68th anniversary of D-Day – the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. On June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France.
For such an occasion, there are many different was people commemorate D-Day around the world. This year, we’re commemorating D-Day by playing Memoir ’44.
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Through our video reviews over the last few years, many people have become familiar with Trevor and Jaden. We started doing video reviews about 3 years ago and it’s fun to see how they’ve grown over that time.
Well, we’re as proud as can be to report that they were just awarded their Eagle Scout – the highest rank Boy Scouting!
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This weekend in the US is Memorial Day weekend. Many people get excited about Memorial Day weekend because it means a 3-day weekend with no work on Monday and signifies the start of the summer season.
Of course, it’s also a time where many families spend more time together and we applaud that!
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The 2011 Game of the Year nominees were posted this week. If you’re not familiar with the Spiel des Jahres awards, they’re the most talked-about worldwide gaming awards.
We love that the whole purpose behind the Spiel des Jahres is to “promote games as a cultural asset to encourage gaming amongst family and friends”. That’s what playing board games is all about.
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I don’t know about you, but when I heard they were making a Battleship movie based off of the famous board game I rolled my eyes big time. I was very skeptical.
On one hand I love the idea of taking fun family board games to the big screen. What a great way to promote a fun family pastime. Make a great movie and get people interested in playing fun games with their families again.
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