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2019 – Year in Review

2019 marked a huge milestone for The Board Game Family. We celebrated 10 years of doing family board game reviews!

With our video reviews hitting 2 million views and our written reviews and articles being read by millions more, it’s been an amazing 10 years.

But today’s not about looking back on all 10 years (we’ve already done that). Instead, we’re just looking back at 2019.

As I’ve done at the start of each year, let’s take a quick look back at the games we’ve enjoyed the most from 2019.

January 23, 2020June 7, 2020 Trent 0 Comments cooperative, family, luck, party, strategy, theme, tile-laying, Top 10 lists

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Favorite Games of the Decade!

Wow – what a fantastic decade in board gaming!

Now that we’ve rolled into 2020, we want to pay homage to the stellar board games published over the past decade. It just so happens that we’ve also been reviewing family board games, card games, party games and more for just over 10 years!

In October 2019, we celebrated the 10 year mark for The Board Game Family!

Which means we’ve been front and center with the amazing new games that have hit family tables across the world this past decade.

So, here’s our list of great family games from 2010-2019.

January 11, 2020December 20, 2023 Trent 4 Comments best, card, children, cooperative, dice, family game, kids, luck, Star Wars, strategy, Top 10 lists

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Celebrating 10 YEARS!!

What were you doing 10 years ago?

We know what we were doing 10 years ago.

We were starting family board game reviews!!

Of course, we didn’t foresee that 10 years later we’d still be going strong. But here we are.

That’s right, in the Fall of 2009 we established The Board Game Family and published our first family board game video review!

Since then, our video reviews have been seen close to 2 million times and our written reviews and articles have been read by tens of millions more.

It’s been an amazing 10 years!

November 28, 2019 Trent 0 Comments family, family game, The Board Game Family

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Board Game Gift Guide 2019!

Are you looking for fun board games as gifts for family and friends?

Then you’ve come to the right place!

Because for the 9th year running, we’ve got fantastic suggestions for you!

This year’s Board Game Gift Guide includes 43 great game ideas in various categories: children, family, dice, party, cooperative, abstract, and more!

November 10, 2019November 19, 2023 Trent 2 Comments abstract, card, cooperative, dice, family, game gift guide, luck, party, solo, strategy

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And then there was one…

This past week was another big milestone for our family.

Our 3rd child headed off to college on Monday to start her next adventure. Which means we’re now down to just one child at home!

How did that happen so fast?

We hope you’re making great memories with your family as well before your kids head out to their next grand adventure.

August 26, 2019 Trent 6 Comments

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An Easter message

Happy Easter!

We can fill our lives with lots of things — things to see, things to do, things to buy.

Yet our lives often get filled with things we don’t particularly care for — pain, despair, fear, anger.

That’s why we appreciate this Easter message.

There is hope.

Because of Him.

April 21, 2019April 20, 2019 Trent 7 Comments

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Spoasters can avert game disasters

It’s hard to have a game night without something to drink. And even if it’s not at a game night, just playing a quick game with the family is always more fun with food and drink nearby.

But having drinks too close to games can spell disaster at any moment.

Unless those drinks are secure where they stand.

April 19, 2019April 20, 2019 Trent 16 Comments game accessories

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A CoolStuffInc visit in Orlando

When most people travel to Orlando, Florida, they’re thinking about Disney World, Universal Studios, Sea World, and all sorts of family fun.

But when you’re traveling by yourself for a business trip, those theme parks aren’t typical on the itinerary.

At least, that was the case for me while I was in Orlando for a conference for a few days last week.

Instead, I spent some time one evening visiting a CoolStuffInc game store in the area. And I’m so glad I did!

March 26, 2019December 20, 2023 Trent 4 Comments CoolStuffInc, game store, Scythe, Star Wars, Star Wars: Destiny, Unlock, Zen Bins

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Record numbers at SaltCon 2019!

Another super fun weekend of board gaming at SaltCon is in the books!

I look forward to SaltCon with high anticipation every year and it never disappoints.

And that’s exactly how I’m feeling again looking back on last weekend of fun board gaming with friends and strangers.

SaltCon is our local board game convention that rolls around the first weekend of March. And like the previous years, it continues to hit record numbers.

For SaltCon 2019, more than 1,900 people came for the fun!

Here’s my quick run down on the 20+ games I played over the couple days I was there.

March 10, 2019August 1, 2019 Trent 3 Comments abstract, card, cooperative, dice, family game, luck, SaltCon, strategy

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2018 – Year in Review

Happy New Year!

We’re not sure if 2018 flew by for you, but it sure seemed like it did for us. We passed a number of milestones as a family this year. And we ended 2018 with a bang by taking a family vacation over Christmas and into the New Year. It’s so great to all be together again.

But before we dive into the new year, let’s take a look back at 2018.

January 4, 2019December 20, 2023 Trent 2 Comments board game, card game, family game, kids, luck, Star Wars, strategy, theme