We’ve been doing board game and card game reviews for more than 5 years and are extremely familiar with how many games there are to choose from. We’ve posted both video and written reviews of only about 250 games.

I say “only” because there are a few thousand new games published every year!

But even still, our current game review list of 250 games presents a lot of fun games to choose from. So taking some time to think through these 5 Steps to Choosing the Right Board Game before buying a game is a great process we highly recommend.

You know what would be really cool?

If we could have either Friday or Monday as a holiday to make it a 3-day weekend for mom!

Sunday May 10th is Mother’s Day in the U.S. and it’s such a wonderful time to pay homage to our mothers. Wouldn’t it be so cool to have it also be a 3-day weekend instead of just one day?

What are the best board games and card games from 2014?

Well, it’s that time of year again – time to look back on 2014 and determine which were the best games published.

The annual Dice Tower Awards recognize the best board games published every year. While the award winners won’t be announced until the summer, we’re happy to share the list of nominees for 2014.

With thousands of new board games and card games published every year, there’s no shortage of game possibilities to play. But with so many choices, it can be a daunting task to narrow it down to just a few games to get.

In an effort to help make the right selection, it’s human nature to order items in groups and subgroups. And it’s no different with board games and card games.

In all the grouping and sub-grouping of board games and card games, perhaps the one that causes the most questions is the common label of “Family Game”.

So what makes a great Family Game?

To find out, we tapped the experts – our kids. And here are the top 5 traits they feel make a great family game.

Before the SaltCon Game Library closed on Friday night, we each checked out a game to hang onto over night so we’d have something new to play before the game library opened the next morning.

After a short but good sleep, Jake and I dove into our second day at SaltCon at 8:30 Saturday morning with a lot of game-playing energy.

Between the 2 games we checked out, we decided to play Scoville.

A couple days ago I started a mini-series of posts writing about my fun experience last weekend at SaltCon. After 2 days of solid board game and card game playing, I headed home having played 20 different games with a lot of great people.

Today, I’m sharing more about this fun gaming weekend – covering the rest of the games I played on my day 1 (Friday).

After a week away on a business trip, I was sure looking forward to a couple days of non-stop board game playing at SaltCon this past weekend.

And I’m happy to report that it was just as fun as I had anticipated!

SaltCon game tables
Ready to dive into the “Hot Games”.
If you like playing board games, then SaltCon is for you. It’s non-stop open gaming for 3 days.

With a game library of over 800 games, there’s never a shortage of something to play.

And if you’re not familiar with how to play a particular game, there’s always someone close by happily willing to teach you.

Yes, the games I played were a lot of fun. But most of the fun is found in the “who”, not the “what”.

And the people that play games at SaltCon are a fantastic assortment of friendly, fun players.