Many years ago Michelle and I played a card game at a friend’s house that required quick visual recognition to spot sets of 3 cards that were either all the same or all different in each of 4 characteristics. The card game was Set and I loved it while Michelle didn’t care for it.
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As you can see from many of our Top Game lists, we think Dominion is a fantastic card game. The Dominion card game that has taken the world by storm since it was published 5 years ago (2008), starting a whole new card game genre – Deck Building – and spawning many copy-cat games. Publishers everywhere have been trying to mimic the success of Dominion.
If you’re not yet familiar with Dominion, there’s no time like the present. Go check out our original Dominion video and written review to discover the basics of this super addicting game.
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Smash Up is the latest card game from AEG that does what the name suggests – Smashes things Up. Not only do players battle to smash up bases to score points, but they do so by having a ‘smashed up’ deck of faction cards to do it with.
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It’s pretty common that parents seem to think they’ve got the smartest kids around. Well, now’s the time to put that belief to the test with this family board game from Griddly Games – Wise Alec.
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We think it’s funny with a board game has the word “game” right in the title of the game. So when we saw The Big Fat Tomato Game by Gamewright we knew it had to be something lighthearted and funny.
If you know anything about Gamewright games, you’ll know they’re all about publishing family games. And The Big Fat Tomato Game is no different. It’s targeted directly at families everywhere (you don’t have to be farmers).
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What a year for games!
In 2012 we played a ton of different board games, card games, dice games, and party games – 128 to be exact!
That’s a lot of games.
At the start of last year I set a goal to play over 100 different games. For each of the 2 previous years, I had played 98 different games. So I set the goal to get over the 100 mark in 2012.
Goal accomplished!
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We hope you had a fantastic Christmas break and are looking forward to a nice New Year’s break as well (if even for only 1 day). We had a great time with family and friends and even got to play a few board games during the festivities.
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With just a couple days to go before Christmas, it’s time to make sure Santa has his stocking stuffers in order.
So if you’re helping Santa out this year, here’s a few ideas of card games and dice games that will fit great in those Christmas stockings.
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If our recent Top X Board Games and Card Games lists by each member of our family didn’t give you enough ideas for board games for your family and friends, how would a Top 100 Board Games list be?
Would that be overload?
Well, with thousands of board games, card games, dice game, and party games to choose from, a list of 100 great games can come in handy.
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With Christmas fast approaching, like others, I’m asked what I’d like for Christmas. And as you can see from my recent post on my Top 14 Best Board Games, we have a number of great board games that I could enjoy playing continuously.
Yet, board games still make their way onto my wishlist. We frequently hear from readers about board games they love and suggest we play. And being a board game reviewer keeps me alerted to new board games being released. That also means that many games pique my interest on a regular basis.
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