When a game takes over almost all our family game time, it must mean it’s time to review it.
And while we have a large stack of games on our “to review” shelf, some games just shoot right to the top of the stack.
Such is the case with Skull King!
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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.
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As the days tick down for 2018, I was glancing over my list of games played this year and noticed an injustice. I’ve neglected to post a review of my most-played game of the year!
It’s a shame really. But there’s still time to right that wrong.
It’s time for Fuji Flush to take its well-deserved place among the great family games we’ve reviewed!
(And letting you know about it in time to get it for your family for Christmas.)
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It’s time again for our annual Board Game Gift Guide!
This time of year, most people looking for board games are doing so as gifts for family and friends. And that’s where we’re very happy to help!
This year’s Board Game Gift Guide includes 30 great game ideas!
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Our first set of kids game reviews this week each had some elements of math to them.
Today we’re leaving the math behind and moving on to silly fun.
We’ll first head out to pasture and build some cows, then it’s on to silly faces and sounds.
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Tom & Jerry was one of my favorite cartoons growing up. Jerry would antagonize Tom to no end in every episode with lots of slapstick antics.
No matter how hard he tried, Tom could never get rid of Jerry.
For some reason, playing Head of Mousehold by FoxMind took me back to those simple, lazy Saturday mornings.
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When AEG announced they were again revising Thunderstone and were set to publish Thunderstone Quest, we rolled our eyes. With all the original Thunderstone and Thunderstone Advance cards and expansions already on our game shelves, did we really want to dive into yet another implementation of the game?
Well, a couple months ago we got a copy and gave it a go…
Let’s just say those initial skeptical thoughts were completely washed away!
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Century: Golem Edition is a fantastic board game for the whole family!
It’s a game that both young and old players can all enjoy playing together. The game play is straightforward yet also offers enough choices due to the variety of cards and when they appear to keep players coming back for more.
Young players will love collecting crystals as well as exchanging them for more powerful combinations of crystals. And older players will realize there’s also depth of strategy involved in the choices they make.
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The best board games, card games, dice games, family games, and party games of 2017 have now been awarded!
And as many might have expected, the results are pretty gloomy this year.
As in, Gloomhaven took the awards by storm winning in 5 categories!
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One of the most popular board games published in the last few decades is Catan.
Well, it used to be called Settlers of Catan – but within the last few years officially shortened the name to just Catan.
A number of years ago, Catan also made it’s way to digital devices where it continued to find its way into new players’ hands. And now it’s been updated with a new look and feel with multiple modes of play across all digital platforms (browser, Steam, iOS, GooglePlay, and Amazon Appstore).
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