We’re excited to post our 50th game review!

And we think we’ve picked a fantastic game to be dubbed with the honor of being our 50th family game review.

Shadows Over Camelot is a game that I (dad) first saw in 2006 and immediately got excited about it. It was the first cooperative board game that I had come across – which in and of itself sounded like a great thing for family gaming and a good reason to pick up a copy. Then you add the fact that it’s about being knights of the round table and heading off on quests – and I was sold.

Castle Panic is a board game where the name says it all. In this board game you’re trying to defend your Castle from the onslaught of goblins, orcs, and trolls. And at the rate they come at you, you’ll find yourself in Panic mode pretty much right from the start.

But it’s a healthy, fun kind of panic of course. The kind of panic that you share with your closest friends and family – because Castle Panic is a co-operative board game.

Since we love The Lord of the Rings how can we not take up a board game that lets us try our hand at destroying The Ring in Mount Doom?

What is great about The Lord of the Rings board game is that it’s a cooperative game. You and your mates take an epic journey as little hobbits toward the dark land of Mordor to destroy the ring. Along the way you pass through famous lands while trying to stay clear of Sauron.