But rather than just take our word for it, this year we thought it would be a great idea to list out the games that have won Game Of The Year!
There are a few sources we could point to for Game of the Year. We often share the Game of the Year as voted on by game reviewers around the world through The Dice Tower Awards.
But there’s also another reliable source for Game of the Year each year and that’s the Spiel des Jahres.
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How good are you at programming robots?
Are you ready to take on your buddies in a battle of bots to find out?
Well, now you can test your robot-programming prowess in Volt: Robot Battle Arena.
Volt is a fun board game where players use colored dice to program their robots to score points by landing on certain locations and knocking out the other robots.
Players simultaneously choose how they want their robot to move and shoot. Then everyone reveals their commands and the battles begin. After multiple rounds, one robot commander will be victorious.
Will it be you?
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“We are looking for fun, quick games to play as part of family home evening. Like everyone, we have a lot of commitments so sometimes we don’t start until late. But I would like to end it with a fun game. Our children are 2 boys, 12 and 15, and a 14 year old girl. What is your favorite, QUICK (15-20 min or less), board or card game?”
While responding to her request, I realized it would make a great list for readers worldwide.
There are many great card games and board games that are well suited for 4 players.
But what about 5 players?
“What’s your favorite board game?” When people find out that we review family board games, this is the first question
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While we may be down 1 board game player, 1 board game reviewer, and our board game reviews video editor, that won’t stop our drive to tell everyone how great family game time can be.
Regardless of what grade your kids are heading into this year, there are plenty of fantastic board games and card games for you to play with them. Check out our short list of great games for different age ranges.
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I don’t think I’ve anticipated working on a merit badge with as much enthusiasm as I have for the one we began tonight – Game Design!
Boy are these scouts in for a treat!
The Boy Scouts of America added the Game Design merit badge to the mix in March 2013. And I’ve been waiting for the chance to work on it with our scouts ever since.
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When we heard the game publisher, iello, was going to make King of New York, it was immediately added to our “games we can’t wait for” list.
The details on the release of King of New York are hush-hush for another week. The big promotion starts next week at GenCon (the largest board game convention in the US). So we’re really looking forward to hearing more soon.
But prior to that, we’ve got something special to share – an exclusive sneak peek at one of the cards: Broadway Star
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The best board games, card games, dice games, family games, and party games of 2013 have now been awarded!
With more than 3,000+ new games published in 2013, there were a ton to choose from.
But the 40+ top board game reviewers around the world were up to the challenge.
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This week we’re having a family reunion and I’m in charge of supplying the games.
Of course, supplying board games to play for the occasion isn’t a big surprise. It’s really something I do anyway whenever we get together with family.
The toughest question is which games to take…
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What are the best board games and card games from 2013? We don’t quite have that answer for you yet.
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