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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Kingdom Builder is a great family board game. It’s simple to learn and play, has cool components, and has a good balance of strategy and luck. With the variable boards and random selection of objective cards, every game is different.
If you’re looking for a family board game that’s fun for the whole family, then we think Kingdom Builder is what you’re looking for.
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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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Posting the Top Board Games lists for each member of our family these last few weeks has kept me thinking about which board games, card games, and party games I’d include on my list.
The hardest part for me is narrowing down the list because I love playing so many games. I love the social interaction, the thinking, the strategizing, the cool themes, the variety of game mechanics, and the twists of luck. So for me, the best board game will always come down to “it depends”.
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Are you ready to see which games Trevor lists as the Best Board Games and Card Games out there?
After seeing what our other 3 children have listed as their favorite board games, you may not be surprised at a number of games on Trevor’s list. But you’ll also see a few different games pop up as well.
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One of the first games kids learn is Memory – where players turn over tiles to find matches. If they turn over two tiles and the images don’t match, they turn them face down again. It’s a simple game for helping kids develop their thinking.
Colorio is also a very simple board game where players reveal spots on a board and try to remember what color is in each spot. However, rather than looking for matches, players are trying not to reveal too much of a color.
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After seeing what Jaden and Caleb list as their Best Board Games, it’s time to turn our attention to the female point of view with our daughter Brooke.
As with most pre-teenage girls, Brooke’s attention is mostly focused on her friends. She loves to hang with her friends, play with her stuffed animals, listen to One Direction, and play soccer. But she also loves one-on-one time with parents and enjoys playing games with the family (provided she isn’t currently at odds with her “annoying” brothers.)
So when she hits the board game closet, which are her favorite games to pull out to play?
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