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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What if you took a popular continental train game and compressed it into just one city?
Well, that’s what Days of Wonder has just done with their ever-popular, Ticket to Ride game!
It features similar game play to what you’re familiar with in Ticket to Ride games but in a compressed format – in size, scope, and game time.
If you think a game of Ticket to Ride takes too long to play. Or if you want a bit more of that bustling Manhattan pace in your games, Ticket to Ride New York may be the game for you!
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As much as we like board games, we say the best games to take along on a family vacation are card games.
Why?
Because most are compact, short, simple to understand, cover a wide range of player counts and ages, and have high replay value.
Here’s our list of 15 fantastic family card games for your next family vacation!
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We don’t mind one bit that May 4th has been dubbed Star Wars Day.
Since we enjoy Star Wars, we get a kick out of the tie-in to the idea and what it’s spawned.
We like the Star Wars movies. And we like many Star Wars games!
So if you’re looking for a good Star Wars board game today, we’ve got some great game ideas for you
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Who doesn’t love playing Capture the Flag?
Although I haven’t played it for years, I remember a lot of fun times playing it with friends.
So when I first saw The Pirate’s Flag at SaltCon in March and heard it was about capturing a flag and getting it back across the end line, I didn’t hesitate to sit down and play.
That’s right, The Pirate’s Flag is a board game to sit down and play with your friends rather than running around a large field chasing each other.
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It’s time once again to take a look at a couple of digital implementations of fun family board games and card games.
Today we’re taking a look at a couple of light family games from Renegade Game Studios that have been brought to life in digital form by Dire Wolf Digital: Lanterns the Harvest Festival and Lotus.
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“It’s a me, Mario!”
I wish we could play the catchy Super Mario music to go along with that phrase for you, but you’ll just have to imagine it yourself. That is, if you’re a Mario fan.
And even if you’re not, there’s a good chance your kids are Mario fans. Mario is one of the most recognizable characters in the world! So it’s not surprising to find board games with a Mario theme.
Today we’re taking a look at Super Mario: Level Up! the board game.
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Last weekend was a blast.
For a couple days I was able to step away from everything else and just play games. It’s something I look I look forward to every year.
And once again, SaltCon hit record attendance. This was the 10th year of SaltCon and attendance clocked in at 1,750!
Without further ado, here’s my recap of this super fun event.
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Today we’re taking a look at the latest evolution of such games by diving into dexterity games!
In Beasts of Balance, players stack physical animals and items to create all sorts crazy creatures.
It’s a cooperative dexterity game where players make the best world they can by adding animals, evolving them, and nurturing them before the tower falls down.
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Happy 2018!!
Ok, so we may be a little late on wishing everyone a Happy New Year since we’re already 3 weeks into 2018. But we still wish you a great new year!
Now let’s get on with which family board games, published in 2017, we’ve enjoyed the most as a family…
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