As parents we need to “level up our game” by learning new skills to face new challenges head on.
The blessings of fatherhood don’t come from the absence of challenges. Rather the blessings come because of the challenges as we learn to work through them again and again.
Are you constantly leveling up your parenting skills?
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Who’s the best inventor of all time – Archimedes, Fibonacci, Pascal, Edison, or Franklin?
In Legendary Inventors you’ll get the chance to put them to the test.
I first got a chance to play Legendary Inventors at Gen Con 2016 just before it was released. It was one of the games I most enjoyed playing at the con and I was excited to get a copy for our family soon after.
Now that we’ve been able to play it more, we’re happy to finally share our thoughts.
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As you might imagine, the theme of Running with the Bulls hearkens to the annual Running of the Bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain where bulls are let loose to run through the town streets.
In the game Running with the Bulls, players have a team of Runners (dice) that scramble through the streets of El Toro trying not to get trampled by the Bulls (big red dice) and trying to end up in favorable locations at the end of town.
The game is played over 3 “Days” (rounds) and the same process is followed each round. The player with the most points after 3 rounds is the winner.
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All the shouting, running around, and slapping of people playing Happy Salmon at the North Star Games booth at Gen Con 2016 easily caught my attention.
It’s a party-style game that has a way of pulling people in with its active and quick play.
In fact, reading our review of Happy Salmon may take longer than playing a game of Happy Salmon.
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One of the awesome benefits of playing family board games is the positive way it engages our minds.
From visual recognition and matching to deductive reasoning and strategic planning, there are a myriad of mental skills that board games engage.
A recently released game from Asmodee packs a real punch in getting players to exercise a ton of mental skills in a single game.
It’s time to exercise our brains in Braintopia!
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With a gazillion 2-player abstract board games available, it’s great to continue to find ones that offer unique game play and strike our fancy. And Kulami is one such game.
In 2013, Kulami was also a Mensa Select Winner along with Forbidden Desert (a family board game we also highly recommend).
Take a quick look and see if Kulami may be a great fit for your family as well.
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Kingdomino hits a sweet spot with its fun and unique tile-matching play.
If you’re familiar with our game reviews, you’ll know our family loves tile-laying games. We love building and watching landscapes grow as we play.
And Kingdomino is no exception. It’s a terrific tile-laying board game for families!
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What are the best board games, card games, and dice games from 2016?
We may not be able to say yet because many are still yet to be played. But at least we know where to start.
That’s because the annual Dice Tower Award nominees are set.
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Every once in a while a game comes along that totally captures my attention.
Star Wars Rebellion is such a game!
It was released last year by Fantasy Flight Games and once again, the completely knocked it out of the park!
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We take a look at 3 new board games and card games that have gone digital: Ubongo Puzzle Challenge, Tokaido, and Onirim.
All 3 offer their own unique experience.
Are you up for a Tetris-like spacial challenge, a peaceful oriental journey, or a dreamscape solitaire game?
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