At its heart, Luchador is a straightforward dice rolling game. Players roll dice and compare results. However, with the addition of a Mexican wrestling theme, all of a sudden the game takes on a new life.
With the lucha libre theme, players now have reasons to cheer for certain results. And that makes for fun for all ages.
Luchador can also be played with advanced rules that add a few more elements for older players who want more options.
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At Gen Con 2016 last month, Ice Cool was one of the hot games that sold out rather quickly.
I hadn’t heard about it at all before Gen Con. And it’s probably not surprising because Ice Cool is published by Brain Games out of Latvia.
Coming home with 13 games from Gen Con, Ice Cool was one that I was super excited to play because I thought it might go over well with the family.
And boy, was I right!
Ice Cool is a blast to play!
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Deception has been such a hit in our family that it’s shot past a ton of other games on our “to review” shelf.
This isn’t like a checkout line at the grocery store – first come, first served.
Instead, it’s like at a desert buffet where the tastiest treat gets eaten first.
Or in this case – the game most played is the game next reviewed.
And with more than 15 plays in just two weeks, Deception is screaming for a review.
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If we were to ask readers to name the most popular board games in the world, we imagine the game
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MOD X scores very well on our “let’s play again” game meter for a few reasons.
For starters, even though the game is a mental challenge, it doesn’t take long to play. There also isn’t much in the way of game set up. So it’s really easy when one games ends to dive right into playing another.
Also, the back and forth nature of the scoring usually results in close games. So the player or players who get edged out in the end are anxious to give it another go.
And lastly, because it’s fun!
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On Wednesday, Jaden headed out on his 2-year mission to serve the people in Singapore and Malaysia!
He’s been looking forward to this day for so long and it’s so exciting that it’s finally here.
He was all smiles as we dropped him off at the Missionary Training Center where he would spend the next couple months learning Mandarin Chinese before making his way to Singapore.
In fact, everyone was all smiles.
There’s not doubt it’s an emotional moment.
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Grab yourself a tasty chocolate bar, sit back, and enjoy it while you read our review of Chocoly by FoxMind.
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Earlier this week I shared an overview of my first Gen Con experience.
I had a great time being immersed in the spectacle of so much gaming goodness. But without a doubt, the best part for me was meeting with people I’ve only interacted with via email and online for so many years.
And many of these were board game publishers with fun games that we’ve done reviews of.
If you’d like to jump to a video interview of one of these fabulous game publishers, simply click on their name in the list below.
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Last week marked a big first for me — my first Gen Con experience! I’ve wanted to go to Gen
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We don’t typically share information about future board games. However, when they get as good of a reception as the one
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