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Put your Magic Minds to the test!

“I bet I can guess what you’re thinking about before you can guess what I’m thinking about.”

While we don’t actually say that at the start of a game of Telepathy Magic Minds, we probably could. Because that’s really what the challenge in this board game is all about — being the first to guess the opponent’s secret square.

If you saw our Brain Freeze game review earlier this week, you’ll already be familiar with what you’re in for with Magic Minds.

Both games are great 2-player deduction games for the whole family.

The main difference between the games is the level of difficulty.

Check out Brooke’s short video review to see how Magic Minds steps up the mental challenge.

May 14, 2016November 4, 2016 Trent 0 Comments

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Ready for some Brain Freeze?

Are you thinking of a Chocolate Milkshake?
Or a Cherry Snow Cone?
Or a Lime Popsicle?

In Brain Freeze players are trying to guess which treat their opponent is thinking of before that opponent can guess what they’re thinking of.

It’s a great 2-player deduction game that everyone in the family can enjoy.

May 10, 2016May 23, 2016 Trent 0 Comments

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Best Board Games 2015 – Nominees are set!

What are the best board games and card games from 2015?

We’ll soon find out because the annual Dice Tower Awards are upon us.

The annual awards recognize the best board games published every year and the 2015 nominees were just announced.
Over 4,000 new board games, card games, dice games, and party game are published each year. So finding the best board games and card games takes a bit of time.

Lucky for you, board game reviewers from around the world take part in The Dice Tower Awards.

Check out this year’s nominees!

May 3, 2016May 19, 2016 Trent 6 Comments

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Crossing is a fun game for families

If you’re looking for a light and quick game your whole family can enjoy playing together, we’ve got a game for you — Crossing.

While the name of the game may sound very generic and non-descript, the game play is rather fun.

Actually, even the objective of the game is a very common goal for games: Collect sets of valuable gems to get the most points by the end of the game.

However, the fun of the game is the way in which players go about snagging the gems — or “life stones” as they’re called in this board game.

April 30, 2016May 7, 2016 Trent 1 Comment

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How awesome is Awesome Kingdom?

“If I’m going to rule a kingdom, you bet it’s going to be Awesome!”

Of course that’s what we all thought when we dove into Awesome Kingdom: The Tower of Hateskull.

After all, the game title is pretty compelling for a bunch of boys.

Just seeing the game title, the boys were intrigued. But they were also a bit skeptical. (Because they’re sure they know what it takes be to super awesome.) And they were ready to see if the game fit the bill.

April 19, 2016April 27, 2016 Trent 0 Comments

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The Last Spike board game review

The Last Spike is a pretty straight forward and easy to learn game.

In the game, players cooperate to build a continuous railway from St. Louis to Sacramento.

Yet this isn’t a cooperative board game where everyone works together to beat the game. Instead players are competing against each other to earn the most money by the end of the game.

April 14, 2016April 19, 2016 Trent 0 Comments

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The Little Prince: Rising to the Stars game review

Are you kids familiar with the story of The Little Prince?

If so, here’s a great game for you to check out — The Little Prince: Rising to the Stars.

The modular game board allows players to reconfigure the route among the clouds differently each game. And kids will enjoy moving their plane from cloud to cloud on their way to The Little Prince’s planet.

April 9, 2016April 19, 2016 Trent 0 Comments

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Steampunk Rally building & racing fun!

Playing Steampunk Rally reminds me of building crazy contraptions with LEGOs as a kid and racing them around the room.

Sure they could have some wheels hooked on like you’d expect in a race car. But wheels weren’t required because I’d just imagine they were rocket-propelled and could fly instead.

And I could lose a part here or there and it wouldn’t really matter because I’d adjust and keep on flying.

If you’ve ever done such imaginary races, then you’ll have a good feel for what it’s like to play Steampunk Rally.

March 28, 2016April 3, 2016 Trent 2 Comments

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The Game Canopy = best game bag!

How do you carry your board games when you’re heading out somewhere else to play?

We’ve used a variety of options when going away for a family vacation, extended family gathering, or off to game night — such as plastic totes, cloth bags, and standard duffle bags.

Some of those options severely limit the amount of games we can take and don’t protect the games very well.

But recently we found out about The Game Canopy, by Level 3B, and now the issue is solved!

March 25, 2016May 13, 2019 Trent 2 Comments

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Last day of fun at SaltCon 2016 – Day 3

After a couple great days at SaltCon, I was looking forward to one final day of fun.

So with just a few hours of sleep, I was happily diving back into action before the main gaming hall opened.

Knowing it was the final day of SaltCon, I had to make the most of the day playing games at the top of my want-to-play list. And there were still many people I was hoping to meeting up with before the end of the con. It would be a busy and fun day!

March 20, 2016October 4, 2019 Trent 3 Comments