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Luchador dice game
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Games, Friends, and Luchador around the world

Since we starting doing board game reviews more than 6 years ago, our scope of contacts around the world has increased tremendously.

Not only have we worked with hundreds of global game publishers, but we’ve also heard from tons of parents and families all over the world. The vast majority of those are folks I’ve never met (nor anticipate having the chance to ever meet in person).

But those I have met face-to-face after connecting online through board games have all been wonderful people!

And just this week I had that experience again.

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The Undercity board game
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Rule The Undercity together!

The Undercity revolves around players working together to defeat the villains and achieve the scenario’s objective. While players can choose individual scenarios to play, the most fun is in going through all the scenarios/chapters as part of a campaign.

Of course, playing through a campaign will take many game sessions. But who’s complaining?

It’s a lot of fun playing a campaign because players get to level-up their heroes – increasing their abilities along the way.

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Ubongo board game
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Ubongo – A game mom loves too!

The only video game mom has enjoyed is Tetris.

This goes way back to the day of the first Nintendo Gameboy system. She’ll laughingly admit that Tetris was an addiction. She played it so much as a teenager that when she’d see road signs while driving, her mind would try to fit them into a Tetris grid. And her heart rate would jump if they wouldn’t fit!

It’s one of those family stories we always laugh about.

While those days have faded, the enjoyment of playing games with “Tetris-shaped” pieces remains.

So when I saw Ubongo by Thames & Kosmos, I had a strong hunch that it would be a game she’d love.

And sure enough, Ubongo has been a hit with our family and especially mom.

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Longhorn board game
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Rustle up some cattle in Longhorn

It’s time to do some cattle rustling in the Old West!

So round up another outlaw and see which of you can steal the most valuable cattle and the most loot in Longhorn.

The Wild West is a pretty popular theme for all kinds of entertainment. There’s a wide range of movies and TV shows about the rough life out on the range.

But that’s not the only form of Wild West entertainment. Board game and card games get in on the action as well. And the latest one we’ve played from Blue Orange Games is a fun one – Longhorn!

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Fluxx Dice Review

As if Fluxx wasn’t random enough, Looney Labs has gone and made it even more random with Fluxx Dice!

That’s right. The luck-filled game of Fluxx, where players are changing the rules and goals of the game the whole time now has an additional element of luck – dice.

This is a very short review because it’s a very small expansion game to add into your Fluxx games – no matter the version of Fluxx you’re playing.

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Adventure Time Fluxx card game
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Adventure Time Fluxx game review

When we first got copy copies of both Batman Fluxx and Adventure Time Fluxx, I thought for sure our boys would flock to Batman over Adventure Time Fluxx. But I was wrong.

I was quite surprised when they said Adventure Time Fluxx was the version they liked the most.

Maybe it was because the Adventure Time version put them in a silly mood. And being in a silly mood goes well with playing a Fluxx game.

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