How well do you know your games?
Can you identify tabletop games by sight?
Take this short 25-question photo quiz to see how your recognition of board games, card games, dice games, and party games stacks up.
Hint: All of the correct answers are games that we’ve reviewed.
Go ahead and see how well you do.
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As we’re looking back on the fun times we’ve shared as a family this summer, I’ve also taken time to look back on my year in games. For the last few years, I’ve posted a mid-year report on the many board games and card games I’ve played. And while I may be a bit behind on my past trend, it’s better now than never.
So it’s time for a mid-year review of the games I’ve played – with highlights of the ones I’ve enjoyed the most.
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With the humongous rise in Superhero movies over the last number of years, we could probably dub this the Superhero Decade. Or knowing that even more will be flooding the movies screens in the coming years, the Superhero Century!
But even though we may not like the extreme glut of superhero movies on the horizons, we have to admit that we’re still suckers for superheroes!
My personal favorite is Spiderman. Just because I think climbing on walls and swinging all over the place would be totally awesome!
Coming in at a close second would be Batman (thanks to Batman Begins).
So with a Batman Fluxx card game staring at me, of course I’m going to dive in!
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Tsuro is one of our favorite family board games.
It’s simple to play, good for all ages, plays in under 15 minutes, has fantastic components, and can handle up to 8 players.
So when we heard a few years ago that Calliope Games had published Tsuro of the Seas, we were anxious to play it.
Well, now that we’ve played it a few times, we’re ready to answer the all important question, “Is Tsuro of the Seas better than Tsuro?
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King of New York is a game about playing “king of the hill” in the boroughs of New York City. It’s a followup game to the very successful and super fun monster battle: King of Tokyo.
But in King of New York, players don’t just battle each other for supremacy. Now they also get to destroy buildings and fight back against the military onslaught.
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New York 1901 is a fantastic family board game. It hits on all cylinders with engaging play, great components, and the right mix of luck and strategy for a family game.
Blue Orange Games has been creating great kids games for many years (Spot It, Doodle Quest, Brave Rats, Yamslam, Battle Sheep, Gobblet). And now they’ve created a fantastic light strategy game that the whole family can enjoy together.
We highly recommend New York 1901 for families all over the world.
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In Kahuna, 2 players compete over control of 12 islands in the Pacific.
But control may not last.
During the game, control of the islands may swing from one player to the other.
Do you have what it takes to become and remain the big Kahuna?
We recommend you find out.
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Foodfighters is a 2-player battle game where each player controls a team of food (meat vs. veggies) with the goal of knocking out three matching foods of the other team.
From the theme and cartoony artwork, you can easily tell this game is meant for family game play.
It’s a game that’s easy to learn and enjoyable to play.
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The best board games, card games, dice games, family games, and party games of 2014 have now been awarded!
With more than 3,000+ new games published in 2014, there’s never a shortage to choose from.
But don’t you fear! The 50+ top board game reviewers and podcasters around the world were up to the challenge.
And once again, we were happy to be a part of the selection and judging group.
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This coming weekend is the 4th of July, when we’ll celebrate Independence Day in the US.
So it’s the perfect time to review a board game centered on the American Revolution – 1775: Rebellion.
As you’d expect, 1775: Rebellion is about battling for control of the original British colonies on the American continent.
We seen a lot of history-based games that provide a historical learning experience without delivering any fun. It’s as if their sole purpose is to teach history rather than provide a fun game experience. They just try to couch it in the form of a game.
But this isn’t the case with 1775: Rebellion. Because 1775: Rebellion is actually a very fun game!
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