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Board Game Year in Review & Primer

This time of year, the number of visitors to our website skyrockets. We know it’s because so many people are looking for fun family board games and card games for Christmas presents.

Board games are fantastic gifts to give for Christmas. Not only do kids love games to play during their holiday break, but adults also love playing games when they get together with family and friends.

If this is the first time you’ve visited our website, consider this a Family Board Game Primer.

November 12, 2013December 1, 2013 Trent 0 Comments

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Heard of Hearts? Well, now there’s Clubs

The card game Hearts has been around for a long time. How long? We’re not really sure. But we know it’s been a popular card game for a very long time. When it comes as a free game on many computers, it’s easy to become popular.

But Clubs is a relatively new card game from North Star Games.

November 9, 2013November 15, 2013 Trent 5 Comments

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Top 11 Best Board Games for Family Gatherings

What are the best board games to take to a family gathering? With the holiday season upon us, it’s a great time to gather for some fun family board games and party games.

November 5, 2013March 30, 2017 Trent 6 Comments

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25 Hours of Straight Gaming for Charity

Are you up for playing board games for 25 hours straight?
What about video games?
What if it helps children across the US?

If so, then get ready for playing a ton of board games and card games this weekend.

This Saturday, November 2, is the annual gaming charity drive – Extra Life. All the donations from Extra Life go to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals across the US.

October 31, 2013November 9, 2013 Trent 3 Comments

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Guillotine – Chop, Chop

A game called “Guillotine” sure doesn’t sound like a fun family game. And believe me, when I first heard about the Guillotine card game, I quickly wrote it off as well. But I later heard more about it and it sounded light and fun. So I bought a copy a few years ago and have enjoyed playing it with both family and friends.

October 23, 2013October 31, 2013 Trent 0 Comments

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What are your Top 100 board games?

We recently stumbled across a list of best board games at Ranker.com. This website provides a way for people to create lists and have others vote on the items on the list. Items will move up or down the list depending on the votes.

At the time we saw the list, there had been 7,000 people cast their votes. These were the top 76 board games of all time according to the voters.

October 12, 2013July 16, 2024 Trent 10 Comments

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Gloom – Perfect for Halloween

If you’re looking for a great card game to accompany your Halloween celebrations this month, then pick up a copy of Gloom.

Gloom is a card game with somewhat of a macabre theme – you’re trying to make your family as gloomy as possible before they die. The more miserable they are when they pass on, the better chance you have of winning.

Just hearing the theme though, we can see how you might be turned off.
Don’t be.

It’s a light-hearted game with silly situations that’s a lot of fun to play and laugh along the way.

October 6, 2013November 3, 2016 Trent 1 Comment

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Wig Out – Kids card game review

Matching games are great for young kids. The simple process of matching can build confidence and give kids plenty of enjoyment.

Wig Out is a quick card game of crazy hairstyles that rewards fast matching for up to 6 players. Since its a card game, there’s plenty of luck – which also means victory can be up for grabs.

And with the frantic pace of play, there’s plenty of energy in getting that victory.

October 3, 2013September 18, 2014 Trent 0 Comments

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It’s hard to play just once

“Who wants to play again?”

That’s a typical question around the table after playing a number of great family board games. And it’s especially great to hear when everyone in the family is playing.

One of the games getting that reaction the most in our house is 7 Wonders.

7 Wonders is a fantastic family card game!

September 30, 2013October 8, 2013 Trent 6 Comments

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Dotzee – the biggest dice we have

We’ve played some big board games before – games with a ton of components that sprawl across every inch of a large table. But we’ve never played a game with such huge dice!

While a game with only 16 dice may not sound like much, the size of these dice draws attention. Each chunky die is a 1 ¼ inch cube and has nice brightly colored pips. The game also comes with a game board to hold the dice in a 4×4 grid for play.

But do the high quality components deliver a high quality game?

September 23, 2013December 12, 2013 Trent 0 Comments