When it’s time for a good 2-player board game, there are numerous choices. There are many abstract strategy games (Chess, Hive, YINSH, Othello), a wide variety of themed board games (LOTR the Confrontation, Confusion), and plenty of 4 players games are also great for 2 players.
But when given the chance, the one that I, dad, love to play most is Memoir ’44.
In fact, Memoir ’44 even tops my favorite board games list.
As you can tell from our last review, dad loves Power Grid. When the mood strikes for a good strategy board game, Power Grid is at the top of his list.
But the problem, as we also mentioned in our review, is that it’s sometimes hard in our family to get enough others in the same mood at the same time to make the game really enjoyable. So the next choice is to get some friends together. But since they’re all in similar boats – balancing their own family schedules – it’s not a simple thing to just get a gang together.
And that’s why The Robots expansion for Power Grid is fantastic. With Power Grid: The Robots expansion, we can easily add players to the game for more fun.
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Power Grid is a fantastic strategy board game. While the theme may not seem very exciting, it’s a game that easily made my Top 14 Best Board Games.
It’s not a game that appeals to mom, since she prefers lighter games with elements of luck. So I won’t be asking her to play Power Grid. This game is best for when I’m in the mood to get my strategy on!
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Alien Frontiers is another great board game that sits in our Family Favorites board games list. Not only that, but it also made Trevor’s Top 8 Best Board Games list. With only 8 games on the list, that’s a pretty high distinction.
So how would the expansion Alien Frontiers: Factions affect our opinion of the game?
Trevor sums it up simply, “Awesome!”
We’re super excited with the recent announcement by Fantasy Flight Games to reprint Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation.
Not only is this one of our favorite 2-player games, but one of our favorite board games period!
It rocks!
And you’ll soon be able to get a copy as well.
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Dominion Cornucopia is the 5th expansion for the incredibly popular Dominion card game and continues to add more diversity to the game. In fact, Cornucopia likes to reward players for having diversity in their decks.
Like the other Dominion expansions, Cornucopia doesn’t change the method of play at all. Players are still working to build up their deck of cards to be able to buy victory points and win the game. So the elements of fun come down to what all the different cards let you do.
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Pandemic is one of the first board games we reviewed because it’s such a great family board game. It was the first cooperative board game we ever played and was an instant hit in our family. So when the expansion, Pandemic: On the Brink, came along, we didn’t wait long to buy a copy of the game. And we’re very happy to have it.
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We caught a video segment today about board games from one of our family’s favorite internet sensations: Rhett and Link
They’ve talked about board games before on their YouTube show, “Good Mythical Morning”. But this recent video clip from “The Mythical Show” is called “Most Complicated Board Game Ever” and it’s just begging to be watched.
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We’re still hooked on Descent: Journeys in the Dark 2nd Edition.
While we may not be playing it as regularly as we did in January after we first got the game and posted a video review on it, it’s still set up on a table in our basement – just begging us to play.
And since we bought the Conversion Kit, there’s even more fun with all the new heroes and monsters that are added to the game.
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One of mom’s favorite games is 7 Wonders. In fact, she placed it 2nd on her recent list of favorite board games.
So is it any wonder that we’d pick up a copy of an expansion for 7 Wonders?
If mom loves a game, we’re definitely going to get it out often. Because when choosing what game to play, you need to select one that the players will enjoy. So if we want mom to sit down and play, then we need to pick one she’ll enjoy. And 7 Wonders is that kind of game.
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