we can’t claim that our game closet has always been organized either. In fact, we didn’t start out with a board game closet even on the list. Our current board game closet was actually built to be a storage closet. And we planned for a cabinet in the family room where we’d place our games so we could easily pull them out to play. But then the family board game bug struck and before you know it, we got carried away.
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This month The Dice Tower podcast released 2 episodes focused on the Best Board Games of 2011. The great thing about this source for a “best of” listing is that contributors from around the world weigh in on what they believe the best games of 2011 were.
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Many abstract strategy board games have the objective of getting 5 in a row. And in that regard, Pentago is like many other games. However, there’s a twist to the game that makes Pentago unique – quite literally a twist.
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What defines a board game or card game?
In our view, the whole definition of a board game or card game revolves around it being something physical that you can touch, feel, and move around. Playing board games is all about the social interaction of sitting around, face-to-face and moving stuff around on the table or from hand to hand.
Our family had a great time playing lots of new board games and card games in 2011!
We also had a great time playing games that we’ve had for years.
In fact, it’s very relaxing to play a board game that we’re familiar with rather than always learning rules to new games
One of the most common questions about board games is: “How long does the game take to play?”
That’s while you’ll often see this information printed on the side of a game box. It’s also why we started adding this info to our board game reviews.
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Are you ready to test your dice rolling skills?
And how fast can you roll, spot, and match your dice?
Pretty quick?
Then you may be ready for Ligretto Dice.
With so many great new family board games coming out every year, it’s hard not to put a few of them on our Christmas wishlist.
The games we found this year under the Christmas tree this year were fantastic.
Take a look at what they were.
Spot It is a great family card game that’s also great as a party game. See how fast you can find matches and keep everyone else on their toes.
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Since we don’t live anywhere near a volcano, we don’t usually worry about lava destroying our home and neighborhood. And if we were to think about it, I’m sure it would be a horrendous thought.
But even if the thought of a real volcano erupting in our town would be awful, the prospect of playing a game about it is just fun. After all, a lot of game themes may not be so fun to encounter in real life, but there’s a lot of fun in playing a board game about them.
In Eruption, you’re saving your village from the lava from a nearby erupting volcano while at the same time diverting the lava toward the villages of your opponents.
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