But rather than just take our word for it, this year we thought it would be a great idea to list out the games that have won Game Of The Year!
There are a few sources we could point to for Game of the Year. We often share the Game of the Year as voted on by game reviewers around the world through The Dice Tower Awards.
But there’s also another reliable source for Game of the Year each year and that’s the Spiel des Jahres.
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We’ll cut right to the chase – Stipulations is a great family game and party game!
And it’s also such a simple game.
As the box says, it’s all about “stifling superpowers, crushing careers, limiting lifetime supplies, and destroying dreams. Your imagination and creativity are the only limits on how you can ruin friends’ announcements.”
Or as we like to simply say – “Creatively squashing each others’ dreams.”
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Last night we had a few couples over for dinner and murder.
Well, no one was actually murdered in our home last night, but we did have a very fun time playing How to Host a Murder: The Chicago Caper.
The How to Host a Murder games are a series of games that hit the game scene in the 1980’s. They’re murder-mystery, role-playing games where players take on the roles of potential murder suspects. Everyone arrives dressed, and in character, for a fun night of intrigue and accusations.
The few times we’ve played a How to Host a Murder game, we’ve had a great time. And last night was no exception.
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It’s a game full of bluffing, guessing, eliminating other players, trying to be the last one standing, and it can be played in under 10 minutes – leaving plenty of time for multiple rematches.
Because you’ll definitely want to play again.
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“What’s your favorite board game?” When people find out that we review family board games, this is the first question
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While we may be down 1 board game player, 1 board game reviewer, and our board game reviews video editor, that won’t stop our drive to tell everyone how great family game time can be.
Regardless of what grade your kids are heading into this year, there are plenty of fantastic board games and card games for you to play with them. Check out our short list of great games for different age ranges.
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I don’t think I’ve anticipated working on a merit badge with as much enthusiasm as I have for the one we began tonight – Game Design!
Boy are these scouts in for a treat!
The Boy Scouts of America added the Game Design merit badge to the mix in March 2013. And I’ve been waiting for the chance to work on it with our scouts ever since.
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When we heard the game publisher, iello, was going to make King of New York, it was immediately added to our “games we can’t wait for” list.
The details on the release of King of New York are hush-hush for another week. The big promotion starts next week at GenCon (the largest board game convention in the US). So we’re really looking forward to hearing more soon.
But prior to that, we’ve got something special to share – an exclusive sneak peek at one of the cards: Broadway Star
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The best board games, card games, dice games, family games, and party games of 2013 have now been awarded!
With more than 3,000+ new games published in 2013, there were a ton to choose from.
But the 40+ top board game reviewers around the world were up to the challenge.
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This week we’re having a family reunion and I’m in charge of supplying the games.
Of course, supplying board games to play for the occasion isn’t a big surprise. It’s really something I do anyway whenever we get together with family.
The toughest question is which games to take…
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