I was quite surprised this morning when I saw not 1, but 2 articles about board games in our local newspaper today!
The first headline that caught my eye on the front page of the Entertainment section was “We are living in a board game renaissance“. Which got a hearty “You bet!” from me.
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Modern family board games have come a long way from just “roll-and-move”. With so many fantastic board games to choose from, what are the best?
What family board games should be on everyone’s shelf so no matter the situation, they’ve got a great game ready to play for some fun family time?
We’ve written about a number of annual board game awards numerous times. However, we haven’t written before about Hall of Fame Games.
What would you put in a Games Hall of Fame?
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That’s It! is the latest party game from Gamewright. It’s all packed in a nice compact box which makes it easy to take with you from one party to the next. Got a big family gathering – take it along.
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Out of the 3,000+ new board games, card games, dice games, family games, party games, war games, cooperative games, strategy games, and many more published in 2012 – the best have now been announced!
Well, at least according to the more than 40 top board game reviewers around the world these are the best board games. Every year The Dice Tower gathers recommendations from around the globe. Those reviewers then whittle the lists down to the nominations. From there the final votes are cast and The Dice Tower Awards are announced!
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Set is a family card game that’s fun for some and frustrating for others. It’s simple to understand but may be hard to execute…Depending on how fast you are at spotting sets.
It gets mixed reviews in our family – some love it, some not so much. Find out why…
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Are you ready to play a bunch of board games and card games on International Tabletop Day this Saturday, March 30?
We’re ready to have some fun with family and friends – hanging out and having fun playing all sorts of games.
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Let’s just cut to the chase – RoboRally is a fun family board game!
That is, if your family loves board games that combine strategy, luck, and a little chaos!
And what family isn’t familiar with a little chaos?
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Kids love using their imagination to create stuff.
That’s why LEGOS are such a hit. Give a kid a tub of LEGOS and they can build all sorts of stuff.
Morphology Junior is a family board game that taps into that creative imagination and turns it into a game. But rather than just having blocks to build with, Morphology Jr includes a variety of objects that players use to build things.
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What a year for games!
In 2012 we played a ton of different board games, card games, dice games, and party games – 128 to be exact!
That’s a lot of games.
At the start of last year I set a goal to play over 100 different games. For each of the 2 previous years, I had played 98 different games. So I set the goal to get over the 100 mark in 2012.
Goal accomplished!
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