Last weekend wasn’t what I’d expected.
But SaltCon still made me smile.
That’s because every year, I look forward to attending SaltCon — an awesome board game convention in Utah.
As you can see from my anticipatory post last month, SaltCon has tons to offer.
However, this year turned out to be much different for me.
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How good are your detective skills?
No, not like CSI skills. But rather, your powers of detecting the bluffer among you?
Detective Club, by Blue Orange Games, gives you a chance to find out!
When I look over the list of board games we’ve reviewed over the last 10 years, Blue Orange Games is second on the list of game publishers in quantity of our game reviews.
And there’s a very good reason for that — Blue Orange Games publishes fantastic board games for families!
We’re happy to report that Detective Club continues with that tradition.
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February just rolled around and it’s time to get excited!
Of course, there was a lot of excitement around the Super Bowl last weekend when the Chiefs triumphed over the 49er’s.
And Valentine’s Day is next week — which can be something to get excited about.
Then there’s also President’s Day right after — which brings a day off of work in the U.S. for many companies. So we can see people getting excited for that.
But what I really get excited about when February hits is that SaltCon is only a month away!
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2019 marked a huge milestone for The Board Game Family. We celebrated 10 years of doing family board game reviews!
With our video reviews hitting 2 million views and our written reviews and articles being read by millions more, it’s been an amazing 10 years.
But today’s not about looking back on all 10 years (we’ve already done that). Instead, we’re just looking back at 2019.
As I’ve done at the start of each year, let’s take a quick look back at the games we’ve enjoyed the most from 2019.
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Wow – what a fantastic decade in board gaming!
Now that we’ve rolled into 2020, we want to pay homage to the stellar board games published over the past decade. It just so happens that we’ve also been reviewing family board games, card games, party games and more for just over 10 years!
In October 2019, we celebrated the 10 year mark for The Board Game Family!
Which means we’ve been front and center with the amazing new games that have hit family tables across the world this past decade.
So, here’s our list of great family games from 2010-2019.
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I guess I should really ask, “who doesn’t want to win a trophy?” After all, don’t we all love the accolades that come with winning a trophy?
We may not want another thing to dust on our shelves, the the joy of winning something can last a long time.
And it may be even better when you can win a trophy in under 10 minutes!
That’s the way it is in the new game, Trophies, by Facade Games.
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Do you love party games?
Do you love deduction games?
What about a game that combines both elements?
If so, you’re in luck because Spyfall is both a party game and a deduction game!
We included both Spyfall and Spyfall 2 in our annual Board Game Gift Guides in the past because they’re such fun games.
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Are you looking for fun board games as gifts for family and friends?
Then you’ve come to the right place!
Because for the 9th year running, we’ve got fantastic suggestions for you!
This year’s Board Game Gift Guide includes 43 great game ideas in various categories: children, family, dice, party, cooperative, abstract, and more!
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Have you ever bet on a camel race?
I doubt that most people readying our game reviews have.
Well, now’s your chance! Step up to the table in Camel Up and give it a shot!
Of course, there isn’t any real betting going on, but you are guessing which camels are going to be in the lead each leg and win the race in the end.
And with how these camels move in the race, you can never be quite sure how it’s going to finish.
So much fun!
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One of our favorite game accessories (if you could call it an accessory) is our Game Canopy game bag.
Any time we want to take some games with us — whether on vacation, or to grandma’s house, or to a game convention, or over to a buddy’s house for game night — we fill our Game Canopy with games and we’re on our way!
While the Game Canopy can fit a bunch of games, not all game boxes are created equal. And unfortunately, this means some of the games we may like to take for a game night away just won’t fit in the Game Canopy.
Well, that’s now a concern of the past — because The Game Canopy Deep Space game bag is set to release!
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