It’s time to leave no stone unturned!
Shifting Stones from Gamewright is a fun hand management, puzzle style game for the whole family.
Players will discard Pattern cards from their hand to manipulate the center Stone tiles in order to complete other Pattern cards. The player to do this the most proficiently will be the winner.
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When you give your kids vegetables for dinner, do they just push them around and try to make it look like they ate some?
Or do you have to tell them to stop playing with their food?
Well, now there’s a new way to play with vegetables — Abandon All Artichokes!
Gamewright is known for making fantastic board games and card games for families and we’re happy to say that tradition continues with this light, fun family card game.
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Almost 2 years ago (June of 2019), a friend and I traveled to Normandy, France for the 75-year commemoration of the WWII D-Day landings.
It was an amazing experience to visit so many historic sites over the course of our week in France. And we capped the trip off with a final day and a nice dinner in Paris at a cafe near the river Seine.
So when I heard from Funnyfox about their just-released board game, Dinner in Paris, it brought back tons of memories and sparked my interest in playing the game!
Now the big question is…is the game as memorable as my actual last dinner in Paris?
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Before the global pandemic hit in 2020, I would have confidently told you our family was great at time management. We were never late, we finished our homework on time, and we had plenty of time to get everything done.
Jump to spring 2020, and you’d find us in total disarray. Homeschooling is done ad hoc, homework is checked when me or my husband can find 15 spare minutes away from our individual screens, and the TV has taken over all that lovely playtime we used to have.
Having realized how easy it is to slip into the habit of chaos, I’d like to share some of our tips on how to teach kids to better manage their time.
(Guest contributor article)
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“These are the times that try men’s souls.”
I’m sure many people may have uttered that phrase this past year. But we’re not here to talk about last year. Instead, we’re looking back to 1776 when Thomas Paine penned those words in The American Crisis.
Of course, we’re not here for a book report either, but instead to look at a social deduction card game set during the American Revolutionary War — Patriots & Redcoats by Green Feet Games.
In the game, players take on the roles of the Americans fighting to win independence and the British fighting to stop the rebellion. And like in typical social deduction type games, players are secretly assigned which side they’re on and must figure out who to eliminate to win.
But, be careful because players may also change loyalty along the way!
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Board games bring hours of fun and excitement, except when it comes to trying to find that missing piece. Efficiently storing your board games will keep your home tidy, as well as ensuring those little parts of the puzzle stay together.
Here, we share our top board game storage tips so you can effortlessly organize your collection.
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Do you know how to catch a fairy?
Apparently, it’s pretty easy.
Sprinkle a little fairy lure around the jar and over the window sill. Carefully place a tiny piece of cake or pastry in your jar and wait. The fairy will be attracted to the shiny fairy lure and then fly into the jar to eat the treat. When it does, just pop the lid on as quick as you can!
Welcome to Fairy Season from Good Games Publishing.
In this 3-5 player game by Gavin Jenkins and Dan Fish, players will use traps and their wit to capture the best swarms.
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It’s been a while since we’ve reviewed an epic board game. Well, we’ve got a doozy for you today!
The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth is a monster of a game from Fantasy Flight Games that we included in the Gamer Games section of last year’s Board Game Gift Guide.
It’s an epic game based on an epic story. But although the characters and themes are based in The Lord of the Rings lore, the adventure is completely new.
Like the Fellowship itself, the game is a cooperative experience for you and up to 4 of your friends. You’ll battle powerful foes, discover lost treasures, uncover forgotten lore, and customize your skills according to your role within the Fellowship.
Darkness will rise, shadows and corruption will expand and you’ll have to take a stand to survive.
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Fluttering Souls is a beautiful two-player abstract card game from Good Games Publishing.
In the game, players compete to collect sets of butterflies in order to score the most points to win the round.
Win 3 rounds and that player becomes the master Lepidopterist!
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How did your teenagers spend last summer when the world was shut down because of COVID-19?
Did they spend more time in front of a screen or did they find something more constructive to do with their time like Harrison Brooks?
Who is Harrison Brooks?
Well, he’s a 17-year old that designed and published a new card game called ElevatorUp and started selling it on Amazon.com last summer.
How’s that for making the most of summer vacation?
So we asked Harrison a few questions about the game, what prompted him to create it, and what the process was like. Here’s some of his story:
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