With Thanksgiving this week in the US, we want to take some time to express our gratitude.
There are so many things to be thankful for that this post could be a very long one.
But we’ll keep it short.
The first thing we’re most thankful for is our family. It’s not easy being a parent (or sibling) and some days are tougher than others, but it’s so worth it. There’s no other place where we can learn to love another so much as in our own homes.
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It’s time for a closer look at one of the games we included in our Game Gift Guide this year – Loony Quest.
We reviewed a predecessor to it last year called Doodle Quest and also included it in our 2015 Board Game Gift Guide.
While Doodle Quest is a fun drawing game and great for practicing spatial perception skills, Loony Quest amps up both the fun and the skill level to great effect.
And Loony Quest much better deserves its title of “Quest”.
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Last month we shared our thoughts about the 7 Wonders box organizer from The Broken Token.
Well, today we’re back with even more organizing goodness from The Broken Token.
But this time we’re going out of this world… looking at the organizers for both Cosmic Encounter and Among the Stars.
Right off the bat I’ll let you know that The Broken Token box organizers are the easiest of all the wooden box organizers / game inserts we’ve put together.
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Once again it’s time for our annual Board Game Gift Guide!
The time of year when we share a bunch of ideas for fun games you can get your family and friends.
This year we’ve got a list of 42 fun board games, dice games, party games, and more.
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We’re not surprised to see board game industry continue to accelerate every year. More games are being published each year and more people are getting into the hobby.
It’s just natural when you find something you enjoy you want to share the experiences with family and friends. And board games, card games, dice games, and party games are experiences meant to be shared.
One tell-tale sign about the growth in the industry over the last decade is the recent surge in board game accessories. Two of the popular ways to enhance board games are through custom game inserts and game components.
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Growing up I loved going over to my friend’s house to play air hockey. I always thought it was so cool that he had an air hockey table. And I longed for the day when I’d be able to get my own air hockey table.
Well, I still don’t have an air hockey table.
But I do have plenty of other things to play with my kids.
And now this includes what I like to imagine as our mini air hockey table – KLASK.
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This time of year it’s popular among board game reviews to list their Top 100 games of all time.
However, we don’t want to do what everyone else is doing. Instead, we’re trying a new guideline for our favorite board games list.
We’ve narrowed our list down to our favorite games starting with each letter of the alphabet.
That’s right. It’s time to reveal our favorite family board games from A to Z!
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I’m sure you’ve heard the popular saying when trying to outrun a bear, “You don’t have to be faster than the bear, you just have to be faster than the other guy.”
Well, the same could be said for outrunning zombies.
At least that’s what I think every time I play the recently released board game, Hit Z Road by Asmodee.
In Hit Z Road, players are taking a road trip across the United States while trying to outlast the zombie attacks along the way. And in order to win, a player has to stay just one step ahead of the other players.
How would you do on such a road trip?
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Dead of Winter is a cooperative board game where players are a group of survivors trying to last through the winter after a zombie apocalypse.
Like most cooperative board games, players are trying to complete a common objective. However, even though everyone is working together to complete a main objective, players also have their own secret objectives to complete. Only players who complete their secret objective will win.
Will you be able to survive the Dead of Winter?
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Sports are very popular themes for board games and card games.
Today we’re reviewing 3 such games by the Haywire Group: Jukem Football, Jukem Basketball, and Jukem Soccer.
As you’d guess from the titles, these 3 games share many common traits.
Yet the game experiences are distinct between the games.
See our breakdown of each game to find out for yourself.
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