The SaltCon Math Trade has just finished and I’m super excited because it means the big, local board game convention is only 2 weeks away!
What is SaltCon? And what is the SaltCon Math Trade?
Well, I’m more than happy to tell you.
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When you hear something you can’t quite believe, you say it “sounds fishy”.
And that’s exactly what you’ll be saying while playing Sounds Fishy from Big Potato Games.
That’s because most of the stuff you’ll hear will be completely made up!
The game reminds us a lot of Balderdash and Beyond Balderdash, where players make up answers to factoids.
However, Sounds Fishy is much easier and quicker to play and is packed with more interesting facts that leave players scratching their heads.
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Time is ticking down and there are only a few more shopping days left until Christmas Day.
If that puts you in a frantic rush for finding game gifts for your friends and family this year, we can help with that!
For starters, jump over to our 2022 Board Game Gift Guide and you’ll find a bunch of great games to choose from as gifts.
If you already have what you need with those game gifts and just need a few smaller games to pack a Christmas stocking with game goodies, then this list of 15 recommended games is for you.
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We’ve played a lot of “escape room” board games and card games over the years. They’re full of riddles and puzzles to solve as you cooperatively try to get out of whatever predicament the story has you caught up in.
But rarely do these types of games include actual puzzles to put together!
However, that’s exactly the case with Exit: The Game + Puzzle – The Sacred Temple.
In this EXIT game by Kosmos, in addition to the riddles and challenges along the way, you’ll put together 4 actual puzzles!
Then you’ll look for more riddles/puzzles within those puzzles to progress further on your journey.
If you like puzzles within your puzzles, then read on…
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A true mark of a fantastic game is when your teenagers pull it out to play over and over.
And you know it’s an even bigger hit when they want to play it during dinner night after night.
Such has been the case with So Clover!
That’s also why it was such an easy decision to include it in our 2022 Board Game Gift Guide.
Repos Production has struck gold again with this super easy to play and fun cooperative party game.
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I’m currently watching Andor on Disney+ and loving it.
With Disney pumping out more and more Star Wars shows (The Mandalorian, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Tales of the Jedi, The Book of Boba Fett, and much more) it’s no wonder Ravensburger recently released Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark Side.
Designed with a similar premise to the popular game Disney Villainous, players take on the roles of popular villains to achieve their nefarious goals before their opponents reach theirs.
Only this time, players get to be their favorite Star Wars villains in Star Wars Villainous!
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Thanksgiving Day is later this week in the US and we’re looking forward to gathering with extended family members. It’s a great time to celebrate the many things we’re thankful for – especially family.
And it also means party game time!
That’s because when we get together with family members we usually get in a few games as part of the fun. And the types of games we pull out for such occassions are typically the light, party games that can accommodate many players.
This year we’re for sure going to play an awesome new cooperative party game we got last month – Fun Facts!
It’s a new party game by Repos Productions that we’ve had a blast playing as a family and at the office.
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Last weekend I had another fun gaming weekend at a local board game convention – TimpCon!
It was the first time I’d been to TimpCon which is a relatively new board game convention and it’s super close to where I live.
The big board game convention in Utah is SaltCon which I’ve loved going to for more than a decade. But with an organized board game event even closer now, I couldn’t pass up the chance to go to TimpCon.
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As the holidays approach, it’s super common for people to look for the best family board games to give as gifts to family members and friends.
This is our 12th year publishing a Board Game Gift Guide to help you find fantastic board games, dice games, card games, party games, and more for those you love.
And this year we’ve got 36 new board games to recommend!
Since there’s a wide range of people to consider for game gifts, we break down this board game gift guide into various categories with a handful of game ideas in each.
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I love it when a board game gets a catchy title.
And that’s exactly what I thought when I heard about Mountains out of Molehills by The Op. My mind immediately started thinking about the possibilities.
Then I saw the box art, the cute mole characters, and the sweet looking 3D game space where the game box is actually part of the game play area and I totally wanted to play it!
The big question was if the game play would live up to what visually looked like such a fun family board game.
We’re happy to report that it does!
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