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Rustle up some cattle in Longhorn

It’s time to do some cattle rustling in the Old West!

So round up another outlaw and see which of you can steal the most valuable cattle and the most loot in Longhorn.

The Wild West is a pretty popular theme for all kinds of entertainment. There’s a wide range of movies and TV shows about the rough life out on the range.

But that’s not the only form of Wild West entertainment. Board game and card games get in on the action as well. And the latest one we’ve played from Blue Orange Games is a fun one – Longhorn!

September 14, 2015March 30, 2016 Trent 0 Comments

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Fluxx Dice Review

As if Fluxx wasn’t random enough, Looney Labs has gone and made it even more random with Fluxx Dice!

That’s right. The luck-filled game of Fluxx, where players are changing the rules and goals of the game the whole time now has an additional element of luck – dice.

This is a very short review because it’s a very small expansion game to add into your Fluxx games – no matter the version of Fluxx you’re playing.

September 6, 2015March 30, 2016 Trent 1 Comment

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Force Friday

Are you all over Force Friday yet? Well, we understand if you weren’t aware before now that today is Force

September 4, 2015December 20, 2023 Trent 1 Comment Star Wars

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Educational Board Games in the Classroom

Educational board games have received a bad rap over the years. And rightly so–they tend to be nothing more than review questions or flash cards without much thought to creativity, originality, or real engagement.

Roll the dice, answer the questions, be the first to get to the end, and you win the game.

Creating a really good educational board game can be tricky. A delicate balance exists between ensuring the game’s educational component is solid and maintaining the entertainment value of the game so students don’t tune out!

September 3, 2015March 30, 2016 Trent 1 Comment

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Treasure Chest for your game loot

A couple weeks ago we heard about a game accessory that looks very cool. It’s a sweet looking Fantasy Treasure Chest to hold your gaming loot!

The first thing I’m sure we all think about when seeing a treasure chest is gold. What a perfect place to keep all our gold!

Of course, we don’t have any gold to store in it. But we do have a lot of board games that include money as either game currency or victory points (or both). And having a stash of game coins in this treasure chest could be pretty fun.

August 31, 2015March 30, 2016 Trent 0 Comments

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Adventure Time Fluxx game review

When we first got copy copies of both Batman Fluxx and Adventure Time Fluxx, I thought for sure our boys would flock to Batman over Adventure Time Fluxx. But I was wrong.

I was quite surprised when they said Adventure Time Fluxx was the version they liked the most.

Maybe it was because the Adventure Time version put them in a silly mood. And being in a silly mood goes well with playing a Fluxx game.

August 29, 2015November 8, 2016 Trent 0 Comments

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Time away from board games

As much as we enjoy playing board games as a family, we also enjoy doing a lot of other things

August 23, 2015March 30, 2016 Trent 0 Comments

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Can You Name These 25 Games?

How well do you know your games?

Can you identify tabletop games by sight?

Take this short 25-question photo quiz to see how your recognition of board games, card games, dice games, and party games stacks up.

Hint: All of the correct answers are games that we’ve reviewed.

Go ahead and see how well you do.

August 14, 2015September 9, 2017 Trent 2 Comments

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92 Games Played So Far This Year

As we’re looking back on the fun times we’ve shared as a family this summer, I’ve also taken time to look back on my year in games. For the last few years, I’ve posted a mid-year report on the many board games and card games I’ve played. And while I may be a bit behind on my past trend, it’s better now than never.

So it’s time for a mid-year review of the games I’ve played – with highlights of the ones I’ve enjoyed the most.

August 9, 2015November 9, 2016 Trent 1 Comment

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Batman Fluxx game review

With the humongous rise in Superhero movies over the last number of years, we could probably dub this the Superhero Decade. Or knowing that even more will be flooding the movies screens in the coming years, the Superhero Century!

But even though we may not like the extreme glut of superhero movies on the horizons, we have to admit that we’re still suckers for superheroes!

My personal favorite is Spiderman. Just because I think climbing on walls and swinging all over the place would be totally awesome!
Coming in at a close second would be Batman (thanks to Batman Begins).

So with a Batman Fluxx card game staring at me, of course I’m going to dive in!

August 6, 2015March 30, 2016 Trent 1 Comment