The first game we listed on our Board Game Gift Guide 2014 a few months ago was Bugs in the Kitchen.
Well, now’s the time to take a deeper look at this fun children’s board game.
Actually, we can’t dive too deeply into this board game, because it’s such a straight forward game.
It’s not like there’s a bunch of deep strategy to the game. In fact, I’m not sure if there’s any strategy at all.
Bugs in the Kitchen is strictly for fun.
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Red7 can be enjoyed by everyone in the family that understands numbers and colors. Which of course means that plenty of people can enjoy Red7.
The choices on each turn are pretty straight forward, but still require some thought.
It’s fun to see kids think through their options to win every turn.
Plus, kids love to be “winning”.
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A few months ago we reviewed a fun party game that we highly recommended – Stipulations.
We mentioned at the time that the version we had was just a preliminary version of the game and that a new version was under development. The new version of Stipulations would be released via Kickstarter in January.
Well, that time has arrived – Stipulations is now up on Kickstarter!
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If you have a lot of board games and are continually getting more, you may frequently wonder how to best organize your games.
Here’s our 3 step process on how we evaluate and organize your board game collection.
It’s a great way to give a fresh start to the new year.
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Avast mateys!
It’s time for another pirate game review.
But don’t think Black Fleet is just another pirate game. Because Black Fleet is more than that – it’s an awesome pirate game for families.
In Black Fleet players get to play both Pirate AND Merchant!
And that’s not all.
Players also get to take on the role of the Navy – keeping the seas free of scoundrel pirates.
No, board games aren’t just for geeks – jocks love them too!
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal reveals that players on the Green Bay Packers team are obsessed with Settlers of Catan.
That’s right board game geeks – NFL pro football players are seeing the light about how great board games can be.
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Now that we’ve rolled into 2015, it’s time to look back over all the board games, card games, and party games I’ve played during the past year.
For 2014, I’ve played 127 different games!
While 61 of those games (48%) are just single plays, that means I’ve played 52% of those games at least a couple times.
And just because I’ve only played a game once, doesn’t mean it’s a bad game. There are plenty of those 61 games that I’d love to play many times.
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The recent holidays have been great for get-togethers with family and friends. It’s always fun to hang out, relax, and catch
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As reviewers, we’re constantly getting new games to figure out and play. And we did get a bunch of new board games for Christmas and have played all but one so far.
Over the last 5 years we’ve posted reviews of 250+ board games, cards games, and party games. Which means we’ve also played a bunch more than that.
So we can attest that some games definitely take more work to figure out than others.
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One of our favorite cooperative board games is Castle Panic – a game where players feel the pressure to defend their castle from marauding monsters from the very first turn.
As soon as the game starts, the monsters are quickly upon you. Castle Panic is one of the first video reviews we posted (5 years ago) – and still holds up as a fantastic cooperative board game families can enjoy together.
So when we heard Fireside Games was publishing Munchkin Panic, we were super eager to check it out as well.
Having played from the various backgrounds now, we can make the claim for those both familiar and unfamiliar with Munchkin – Munchkin Panic is a game you’ll enjoy.
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