What’s with all this clanking around?
When you’re making such noise, you’re sure to draw the attention of the big bad boss and make it much harder to steal his loot and escape.
Well, you truly can’t avoid being noisy when you’re playing Clank!
But that’s the fun of it!
Whether you’re playing Clank! or Clank! In! Space!, you’re in for a fun adventure that adds flare to deck-building.
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When you think of “layers” what do you think of?
If you’re a Shrek fan like us, you’ll immediately think of onions and ogres.
Of course, you might also think of cake, lasagna, Reese’s peanut butter cups, Adobe Photoshop, and the Earth.
Well, it’s also now a game!
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How are your galaxy building skills?
Oh, you haven’t built a galaxy recently?
Well, maybe it’s time you give it a try.
In Cosmic Factory, players race to build personal galaxies in ways that will score them the most points. The catch is that they must do so in under 1 minute!
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It’s a new year in the forest of Kodama and time for a friendly competition to see who can grow the best tree for the tree spirits.
Will you be the caretaker who grows your sapling into the most attractive tree (and scores the most points)?
Maybe it’s time you found out.
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Sharpen your speedy, Tetris-puzzle solving skills because it’s time to play Ubongo: Fun-Size edition.
It’s not exactly Tetris, but whenever we’re playing with polyomino pieces, we can’t help thinking of that addictive shape-placing game.
There have been various versions of Ubongo published over the years. And last year, Thames & Kosmos released the Ubongo: Fun-Size edition.
And the good news is that it’s just as fun.
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Recruit your crew, gather supplies, and set off to raid unsuspecting settlements for gold, iron, and livestock — because you’re Viking Raiders!
At least, you can pretend to be in Raiders of the North Sea.
There are various ways to gain points that impress the Chieftain. And if you earn the most points, you’ll come out victorious over the other Viking crews.
Do you have what it takes to become the most impressive Viking leader in the North Sea?
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You’ve vanquished the skeleton crew, you’ve grabbed the loot, you’ve kept the deckhands in check, and you’re about to escape the burning ship to enjoy your spoils when it happens.
The ship starts to shake. The floorboards start to rumble. Then all of a sudden, tentacles start bursting through the boards all over the ship.
You and your fellow pirates stumble away from them the best you can when you notice the Kraken surface just off the bow of the ship and block your exit!
How will you survive? Start loading the cannons and take it down!
You can in Dead Men Tells No Tales: The Kraken expansion.
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Living in the Western United States, we’re very familiar with Pioneers. In fact, many of our ancestors were pioneers who helped settle the West.
So games about pioneers have a certain draw for me. The good news is that The River, by Days of Wonder, is a good family board game.
It’s relatively quick to play, keeps players engaged throughout, and has a good balance of luck and strategy.
Check it out!
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We’re big Codenames fans.
And we’re also big Harry Potter fans.
So mixing Codenames and Harry Potter should be a slam-dunk of fun, right?
We’re ready to share our thoughts on this latest Codenames iteration — Codenames: Harry Potter!
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We recently added a puppy to our family and are working on training her. One of the commands we’re trying to teach her is “Drop It”.
Inevitably, she’ll grab something she’s not supposed and we’ll ask her to “drop it”. It’s hit or miss so far, but we’re working on it.
One thing that’s not as tough as training a puppy is a new game by Kosmos called Drop It. Instead, this kind of dropping it is a lot more fun.
In Drop It, players take turns dropping various shapes for points.
That’s right — drop some shapes and score points!
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