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Go full stealth mode in V-Commandos

Regular visitors to our site may already know that one of my favorite board games is a WWII game called Memoir ’44. The game we’re reviewing today is also a WWII-themed board game – but it’s cooperative!

Instead of battling against each other, in V-Commandos players work together to take out enemy objectives in a WWII setting. Yet rather than relying on brute strength to take out enemies and objectives, this game hinges on stealth operations.

Let’s see if V-Commandos is a game that might strike your fancy.

April 28, 2018May 14, 2018 Trent 1 Comment 1-player, 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, cooperative, solo, strategy, theme

Board Games Family Games Game Reviews

In Gravity Warfare, gravity is the enemy

How about playing a board game where the board floats above the table?

Playing Gravity Warfare you’ll almost get exactly that!

While it’s not technically floating in the air, the way it’s suspended it might as well be. Because as players place their pieces on the board, it will tilt, sway, and swing based on gravity.

April 21, 2018May 1, 2018 Trent 0 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, dice, Gravity Warfare, luck

Ticket to Ride Map Collection: United Kingdom and Pennsylvania

Board Games Family Games Game Reviews

Ticket to Ride Map Collection: United Kingdom & Pennsylvania board game review

Ticket to Ride is one of the most popular modern family board games in the world today.

It was first published in 2004 and has taken the world by storm. That’s also why the game has spawned countless expansions and new map collections.

And today we’re giving a closer look at the 5th volume in the Ticket to Ride Map Collection series – United Kingdom and Pennsylvania.

March 31, 2018February 1, 2019 Trent 0 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, Days of Wonder, family game, luck, set collection, strategy, theme, Ticket to Ride

Board Games Family Games Game Reviews Kid Games

Super Mario: Level Up! board game review

“It’s a me, Mario!”

I wish we could play the catchy Super Mario music to go along with that phrase for you, but you’ll just have to imagine it yourself. That is, if you’re a Mario fan.

And even if you’re not, there’s a good chance your kids are Mario fans. Mario is one of the most recognizable characters in the world! So it’s not surprising to find board games with a Mario theme.

Today we’re taking a look at Super Mario: Level Up! the board game.

March 24, 2018March 31, 2018 Trent 0 Comments 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, 6-player, Kid Games, racing, theme, USAopoly

Board Games Family Games Game Reviews

Divinity Derby board game review

When I first heard from Ares Games about Divinity Derby, I didn’t think much of it. After the game arrived, I took a quick look at the rules and because the game play isn’t very complicated, and it plays up to 6 players, I decided to give it a shot soon after.

That’s when I discovered how much fun it was!

March 17, 2018March 24, 2018 Trent 0 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, 6-player, Ares Games, betting, Divinity Derby, luck, racing, strategy

Card Games Family Games Game Reviews

UNIMO is like UNO with a theme

UNO is one of the most popular card games in the world.

Although it may be relatively new when compared to such games as Poker and Bridge, we don’t think you’ll find anyone referring to UNO as a “new card game”. That’s because to most of us, UNO has always been around. And aside from a standard deck of playing cards, it’s also the most-likely card game you’ll find in homes today.

So it’s safe to assume that if you’re reading this, you know how to play UNO. And with that assumption in mind, today’s game review will be simple to cover.

It’s time to take a closer look at UNIMO!

February 28, 2018March 10, 2018 Trent 0 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, 6-player, 7-player, 8-player, Card Games, theme, UNIMO, UNO

Board Games Cooperative Games Family Games Game Reviews Kid Games

Beasts of Balance makes crazy creatures

Today we’re taking a look at the latest evolution of such games by diving into dexterity games!

In Beasts of Balance, players stack physical animals and items to create all sorts crazy creatures.

It’s a cooperative dexterity game where players make the best world they can by adding animals, evolving them, and nurturing them before the tower falls down.

February 21, 2018February 28, 2018 Trent 0 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, Beasts of Balance, dexterity, kids, solo

Board Games Card Games Family Games Game Reviews

It’s a tribe battle for supremacy in Ethnos

In Ethnos, by CMON, players channel the help of giants, merfolk, halflings, minotaurs, and other fantasy tribes to help them gain control of the land and gain Glory. After 3 Ages of play, whoever has the most Glory wins!

When we first saw Ethnos, it made us think about Small World – another fun area control game with a variety of fantasy creatures. But once we looked further, we realized both games are vastly different in how they play out.

It’s time to take a closer look at Ethnos, it’ll be worth your while.

February 5, 2018April 20, 2019 Trent 2 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, 6-player, CMON, Ethnos, luck, special powers, strategy, theme, variable set up

Board Games Dice Games Family Games Game Reviews Party Games

Time to divide the Spoils of War

The first time I saw a version of Liar’s Dice was in the movie, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. Will challenges Davy Jones to a game aboard the Flying Dutchman to find the location of the key to the Dead Man’s Chest.

With it being such a common game, you’d think I would have encountered it long before seeing that movie. But I hadn’t.

Since then though, I’ve come across a number of iterations of Liar’s Dice.

The latest iteration of the game was published last year by Arcane Wonders called Spoils of War.