As the days tick down for 2018, I was glancing over my list of games played this year and noticed an injustice. I’ve neglected to post a review of my most-played game of the year!
It’s a shame really. But there’s still time to right that wrong.
It’s time for Fuji Flush to take its well-deserved place among the great family games we’ve reviewed!
(And letting you know about it in time to get it for your family for Christmas.)
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Our first set of kids game reviews this week each had some elements of math to them.
Today we’re leaving the math behind and moving on to silly fun.
We’ll first head out to pasture and build some cows, then it’s on to silly faces and sounds.
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In Hellapagos, you and your fellow castaways are shipwrecked on an island with an approaching hurricane in the distance. You must work together to have any hope of getting off the island before the hurricane strikes.
Or at least some of you may make it off the island alive…
Hellapagos is a semi-cooperative board game for up to 12 players that’s super challenging to all win together. But you have to try. Because if you don’t work together, no one will survive. By working together, there’s at least a chance you can make it.
Do you have what it takes to be one of the survivors?
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I’ve been reflecting about the games we’ve played the most over the past 9 years and trying to predict the games we’ll still be playing 9 years from now.
It’s interesting to think about. Because in 9 years, all our kids will be out of the house and we’ll most likely have grandkids in the mix (woah, that’s weird to think about). That means more 2-player and lighter games hitting the table for my wife and I. And it also means pulling out younger kid games again for grandkids. But I’ll also still have game nights with my boys, so games they love to play make the list as well.
So which games will we still be playing with regularity in 2027?
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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!
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One of our most played games both last year and this year has been Codenames.
Well, I should clarify that last year it was the original Codenames and this year it’s been Codenames: Pictures.
But that’s not all because Czech Games and USAopoly also recently published Codenames: Disney Family Edition!
The big question then is, “is it a good game?”
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One of our favorite tile-laying games in the last few years has been Between Two Cities by Stonemaier Games.
So when Stonemaier Games published an expansion for Between Two Cities earlier this year, I immediately put it on my “must play” list.
Does Between Two Cities: Capitals live up to my high hopes? Let’s find out.
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Many people have compared Mysterium to a mash up of Clue and Dixit: Clue because of the mystery of trying to discover a person, place, and thing and Dixit because of the bizarre and evocative imagery on the cards.
But even that comparison can’t quite capture the essence of the game.
Because one of the differing aspects of Mysterium is that it’s a cooperative deduction game – everyone either wins or loses together.
Everyone we’ve played Mysterium with has loved it. And we’re more than happy to tell you why.
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If you’re looking for a game that’s simple to play, can handle up to 8 players of any age, and doesn’t take too long then Tsuro might be what you’re after.
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