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Catan’s digital rebirth: Catan Universe

One of the most popular board games published in the last few decades is Catan.

Well, it used to be called Settlers of Catan – but within the last few years officially shortened the name to just Catan.

A number of years ago, Catan also made it’s way to digital devices where it continued to find its way into new players’ hands. And now it’s been updated with a new look and feel with multiple modes of play across all digital platforms (browser, Steam, iOS, GooglePlay, and Amazon Appstore).

June 26, 2018July 8, 2018 Trent 2 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, cards, Catan, dice, digital, luck, Mayfair Games, solo, strategy, variable set up

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Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War board game review

It looks like Avengers Infinity War smashed all global box office records with the biggest opening weekend of any movie with $641 million!

Wow!

While we didn’t see Avengers Infinity War opening weekend, we did the next best thing — we played the about-to-be-released board game, Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War!

That’s right, we were lucky enough to get our hot little hands on a copy of Thanos Rising from USAopoly before it’s release to stores and we’re going to tell you all about it!

May 1, 2018May 14, 2018 Trent 7 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, Avengers, cooperative, dice, luck, USAopoly

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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

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Playing with 1,750 friends at SaltCon!

Last weekend was a blast.

For a couple days I was able to step away from everything else and just play games. It’s something I look I look forward to every year.

And once again, SaltCon hit record attendance. This was the 10th year of SaltCon and attendance clocked in at 1,750!

Without further ado, here’s my recap of this super fun event.

March 10, 2018July 28, 2019 Trent 1 Comment abstract, board, Board Games, card, Card Games, cooperative, dice, friends, luck, SaltCon, strategy, theme

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3 days of gaming ahead – ready for SaltCon!

Once February rolls around, I get a little anxious.

It’s not because I don’t know what to get my sweetheart for Valentine’s Day. But rather because I can hardly wait for SaltCon in just a few weeks!

SaltCon is a board game convention in Salt Lake City, Utah for anyone who enjoys playing games. And it keeps getting bigger every year.

For me it means 3 steady days of playing tons of games and reconnecting with tons of friends. So I can’t wait!

February 10, 2018February 14, 2018 Trent 5 Comments board game, Card Games, deduction, dice, party, SaltCon

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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.

January 28, 2018February 5, 2018 Trent 0 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, Arcane Wonders, betting, dice, guessing, luck, Spoils of War

Machi Koro Bright Lights Big City card game

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Machi Koro: Bright Lights, Big City adds a lot more variety to an already fun game

Machi Koro is a family card and dice game where players compete to build their cities to become the largest in the region. Players do this by rolling dice, collecting money, buying Establishments, and building Landmarks in their city. The first player to complete all of their Landmarks wins the game.

The exact same thing can be said for Machi Koro: Bright Lights, Big City.

So why do we like this new game so much more?

We’re happy to tell you why.

December 30, 2017February 1, 2019 Trent 4 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, card, city building, dice, IDW Games

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Race to the top in Dicey Peaks

As I look out our front window at the snowy peaks along the Wasatch Range, I’m sure glad there aren’t any Yetis around here. Because if there were, it would make our winter snowshoeing in the mountains a bit more treacherous.

My opinion is quite different when it comes to Yetis in the new, fun dice game Dicey Peaks by Calliope Games. Bring on the Yetis!

December 16, 2017December 21, 2017 Trent 0 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, 6-player, Calliope Games, dice, Dicey Peaks, theme, tiles

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Great Board Game Inserts

With Christmas quickly approaching, many families are looking to get awesome family board games for their family to enjoy together. Like them, we’re also