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Bridget feels like a timeless classic

Heading into the Christmas holidays, everyone seems to get a little bit nostalgic.

We watch old Christmas movies. We think about the fun of Christmas in our childhood. We reminisce about years gone by with family members. And we often think back to “simpler” times.

Well, for some reason, playing Bridget, by ET Games, is a lot like that.

Perhaps it’s the wooden blocks. Or perhaps it’s the simple rules.

Either way, playing Bridget feels like hearkening back to simpler times. And I love that respite.

December 8, 2018 Trent 3 Comments 2-player, block, family, strategy

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Bevy of Kids Games Reviews and Game Giveaway!

Over the coming 7 days we’re reviewing 7 new board games and card games your kids may love.

Since kids games have very simple rules, each review will be a shorter than our typical reviews. As such, we’re also going to review a couple games at a time. And we’ll end with a game giveaway!

We’re starting off with 3 games that can help your kids with math:
* Monster Crunch: The Breakfast Battle Game
* This Game Goes to Eleven
* Make 7

October 24, 2018October 25, 2018 Trent 5 Comments 2 players, 3-players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, Big G Creative, card, family, Gamewright, kids, Pressman Toys, strategy

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Scarabya board game review

You’re an experienced archeologist, renowned from all the golden Scarab relics you’ve found all around the world.

Well, fame won’t last long without others trying to jump in on your claim as the best. It’s time to settle this challenge once and for all in Scarabya!

August 9, 2018August 13, 2018 Trent 0 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, Blue Orange Games, family, solo, tile-laying

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Sail into the Blue Lagoon for family fun

One look at the box art for Blue Lagoon and we know exactly what you’ll think.

That’s because we, and everyone else we’ve shown the game to has said the exact same thing, “Is this Moana, the Board Game?”

Nope, it’s not.

It’s Blue Lagoon – another Gen Con 2018 release from Blue Orange Games!

And while there’s no “Maui, shapeshifter, Demigod of the wind and sea, hero of men” to be found anywhere in Blue Lagoon, you will find lots of island settlers and colorful huts to dot the board.

August 4, 2018August 9, 2018 Trent 0 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, Blue Orange Games, family, luck, strategy, theme

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Kingdomino: Age of Giants board game review

Suppose you’re relaxing in your castle or exploring the beauty of your kingdom (minding your own kingly business) when all of a sudden, a huge giant stomps through your field. Would you be scared, upset, or angry?

Would it make a difference if you knew that giant wandered into your kingdom because your rival kingdom sent him your way? I bet you’d start looking for ways to send him right back!

Thats just the way it goes in Kingdomino: Age of Giants – an expansion game for either Kingdomino or Queendomino.

July 31, 2018November 26, 2018 Trent 2 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, Blue Orange Games, family, puzzle, theme, tile-laying

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Century: Golem Edition card game review

Century: Golem Edition is a fantastic board game for the whole family!

It’s a game that both young and old players can all enjoy playing together. The game play is straightforward yet also offers enough choices due to the variety of cards and when they appear to keep players coming back for more.

Young players will love collecting crystals as well as exchanging them for more powerful combinations of crystals. And older players will realize there’s also depth of strategy involved in the choices they make.

July 18, 2018February 1, 2019 Trent 4 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, family, luck, Plan B Games, strategy, theme

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Best Games of the Year are pretty gloomy

The best board games, card games, dice games, family games, and party games of 2017 have now been awarded!

And as many might have expected, the results are pretty gloomy this year.

As in, Gloomhaven took the awards by storm winning in 5 categories!

July 13, 2018December 20, 2023 Trent 2 Comments adventure, awards, cooperative, family, luck, party, Star Wars, strategy, The Dice Tower, theme

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15 Fantastic Card Games for Family Vacations

As much as we like board games, we say the best games to take along on a family vacation are card games.

Why?

Because most are compact, short, simple to understand, cover a wide range of player counts and ages, and have high replay value.

Here’s our list of 15 fantastic family card games for your next family vacation!

June 21, 2018December 18, 2018 Trent 4 Comments card, family, vacation

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Codenames: Disney Family Edition board game review

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?”

December 20, 2017December 30, 2017 Trent 0 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, 6-player, 7-player, 8-player, Codenames, Czech Games, deduction, Disney, family, theme, USAopoly

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Star Wars Imperial Assault – count us in!

The announcement from GenCon that we’re most excited for came from Fantasy Flight Games about Star Wars Imperial Assault.
Star Wars Imperial Assault is going to be awesome!

The format of the game is just like another hit board game that the boys and I love playing – Descent: Journeys in the Dark 2nd Edition.

Descent is set in a fantasy world where a group of heroes ventures out on a series of quests against a mighty overlord. As the campaigns progress, our characters and abilities become more powerful and we enjoy a lot of great strategic battles in dynamic quest maps.

So when we heard we’ll soon be able to battle in a similar manner in the Star Wars universe, how could we not get excited!