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Jurassic Park Danger! board game review

When Jurassic Park first his movie theaters in 1993 I was blown away!

I was transported to Isla Nublar and caught up in a world with dinosaurs that exploded my imagination. And it’s remained a favorite movie of mine ever since.

Fast forward to now – 25 years later – where the Jurassic Park experience has been aptly transferred into a fun and challenging board game.

Over the years there have been a number of attempts at creating a Jurassic Park board game. But none of those have come close to recreating the feel of being on Isla Nublar with dinosaurs like Jurassic Park Danger does!

May 17, 2018July 19, 2018 Trent 10 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, cooperative, luck, Ravensburger, theme

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Carcassonne: Star Wars board game review

On Star Wars Day a few days ago we highlighted a number of fun Star Wars themed board games. We also teased another Star Wars board game in our queue to review this week.

Well, that day has come.

We’re happy to introduce you to another great Star Wars family board game — Carcassonne: Star Wars!

May 10, 2018April 18, 2020 Trent 0 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, luck, Star Wars, strategy, theme

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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

Ticket to Ride Map Collection: United Kingdom and Pennsylvania

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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

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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

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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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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

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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

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A Dog’s Life family board game review

Have you ever wondered what life would be like as a dog?

Well, now there’s a good option for seeing life through the eyes of a dog in the new family board game, A Dog’s Life!

A Dog’s Life let’s players take on the role of a dog when they step away from their master for a bit of fun. They’ll roam the neighborhood, beg in restaurants, deliver newspapers, search through trash cans, drink from fountains, piddle on lamp posts, and bury bones all while staying clear of the dog catcher.

November 13, 2017November 28, 2017 Trent 0 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, 6-player, A Dog's Life, artwork, board, kids, luck, theme