“There are few certainties in life. One of them is everybody’s relatives are crazy. You can let them make you nuts too, or you can learn to laugh about it. I prefer laughter every time.” — Jeff Foxworthy
And when you get a game with Jeff Foxworthy’s name emblazoned on it, you can expect laughter.
That’s definitely the case with Relative Insanity: See What I Mean?! by PlayMonster.
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How good are your detective skills?
No, not like CSI skills. But rather, your powers of detecting the bluffer among you?
Detective Club, by Blue Orange Games, gives you a chance to find out!
When I look over the list of board games we’ve reviewed over the last 10 years, Blue Orange Games is second on the list of game publishers in quantity of our game reviews.
And there’s a very good reason for that — Blue Orange Games publishes fantastic board games for families!
We’re happy to report that Detective Club continues with that tradition.
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2019 marked a huge milestone for The Board Game Family. We celebrated 10 years of doing family board game reviews!
With our video reviews hitting 2 million views and our written reviews and articles being read by millions more, it’s been an amazing 10 years.
But today’s not about looking back on all 10 years (we’ve already done that). Instead, we’re just looking back at 2019.
As I’ve done at the start of each year, let’s take a quick look back at the games we’ve enjoyed the most from 2019.
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I guess I should really ask, “who doesn’t want to win a trophy?” After all, don’t we all love the accolades that come with winning a trophy?
We may not want another thing to dust on our shelves, the the joy of winning something can last a long time.
And it may be even better when you can win a trophy in under 10 minutes!
That’s the way it is in the new game, Trophies, by Facade Games.
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Do you love party games?
Do you love deduction games?
What about a game that combines both elements?
If so, you’re in luck because Spyfall is both a party game and a deduction game!
We included both Spyfall and Spyfall 2 in our annual Board Game Gift Guides in the past because they’re such fun games.
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Are you looking for fun board games as gifts for family and friends?
Then you’ve come to the right place!
Because for the 9th year running, we’ve got fantastic suggestions for you!
This year’s Board Game Gift Guide includes 43 great game ideas in various categories: children, family, dice, party, cooperative, abstract, and more!
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It’s time again for our annual Board Game Gift Guide!
This time of year, most people looking for board games are doing so as gifts for family and friends. And that’s where we’re very happy to help!
This year’s Board Game Gift Guide includes 30 great game ideas!
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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!
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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!
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After just 1 play, Telestrations became mom’s favorite party game.
Do we really need to say anything else?
We’ve mentioned Telestrations in some of our recent posts because it’s such a great game for family get-togethers (Top 11 Games for Family Gatherings, Thanksgiving = Great Board Games). But now it’s time to give it a full party game review.
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