SNAP Review – Unboxed
Unboxed is a set of puzzles based on deciphering the rules to games. Each puzzle should take about 30 minutes to solve, for up to 4 players.
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Episode 376 – 5 Ways to Help Your School’s Board Game Club
Does your kid’s school have a board game club? How could you help support it as a parent?
» Read moreIdavoll – Jawohl! for Nidavellir’s Second Expansion
For a game to have two expansions in just two years suggests the original game must be good.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Captain Flip
Randomly draw crew tiles from the bag, then decide to keep them or flip them. Craft the best crew organization to earn the most treasure and prove yourself the best captain!
» Read moreCosmic Cow Collectors – Comedic Card Craftiness!
In Cosmic Cow Collectors you get to make abductions. Of cows. Because in this universe, cows are the most precious resource.
» Read moreEpisode 374 – Top 5 Games to Beat the Summer Slide
If you have kids in school, you’ve probably heard of the “summer slide” or summer learning loss. The best way to keep your kids from losing math and reading skills is to use them! So let’s talk about five games that will give some practice.
» Read moreThe A.R.T. Project
Some board gamers might thrive on the nail-biting tension caused by resource acquisition and challenging fighting in this game. We, however, often found it overly frustrating in many of our plays.
» Read moreEpisode 371 – Why Play Games?
It’s been six years since we devoted a podcast to this topic. So let’s revisit: Why do we play games with our kids?
» Read moreFlashback: Lucy – Looking Back, and Back, and Back!
In Flashback: Lucy, Scorpion Masqué didn’t bother calming your nerves, but leaned into creepiness instead of a light-hearted adventure.
» Read moreEpisode 369 – Slider Games – Bite-Sized Fun in 10 Minutes or Less!
This week, we’re talking “slider games”. These are bite-sized, ultra-fast games that you can play in 10 minutes or less!
» Read moreSNAP Review – Skyrockets
If you’d like a super-fast game that will force you to cooperate in lots of different ways, you should try Skyrockets.
» Read moreFamily Games March Madness – Winner!
SNAP Review – Tin Spin
Ever spun dice while waiting for someone else to take their turn? Surprpsingly Fun Games takes that cure for boredom and turns it into a game: Tin Spin.
» Read moreUltimate Showdown – Family Games March Madness
The Perfect Wave
The Perfect Wave blends two of my favorite game mechanics – drafting and set collection – into a groovy mix that’s truly unique.
» Read moreDisney Villainous – Introduction to Evil
We jumped at the opportunity to review Disney Villainous and we weren’t disappointed. The mechanics of the gameplay are simple enough that it can be played by a ten-year-old, but there’s enough strategy here that experienced board gamers won’t just be moving pieces around and playing out the string.
» Read moreSilver Bullet and Silver Dagger – Werewolves Coming to Town
This game is a gem! It’s worth the intial mental climb… It’s just so fun to play once you get the rules down.
» Read moreExpress Route
Cooperative games tend to be either quite easy or nearly impossible. Express Route doesn’t feel impossible, but it’s very tough.
» Read moreEpisode 367 – Mr. Smith Goes to GAMA Expo
Andrew just got back from GAMA Expo in Kentucky. He shares his experience, and a special on-location For Science!
» Read moreArcheOlogic – Deductive Cartography
Mapping a hidden city full of traps is the theme of ArcheOlogic, a new logic and deduction game from Ludonaute. ArcheOlogic is a deduction and polyomino placement game for 1-4 players ages 12 and up. A game should take a little under an hour. Setup In ArcheOlogic, players race to determine the correct placement of six buildings (represented by polyominos)
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