At its core, the Card Caddy is a hard-sided box to hold a deck of cards. Once open, you can re-attach the two sides to create a draw/discard tray. Useful and extremely durable. (You could probably run it over with a truck. We talked to Chris Nichols, the designer of the Card Caddy, on episode 55 of the podcast –
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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!
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Play Canopy to learn more about rainforests while enjoying lush tropical art from Vincent Dutrait. Technically a 2 player game, but we enjoy it better at 3 players!
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CABO, a partial information memory game, is fast, easy to teach, and very portable. We love the art and the simplicity of play.
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Collect sets of Australian birds by using their special powers to get more in this family card game by Phil Walker-Harding.
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I saw the Christmas-tree board for boop the Halls and wondered if that was the only change, or if there was anything else that would make this game feel different than the original boop.
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Lets’ go prospecting… with dynamite! In this fast paced game from HABA, you’ll throw wooden dynamite into the mine, then race to grab the revealed gold nuggets as fast as you can!
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Only the finest dishes are worthy of gourmet diners in Bon Appetit!, a short bidding game for 2-4 players from Strawberry Studio.
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Roll the bones and bluff your way to riches in this wonderfully piratey filler game best at 5-6 players. Izzy & Nick tell all in 6 minutes.
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Who can win control of the lake? Block Ness is a 3D area control game, and we review it in 5 minutes.
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Step right up! Bid your way into assembling the best circus under the Big Top, a card game from Taiki Shinzawa and Allplay.
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Best Treehouse Ever: Forest of Fun from Scott Almes and Green Couch Games is a solid game that improves and expands on the original. What does an 8 year old think? Listen and find out!
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Push your boat and collect treasure, but beware of hidden whirlpools! Nick and his kids tell us about Bermuda Pirates, a game simple enough for kids to play without adults.
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I love that here, you’re kind of dividing the group in half every round, but everyone is still working towards the same goal. I also love how the teams are changing all the time with shifting roles.
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Gather pollen to make the most valuable honey in this set-collection game. We’re pleased to review a game that looks so “grown-up” while remaining accessible to pre-reading kids.
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I think this is a great step up from traditional memory matching games. The storytelling aspect is a nice twist, and when everyone feels invested in the stories, it actually makes it easier to remember what item was placed where.
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