Haunt the House
Haunt the House is a well crafted Halloween themed game that mixes deduction, press-your-luck, and set collection really well.
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Harvest Hoppers – A Holiday in Greenbranch
Harvest Hoppers is Snowbright Studio’s new “cute but cutthroat” board game, delivering heartwarming fun for 2 to 6 players over 30 to 60 minutes. This strategy game with area control components comes with dozens of produce tokens, uniquely configured neighborhood maps, and a heapin’ handful of adorable Hoptop bicycle delivery antics.
» Read moreHarry Potter: House Cup Competition – Twenty Points to The OP!
Play as one of the four houses at Hogwarts. Be the best house at lessons and challenges to win the Hogwarts House Cup Competition! An introductory worker placement game in the Harry Potter universe.
» Read moreHarry Potter Hogwarts Battle for 45% off?
Check out your local Bed Bath & Beyond – ours has Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle (a great deck-building game for your Harry Potter obsessed family) for 45% off, making it less than $30. Although it appears to be full-price on the Bed Bath & Beyond website, ask at your local store… and don’t forget your coupon. ;)
» Read moreHappy Valentine’s Day!
While we’re not big on manufactured holidays, something about Valentine’s Day just cries out for puns. We started discussing board game related puns and we couldn’t stop! Here’s just a few. Feel free to share them with your special someone. Can you think of any more? Share them
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Happy City: Pick the Best Buildings
So often city building games don’t live up to my SimCity ideals. But Happy City does exactly what I have wanted in a competitive city building game. Here you build the best city you can with the resources you have.
» Read moreHanamikoji: Elegant Choices
Hanamikoji is a beautiful compact game for two players from Deep Water Games. Win the favor of geisha by playing their favored items, but choose carefully! You’ll also have to give cards away to your opponent.
» Read moreGutenberg – More than An Ink-ling of Fun?
Many would say Gutenberg’s printing press is one of the greatest inventions in all of human history. Is the game Gutenberg also a great invention? How will it rank?
» Read moreGunkimono: Building Armies for Honor!
In Gunkimono, you are a daimyo warlord, building armies and gaining honor to establish your strongholds. Gunkimono is an area control, tile drafting and placement game for 2-5 players and takes about an hour to play. Is Gunkimono a Feudal Masterpiece, or a Futile Mess?
» Read moreGuardian’s Call Giveaway
Listener Jillian donated a copy of Guardian’s Call. We did a quick unboxing video, but now we’re going to give it away to one lucky fan! Enter the giveaway below. a Rafflecopter giveaway
» Read moreGruff: Gobbling Up some Weird Mechanics
Gruff is a two-player tactical battle game. You play as a Shepherd, shepherding a flock of mutated monster goats called Gruffs. Your goal is to kill all of your opponent’s Gruffs OR to kill your opponent’s Shepherd.
» Read moreGroundhog Day: It’s a Doozy
the movie – then one of the best parts of this game is reading the quotes and reminiscing about the scenes they came from. But will you enjoy the game itself?
» Read moreGrill and Chill Giveaway
Great new games from Barnes & Noble game night
This past Monday (September 18), we joined Barnes & Noble Millbury for their monthly family game night. We got to play several brand-new games and meet more family gamers. We had a great time! Anitra loved NMBR 9, an abstract game from Abacus Spiele and localized to the United States by Z-Man Games. Each player creates a multi-layered mosaic from
» Read moreGrand Gamers Guild Giveaway
In honor of The Artemis Project on Kickstarter, we have a special prize pack from Grand Gamers Guild to give to one lucky reader. The prize pack includes: One copy of Unreal Estate “Gothic Estates” expansion “Orphanage” and “Sniper’s Tower” promotional cards The Art of Unreal Estate hardcover book One copy of Pocket Ops Extra tokens Bonus “Hypnotist” agent Doomsday
» Read moreGoats’ Day Out
In this polyomino shape placement game from Thinkfun, players ages 8 and up fill the belly of their goats with food, clothing, sports equipment, and school supplies. The player who most strategically arranges the shapes in their goat’s stomach after three rounds wins the game.
» Read moreGo Away Monster!: Intro to Gaming for Your Little Monsters
Friends ask me on a regular basis about good games for very young children or children who have learning impairments. How can you have a game that’s fun without counting or even color matching?
» Read moreGnomes at Night: Straight Up Cooperation
Race for the treasure in Gnomes at Night, a cooperative maze game with a vertical board. Your partner(s) may have clear paths where you have a wall, so you’ll have to work together – fast!
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