The Family Gamers - Reviews -

The Goonies: Never Say Die

7.5/10

January 17, 2022 Nick Martinelli Reviews

The Goonies: Never Say Die hits the nostalgia button pretty hard with its evocative art style and gameplay. You’ll feel like a Goonie yourself, working together to find One-Eyed-Willie’s lost treasure. At its core, this is a co-op game with a splash of roleplaying. The gameplay is solid and the mechanics blend perfectly with theme.

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Leave a comment 2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, Campaign, Co-op, Dice Rolling, DM, Funko Games, Goonies, Nick, Prospero Hall, Roleplaying, RPG

SNAP Review – So Clover!

January 15, 2022 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

Do you love word games? Are you a clever clue giver or a lucky clue interpreter? In So Clover!, do both.

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Leave a comment 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, Andrew, cooperative games, Family Gaming, party games, Repos, Review, word games

Back to the Future: Back in Time!

6.5/10

January 10, 2022 Andrew Smith Reviews

For those of us who do remember the film, Back to the Future: Back in Time is a fun romp through a memorable setting in a legendary intellectual property. It eschews a hard faithfulness to the movie in lieu of making the game more fun…

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Leave a comment 2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Andrew, cooperative games, Funko Games, movie, Prospero Hall, Review, time travel

SNAP Review – Monster Bash

December 31, 2021 Nick Martinelli SNAP Reviews

Monster Bash is a fun game with a little bit of math and one mean twist. Best for kids to play together.

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Leave a comment 2 players, 3 players, 4 players, card games, gameschooling, Izzy, Kids, math, monster, Nick

Ecologic Puzzle: Respect the Earth

6/10

December 27, 2021 Sara Tedrick Parikh Reviews

Ecologic Puzzle: Respect the Earth comes with 12 two-piece puzzles showing two versions of the same action. The left-side puzzle piece shows an action that is harmful to the earth. The right-side, green-edged puzzle piece shows a more earth-friendly approach.

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Leave a comment adventerra games, educational games, matching, memory game, puzzles, sara, toddler, young children

SNAP Review – Hammer Time

December 24, 2021 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

I get hammer the box in this game? Sounds like a hit! (boo)

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Leave a comment 2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Andrew, Anitra, dexterity games, gems, HABA

Slap Down! – The Unfriend Maker

7.5/10

December 20, 2021 Ryan Smoker Reviews

There’s no Mr. Nice Guy in this all out player vs. player vs. player war to find & slap card pairs. Collect the most pairs! Become the champ!

SNAP Review – Canopy

December 17, 2021 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

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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Leave a comment 2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Andrew, Anitra, educational games, nature, solo, Tim Eisner, Weird City Games

Big Easy Busking

7/10

December 14, 2021 Anitra Smith Reviews

“Busking” is playing music in a public place to earn money. And there’s no better place in the world for street musicians than New Orleans, the Big Easy. Use your band’s energy to play jazz standards and new pieces – then gain money and influence from the crowd! Big Easy Busking is a game for 1-5 players by Joshua J.

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Leave a comment 2 players, 4 players, 5 players, Anitra, area control, Area Majority, card games, Joshua J Mills, music, solo, Weird Giraffe

SNAP Review – Kim-Joy’s Magic Bakery!

December 10, 2021 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

Kim-Joy (of British Bake-off fame) and Skybound Games have teamed up to bring us a whimisical, adorable, and cooperative baking card game.

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One comment Andrew, Anitra, card games, cooperative games, food, video

Merchants of Magick: Top Seller

9/10

December 6, 2021 Andrew Smith Reviews

Most fantasy themed games put you in the role of the adventurer. Who doesn’t want to traipse around in dungeons or caves defeating nefarious villains? After your adventures, you return to town to barter your goods and perhaps buy new weapons from the local shop. But how do those shops get their supplies? How do merchants learn how to craft

SNAP Review – Subastral

December 3, 2021 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

We may be filled with wonder when we look up at the stars, but there are plenty of incredible things to see when we lower our gaze from the skies, as well.

The Adventures of Robin Hood

9.5/10

November 29, 2021 Andrew Smith Reviews

A large interactive map and a genuine hardcover book guide your multi-part narrative adventure as you and up to three friends live the lives of Robin Hood, Little John, Will Scarlet, and Maid Marian.

SNAP Review – Disney It’s a Small World

November 26, 2021 Corey Lagunowich SNAP Reviews

We thought this might be a Disney-themed Candy Land… but we were surprised! This game is an absolute delight, and perfect for young children to play with their families.

SNAP Review – ROVE

November 22, 2021 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

The Results Oriented Versatile Explorer (ROVE) has crash-landed on an alien planet. It must reconfigure its modules to navigate the planet and report back! Game ROVE is a game for one player, age 8+. It was designed (and illustrated!) by Dustin Dobson & Milan Zivkovic and it’s published by Button Shy. Art The art uses some familiar sci-fi and robot

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Leave a comment Anitra, Button Shy Games, Card Game, card games, movement game, puzzle, robot, Robots, solo

On the Rocks – Stirring up Trouble

8/10

November 15, 2021 Anitra Smith Reviews

There’s something mysterious about a bartender. They know how to combine ingredients in just the right proportions to make drinks that are attractive (and hopefully delicious).

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Leave a comment 2 players, 25th Century Games, 3 players, 4 players, adults, Anitra, drafting games, food, Pentree Games

SNAP Review – Tranquility

November 12, 2021 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Tranquility is gorgeous, but is it a family game?

Ecologic Memory: Animals at Risk!

6/10

November 10, 2021 Sara Tedrick Parikh Reviews

The following is a guest post written by Sara Tedrick Parikh. Matching memory games are a rite of passage for pre-schoolers, and Adventerra Games has hands-down the cutest one I’ve seen on the market. Seriously, I considered just linking directly to their website shop with a “d’awwww!” caption and calling it a day, but I decided to push through with