We add roughly two reviews each week, which means that even awesome games may “fall off the radar” quickly. We’ve gathered the best of the best games we’ve reviewed.
Nearly all of these top rated games have stayed in our (or our reviewers’) permanent collections, and we often recommend them to friends!
I expected Her Story to fall in the usual “educational game” mold. But what I found was a game that’s simple enough for an 8-year-old, plays quickly, and invites you to learn more about each historical woman without being preachy.
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We’re squirming with delight over this all ages game from Phil Walker-Harding. Can your scribbly gum larva collect the most food?
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Flamecraft is an impressive blend of two things: a good game, and a cute game.
We’re fired up and we think you will be too!
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Chronicles of Avel doesn’t do anything particularly new and inventive with the mechanics. However, it doesn’t really need to. Everything in the game is so well implemented, logical, and reasonable, it doesn’t really matter.
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Can you pick the most popular answers in your family and stay on the Green team? Green Team Wins is a party game that works surprisingly well across all ages.
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A compact game that illustrates the struggle between balance and extremes. Will you be Mr. Hyde and win (or lose) it all? Or Dr. Jekyll, who strives to keep balance in all things?
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Disney Sorcerer’s Arena: Epic Alliances might be a mouthful, but the mechanics aren’t. This fantastic game features familiar characters and the rules flex with your family as they grow. The gorgeous acrylic standees look great on the table, and the health dials, while a little fiddly, do their job well.
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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?
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“Salad, yuck!” Don’t worry, Asher, you only have to create this salad, not eat it.
What makes Point Salad great for the whole family?
Right away you’ll notice some differences, but this Junior game keeps the DNA of its big brother without dumbing it down or making it less fun.
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Who hasn’t secretly wanted to be a dinosaur who could bite people’s heads off? Now you can, in Unmatched: Jurassic Park – Dr. Sattler vs. T. Rex.
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Work together to peek into the mice’s house and see what kinds of tchotchkes they’ve stolen from us humans!
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We love the area control game Viral. Does this expansion make a good game even better, or bog it down with too much to do?
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When Restoration Games released Unmatched: Battle of Legends Volume 1 in 2019, the first thing I noticed was how quickly the game played, and how simple the gameplay was, with exciting, new characters. The second thing I noticed was the subtitle of the game – “Volume 1”. Restoration released seven characters across three sets in 2019. They followed this up
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Maul Peak is a standalone sequel to one of our favorite battling games, Skulk Hollow. What does it add to this game style? Is it the right fit for your family?
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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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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
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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.
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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.
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