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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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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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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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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!
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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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“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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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
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I don’t think Hero Hockey could be simpler if it tried. Set up your magnetic hero, then try to knock the ball into your opponent’s goal.
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Beyond these great mechanics, wonderful art, and it’s script-flipping hero-in-distress motif, Rescuing Robin Hood is a game that got us *talking*.
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Do you like getting your kids involved in sorting the recycling? Perhaps most importantly, do you like games that clean themselves up?
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