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Hungry Bins
6.17/10
Do you like getting your kids involved in sorting the recycling? Perhaps most importantly, do you like games that clean themselves up?
» Read moreSNAP Review – Tiny Ninjas Heroes
Who doesn’t want to be a Ninja? Ninjas are cool. They’re mysterious, deadly, and silent. But what happens when we match up ninja heroes tactically on a battlefield?
» Read moreTutankhamun: Cleanse Your Spirit On The Nile
7.5/10
Tutankhamun has great table presence that will raise eye brows for a curious onlooker. It’s very family friendly (up to 6 players!) and is a could welcome anyone to the table for the first time.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Grove
Grove is a solitaire card placement game that uses dice to track your progress through its puzzle. It takes less than ten minutes to play and I review it in less than five.
» Read moreHaunt the House
7.5/10
Haunt the House is a well crafted Halloween themed game that mixes deduction, press-your-luck, and set collection really well.
» Read moreHappy City: Pick the Best Buildings
9/10
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 moreSNAP Review – Chicken Chicken
Funfair – Build Thrilling Theme Parks at the Table!
9/10
Capital Lux 2: An Absurdly Awesome Tactical Game
9/10
I love games that require constant reconfiguring of strategy due to changing conditions. I can’t think of many other games that force this upon you more than Capital Lux.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Off to Bed!
It’s time for bed, and we’re going to use a game. But Andrew’s too old to help with this review – so we get Elliot instead!
» Read moreUbongo! 3D
8/10
I love puzzle games, and for some reason I like them even more when they’re abstract – fitting colors and numbers and shapes together just right.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Rhino Hero Junior
Anitra reviews this game for very young children. They’ll practice stacking, matching, memory, and sequencing.
» Read moreEXIT: The Cursed Labyrinth – A-Maze-ingly Difficult
7/10
As you can tell from the title, you and your friends are stuck in a mysterious labyrinth. You must find your way out through a puzzling series of twists & turns. But is this EXIT a worthy puzzle, or just an impenetrable maze?
» Read moreSNAP Review – Popcorn Dice
Photosynthesis: Under the Moonlight or Lost in the Dark?
4/10
Under the Moonlight is an expansion to Photosynthesis that promises complexity without adding randomness. Unfortunately, complexity is all that it brought to the table.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Inspector Mouse: The Great Escape
An unusual memory game for 1-4 players, ages 5+. Turn the Inspector and listen for criminals sounding the alarm as they try to escape! Can you figure out which criminal was last in the cell where the escape tunnel was dug?
» Read moreCamp Pinetop
7/10
Explore and collect outdoorsy merit badges to increase your scout troop’s rank in this game for 1-5 players.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Enchanted Plumes
Andrew dresses up with his fancy plumage – but I’m not sure that will work to attract Anitra.
» Read moreSea Change – Aquatic Trick Taking
8/10
Traditional trick taking games are fine in their own way, but they don’t draw me in. Enter Sea Change, a new evolution of trick taking card games.
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