The Family Gamers - Reviews

Road Trip Dice Game: Getting There is Half the Fun

8.5/10

August 5, 2019 Nick Martinelli Reviews

Do you enjoy the freedom of open roads and pausing to explore landmarks along the way? Have fond memories of taking road trips with family or friends? Or were your road trips right out of the Griswold family vacation playbook with a little bit of chaos just for fun? If you checked any of the boxes above, you’re ready for

Rival Restaurants

7.5/10

September 5, 2022 Nick Martinelli Reviews

Gourmet cooking, unorthodox business practices, and culinary sabotage fill this tasty game of speedy decisions with a dash of take-that.

Rescuing Robin Hood: Flipping the Script

7.5/10

November 1, 2021 Andrew Smith Reviews

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*.

Rescue Polar Bears: Data & Temperature

8/10

October 14, 2019 Updated: April 7th, 2020 Anitra Smith Reviews

The ice caps are melting. It’s up to you to find enough data to understand and halt the warming, while saving stranded polar bears from drowning as the ice melts underneath them. Are you up to the challenge: Rescue Polar Bears?

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animals, Anitra, cooperative games, Ecology, Endangered Species, Mayday Games

Reign of Dragoness

7.5/10

April 21, 2025 Nick Martinelli Reviews

Reign of Dragoness is a light, approachable game that plays well across generations. If you’re familiar with traditional card games, you’ll pick this up quickly.

Regroup! Chicken Army

8/10

September 9, 2024 Updated: October 6th, 2024 Stephanie Nye Reviews

We love Regroup! Chicken Army and play it often. If your family enjoys easy-to-learn, tactical, card placement games, this could make a great addition to the game shelf.

Redwood: Nature Photography as Puzzle

8.5/10

February 26, 2024 Anitra Smith Reviews

It’s rare that a game can move as quickly as Redwood does while allowing players to interact in a non-destructive way. It combines point-of-view with a photography theme in a way that’s fresh and easy to understand.

Red Letter, Yellow Letter – Words A-Plenty

9/10

October 13, 2025 Anitra Smith Reviews

We have never cut short a game of Red Letter, Yellow Letter. The goal of winning nine cards is just right. Any longer, and people could get tired of losing; any shorter, and slower players wouldn’t have the chance to get into the game.

Rebel Princess: Happily Never After

8/10

October 20, 2025 Updated: November 6th, 2025 Nick Martinelli Reviews

Happily Never After is a small expansion, but it adds big excitement to this game.

Rebel Princess: Deluxe Edition

8/10

June 9, 2025 Nick Martinelli Reviews

The kingdom’s princesses have come together for a spectacular five-day celebration. But not everyone made the guest list—every needy prince in the land, feeling snubbed, plans to crash the ball. As a strong, free, independent princess, you’re determined to dodge their unsolicited marriage proposals. You’re not just any royal, you’re a Rebel Princess! Rebel Princess is a trick-taking game that

Rage of the Trolls: A Gruff Look at More Fearsome Fiends

7/10

March 12, 2018 Updated: May 28th, 2018 Andrew Smith Reviews

In our last review we looked at the game Gruff from Studio Woe. This week we’ll look at the recently published second expansion, Rage of the Trolls. Unlike their first expansion, Clash of the Battle Goats, (released in 2016) Rage of the Trolls includes a brand new play mode completely unlike anything before it.

Raccoon Robbers

8/10

November 14, 2022 Updated: March 31st, 2024 Nick Martinelli Reviews

In Raccoon Robbers, players control a band of raccoons who scale buildings and leap from great heights to score movement points for their boss raccoon.

Ra – A Classic Resurrected

9/10

October 9, 2023 Anitra Smith Reviews

Although Ra felt pretty simple to learn, it’s still going to be very challenging for younger kids. The well-designed player boards smooth the way to understand all the scoring, but it’s still a lot to keep track of. We think the 12+ age range on the box is about right.

Qwirkle: Colorful Strategy

7/10

April 8, 2019 Updated: November 12th, 2020 Guest Contributor Reviews

Do you Qwirkle? Lay tiles in lines of color and shape!

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Family Games, Family Gaming, Kids, Mindware, Natalie, Tabletop, tile laying

Qwingo: Rank, Roll, Rejoice!

7/10

September 25, 2017 Updated: August 7th, 2023 Andrew Smith Reviews

Masters of the approachable family game, Gamewright delivers another multi-age filler game in Qwingo, a roll & write game designed by Heinz Meister. Read on to find out if we think Qwingo ranks highly, or if it makes us roll our eyes!

Quests of Yore: Epic Quest or Epic Fail?

8/10

March 22, 2022 Andrew Smith Reviews

The Op did a great job distilling skill and attack mechanics into a simple, narrative-driven system that kept the family’s nose out of their stat sheets and looking at one another, telling a story. That is, after all, what family gaming is all about.

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