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Sumer: Mesopotamia in Real Time
8/10
Sumer is a unique game. Neither fully a video game nor fully a board game, it meshes the best aspects of both for an engaging experience.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Shaky Manor
A unique dexterity game from Blue Orange Games. We’ll tell you about both modes of play for this speedy puzzle game
» Read moreCrosstalk: Signal to Noise Ratio
7/10
I was sitting at my desk a few weeks after a work trip when my instant messenger dinged me. It was my colleague Steve. I thought of the perfect hint for that game! “That game” was CrossTalk, a party game I had brought on the trip. It wasn’t the first time something like this had happened to someone I played
» Read moreSNAP Review – Monster Crunch! – Sweet and Delicious
Monster Crunch! is a ladder-climbing, trick taking game for 2-5 players, ages 9 and up. Monster Crunch! is published by Big G Creative.
» Read moreThe Game of 49: Three in a Row, Go for One More
4/10
SNAP Review – Card Caddy and Accessories
At its core, the Card Caddy is a hard-sided box to hold a deck of cards. Once open, you can re-attach the two sides to create a draw/discard tray. Useful and extremely durable. (You could probably run it over with a truck. We talked to Chris Nichols, the designer of the Card Caddy, on episode 55 of the podcast –
» Read moreMegaLand: Video Game Theme in Board Game Land
7.5/10
A band of hearty explorers sets off on an adventure. Will they return victorious, with treasure to spend, or will they crawl back in defeat? Sounds like a video game RPG, but this is the concept behind MegaLand by Ryan and Malorie Laukat, the forces behind Red Raven Games.
» Read moreSNAP Review – POW!: Comic Equality
POW! is a press-your luck game of comic book character drafting, from Reiner Knizia and Gigamic. Your goal: build a cast of characters for your comic book. Collect both superheroes and supervillians, to create a balanced comic. Listen to our SNAP review of POW! in 5 minutes, or read on below. Gameplay Setup by randomizing the superheroes (blue/teal) and supervillians
» Read moreLet Them Eat Shrimp!
7.5/10
Let Them Eat Shrimp is a game for two to five fish. Players will swim, spawn and eat shrimp while trying to avoid sharks on the way to a sea worthy victory. During the game players will place fish tiles to collect sets of different types of fish to score points at the end of the game. The game is
» Read moreSNAP Review – Think ‘N Sync
Think ‘N Sync, a party game from Gamewright, is a icebreaker type game for a group. Can you and your teammate think in sync?
» Read moreSNAP Review – Who Did It?
Who Did It? is a game of memory, deduction, and rapid discarding from Blue Orange. Prove that your pet didn’t do the poo!
» Read moreSundae Split: The Game of Delicious Choices
6.5/10
Who doesn’t love ice cream? If I was serving up sundaes for the family, I would try to hold back some favorites for myself. But what if everyone else gets to choose their sundae first? How do I keep the family away from “my” favorites? That’s the concept behind Sundae Split.
» Read moreSlide Blast: A Splashing Good Time!
8/10
Have fond memories of making the trip to the water park on a hot summer day? Nothing was more fun than the thrill of tearing down the slides at breakneck speed, anticipating the splashdown at the end of the tunnel. You might ride the same slide over and over until it was time to go home. But how can you
» Read moreSNAP Review – Jetpack Joyride
Reviews – in a snap! Our inaugural SNAP review is Jetpack Joyride, from Halfbrick Studios and Lucky Duck Games. Jetpack Joyride, the board game, translates the frantic feel of the endless runner into a tile-laying puzzle. Speed puzzle: lay polyominoes (5-unit pieces) onto individual boards to build a path and be the first to “escape the lab”. Cover coins
» Read moreTrash Pandas: Hot Garbage or Good Garbage?
7.5/10
Trash Pandas is a press-your-luck, dice-rolling game designed by Michael Esuke of Red Rook Games. Players become raccoons digging through trash.
» Read moreThe Tea Dragon Society Card Game: Adorable Deck Building
8/10
The Tea Dragon Society now has meetings in board game land! Does the game hold up to the tone and message of the comic? Is it still fun to play if you’ve never read the comic? Yes to both!
» Read moreSuper Mario Level Up!: Climb All of the Levels!
6/10
There is not a more recognizable image of video games in America than the Mario Brothers. Today we’ll take a look at a licensed board game featuring this iconic duo: Super Mario Level Up!, a 2017 game from USAopoly.
» Read moreFunky Chicken: Dance Like No One is Watching
6/10
How do you write about a game that is all about the experience of playing? Funky Chicken isn’t much to look at, but it is amazingly silly fun. Can you make a fool of yourself to get rid of your cards first, or will you be too chicken?
» Read moreSkyward: Cloud City Contributors
4.5/10
Everyone pitch in to raise and equip the first city in the sky! But who will the city be named for? Who will be the star of the show, the Lando Calrissian, of this inaugural city in the clouds? I was excited to try this one as I’ve enjoyed a few older games (San Marco, Canal Grande) which have a
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