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Hanamikoji is a beautiful compact game for two players from Deep Water Games. Win the favor of geisha by playing their favored items, but choose carefully! You’ll also have to give cards away to your opponent.
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If you’re a group of gamers who are looking for a rip roaring good time with a soft side for some YA humor, you should definitely think about giving Ham Helsing a try.
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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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In Gunkimono, you are a daimyo warlord, building armies and gaining honor to establish your strongholds. Gunkimono is an area control, tile drafting and placement game for 2-5 players and takes about an hour to play. Is Gunkimono a Feudal Masterpiece, or a Futile Mess?
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Guildlands feels medium weight on the surface, but medium-heavy thinking unlocks the real strategic depth. Meaningful choices abound if you can master your faction.
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Gruff is a two-player tactical battle game. You play as a Shepherd, shepherding a flock of mutated monster goats called Gruffs. Your goal is to kill all of your opponent’s Gruffs OR to kill your opponent’s Shepherd.
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the movie – then one of the best parts of this game is reading the quotes and reminiscing about the scenes they came from. But will you enjoy the game itself?
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Blue Orange has managed to even shoehorn some personality into a game that could otherwise be fairly dry.
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In this polyomino shape placement game from Thinkfun, players ages 8 and up fill the belly of their goats with food, clothing, sports equipment, and school supplies. The player who most strategically arranges the shapes in their goat’s stomach after three rounds wins the game.
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Friends ask me on a regular basis about good games for very young children or children who have learning impairments. How can you have a game that’s fun without counting or even color matching?
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Race for the treasure in Gnomes at Night, a cooperative maze game with a vertical board. Your partner(s) may have clear paths where you have a wall, so you’ll have to work together – fast!
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Gimme 5 is a trivia party game that is designed to scale up to an arbitrarily large number of people. Seriously – The game is advertised to support 50 players.
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Gift of Tulips celebrates the promise of spring, with a competitive game that’s all about giving flowers away.
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In Get on Board, you’ll have 12 rounds to build the best bus route in the city. Get each passenger type where they want to go and avoid traffic, while also trying to hit your private location goals.
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Genotype did a great job incorporating many of the aspects of the science of Mendelian genetics. By modifying the Punnett squares you affect the available Phenotypes, which can help you validate your Pea Plants for points.
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If your family loves beautiful games that have a few choices without being overwhelming, Gems of Iridescia is for you.
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Clans of tiny woodland people join together to build a new Garden Nation – but each clan wants to reign supreme by constructing the best buildings.
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There has been no shortage of clever family-weight card games over the past couple of years, and for us, GAP is another welcome addition to this category of games.
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CGE has relaunched Galaxy Trucker in a new edition with new art, new components, and a few gameplay tweaks. Can you teach a 15 year old game new tricks? Let’s find out.
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