The Family Gamers - Reviews

Dairyman: Milking It

7/10

October 2, 2017 Updated: December 28th, 2021 Anitra Smith Reviews

In Dairyman, you are a dairy farmer, competing with your fellow farmers to see who can produce the most milk. Make cheese and ice cream along the way, and don’t let it spoil! Do we think Dairyman is a gouda game, or is it all jacked up? Read on to see if it hits a rocky road, or if it is the cream of the crop!

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!

Bärenpark: A Koala-ity Family Experience

9/10

September 12, 2017 Updated: September 19th, 2022 Andrew Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, Reviews

It’s time to bear down and start building! This week we take a look at one of the hottest games to come out of Origin this year, the tile-laying game Bärenpark from Lookout Spiele and Mayfair. We’ll tell you whether it’s a universally koality* experience, or if we think it’s a bit more polar-izing.

Problem Picnic: Attack of the Ants

6.5/10

September 4, 2017 Updated: April 14th, 2018 Anitra Smith Reviews

Ants are invading the picnic! In Problem Picnic: Attack of the Ants, you control the ants. Send them out from your anthill to retrieve the most food. Will your ants emerge victorious, or will they get squashed?

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Anitra, dexterity games, dice, food, insects, Kids Table Board Gaming

Number Ninjas: The Ancient Art of Arithmetic

6/10

August 28, 2017 Updated: October 17th, 2024 Anitra Smith Reviews

Add, subtract, and multiply your way to victory with Number Ninjas, a Dicecapades® educational game from Haywire Group. You and your fellow players are ninjas, competing to collect four quest items and race to the Golden Dragon.

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Anitra, dice, educational games, Haywire Group, math, ninja

Silly Street: Silly Fun for All Ages

7.5/10

August 21, 2017 Updated: April 16th, 2022 Anitra Smith Reviews

Every person who takes care of children knows the importance of play. But sometimes young kids need to be encouraged to stretch their imaginations. Sometimes their grownups need permission to be silly and simply have fun. Have you howled like a wolf today? Maybe you should!

Purrrlock Holmes: Furriarty’s Trail

8.5/10

August 16, 2017 Updated: January 5th, 2024 Andrew Smith Reviews

Work together to deduce which gang is helping Furriarty before he can escape in this cooperative game perfect for families.

Toasted or Roasted: A Marshmallow Victory?

7/10

August 10, 2017 Updated: May 9th, 2021 Anitra Smith Reviews

Nothing says family fun like marshmallows on a campfire. Can you toast your marshmallows to a beautiful golden brown, or will your opponents cause you to roast them, leaving you with nothing but a blackened crisp?

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Anitra, camping, card games, Education Outdoors, food, jeff johnston, set collection

CAMP: The Family Pastime

7.5/10

August 7, 2017 Updated: October 29th, 2018 Andrew Smith Reviews

We went camping this past weekend, and what better way to celebrate camping than to play camping themed board games? This week we take a look at CAMP: The Game that Grows With You, the Dr. Toy award winning game from Education Outdoors. CAMP has a lot of features that are really appealing, but do they come together to make

S’mores: The Card Game – Delicious or Stale?

3/10

August 3, 2017 Updated: December 6th, 2020 Anitra Smith Reviews

A s’more traditionally consists of two graham crackers, one marshmallow, and one piece of chocolate. S’mores: The Card Game tries to re-create the fun of assembling a s’more in a card game. Can you craft a s’more from your cards before the deck runs out?

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Anitra, camping, card games, Education Outdoors, food

What’s Up and Strawberry Ninja: Short and Sweet!

8/10

July 27, 2017 Updated: August 20th, 2019 Andrew Smith Reviews

This week, we take a look at a pair of short, simple games from Strawberry Studio, What’s Up and Strawberry Ninja. Strawberry Studio’s mission is to “enrich the world of gaming with a line of smart, fun and easy to play microgames for families and friends”. Do they succeed with these two titles? Let’s dive in and find out.

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Andrew, Family Games, Microgames, Strawberry Studio, Tabletop Games

Potion Explosion: A Magical Concoction!

9/10

July 24, 2017 Updated: September 19th, 2022 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, Reviews

Whizz! Clack! At first glance, Potion Explosion looks like just a gimmick – a board game adaptation of digital match-3 games like Bejeweled. Pull out marbles, make matches. But there is so much more to this delightful game!

Kingdomino: Crown Your Territory

9.5/10

July 20, 2017 Updated: September 19th, 2022 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, Reviews

You are a king (or queen), looking to expand your kingdom. As you explore the terrain, you must decide which territories will be the best and most productive. But watch out! Other monarchs are scouting the territory, too, and may steal your most-coveted lands!

The Mysterious Forest: Bad Dream or Fantasy?

7.5/10

July 17, 2017 Updated: March 8th, 2024 Andrew Smith Reviews

“Ask yourself a question!” “When you recall the past, can you always distinguish which memories were real events and which were dreams or fantasies?”

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Andrew, Carlo Rossi, Iello, memory game, WormWorld Saga

Tumble Tree: Build a Baobab

6.5/10

July 13, 2017 Updated: March 16th, 2022 Anitra Smith Reviews

A baobab tree has a thick trunk and flat, spreading branches. Why? Because the players have to build it that way! Can you build a spectacular canopy, or will your tree tumble?

Outfoxed!: Cooperative Logic for the Littles in your Life

8/10

July 10, 2017 Updated: April 6th, 2021 Andrew Smith Reviews

The clue-scouring gumshoe has always been a role masked in mystery and intrigue. Hardly a role for kids usually, mysterious detective tales filled with riddles and enigmas are designed to confound even the brightest observer. Enter Outfoxed, a lighthearted cooperative whodunit game from GameWright aimed squarely at a younger generation.

Box of Rocks & Parent Quiz: Trivia Games the Whole Family Can Play

8.5/10

July 6, 2017 Updated: January 17th, 2019 Anitra Smith Reviews

Box of Rocks and Parent Quiz are two simple trivia games designed for family play. Each takes just a few minutes and encourage discussion among the players. Which one is right for your family?

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Anitra, Family Games, Haywire Group, trivia

Ark & Noah: A Game Drenched in Biblical Themes

5.5/10

July 3, 2017 Updated: August 20th, 2019 Andrew Smith Reviews

Crashing lightning, booming thunder, and thousands upon thousands of gallons of water pour from the sky. The drumming of torrential downpour on the roof of the Ark is calming in its regularity, as the unending rows of matched pair animals bray and paw nervously. There is a loud creaking as the rising water level begins to lift the massive boat

Pirate Ships: Yo Ho Ho and a Battle of Fun!

6/10

June 25, 2017 Updated: August 20th, 2019 Andrew Smith Reviews

What could be more classic than a naval battle between two warring pirate ships? With straightforward mechanics and great art by accomplished artist Kevin Rechin, The Haywire Group brings us Pirate Ships, a simple game of naval destruction! Do we think Pirate Ships is seaworthy? Or is it cannon fodder?

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Andrew, dexterity games, Family Games, Haywire Group, pirates

Scuttle!: A Card Game of High Seas Pirate Adventure

8/10

June 19, 2017 Updated: February 25th, 2021 Ray Kelley Reviews

Scuttle! by Jellybean Games is a card game full of pirate adventure, attacks, conquest, and fun, for 1-5 players. Manage the shifting seas of cards like an old salt, be the first to collect enough treasure, and you’ll win the title of master pirate captain.

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