The Family Gamers - Reviews

Hoyle Play games: Catch’n Fish, Sharks are Wild, Piggy Bank

5.5/10

May 15, 2017 Anitra Smith Reviews

Hoyle, the familiar name in playing cards, is introducing its own line of original card games for kids, under the brand name Hoyle Play. Their motto is “fun with room for a lesson”. The Family Gamers were given three of these games to try. All three reinforce early math skills, but are they fun enough to keep playing?

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animals, Anitra, card games, educational games, Hoyle, Kids

Hungry Bins

6.17/10

October 25, 2021 Sara Tedrick Parikh Reviews

Do you like getting your kids involved in sorting the recycling? Perhaps most importantly, do you like games that clean themselves up?

IceCOOL 2: Frozen Boogaloo

8.5/10

June 4, 2019 Anitra Smith Reviews

When the teacher’s away, the penguins will play! Each player will take a turn being the hall monitor (or Catcher) while the other penguins (Runners) try to collect fish hanging over the doors. IceCOOL 2 is a sequel and/or expansion that we prefer slightly over the original IceCOOL.

Illiterati – Leading the League of Librarians!

9.5/10

July 3, 2023 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, Reviews

We love libraries. Who wouldn’t? Now the Illiterati are threatening the world with illiteracy. Can you build words to stop them?

Imhotep: The Duel – Construction Made Compact

8/10

May 4, 2020 Anitra Smith Reviews

Be the best builder in Egypt! Place pawns carefully to claim tokens; use those tokens to build your four monuments for the Pharoah.

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2 players, abstract, Anitra, build, KOSMOS, Phil Walker-Harding, set collection

Incubation

6.5/10

December 26, 2019 Guest Contributor Reviews

I love dragons. The new game Incubation promises that I can hatch their eggs and see the cute little dragonets pop out, making this game seem like a must-have for dragon lovers.

Ingenious: Who’s Smartest With Symbols?

7.5/10

September 2, 2019 Dave Smith Reviews

Ingenious is a game with great accessibility for new players and depth of strategy for experienced players. Lay down a tile, making straight lines in each color.

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abstract, Dave, KOSMOS, Reiner Knizia

Junk Orbit: Always Be Delivering!

7.5/10

May 13, 2019 Nick Martinelli Reviews

In Junk Orbit, players take on the role of salvage ship captains scouring the galaxy for space junk and delivering it to any city that will take it. Eject unwanted junk from airlocks to propel yourself around the cosmos. Simple astrophysics for profit!

JunKing: Impish Fun with all the Interesting Junk you can Grab!

February 20, 2016 Liz Kelley Reviews

We recently got the chance to work with Junk Spirit Games to check out their new game, JunKing, a game where you play as an imp avatar picking through a massive junk pile to collect the most impressive trash heap ever! Does it make the cut or is it junk? Read more to find out!

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5 players, 6 players, Board Games, card games, family, Family Gaming, Junk Spirit Games, Liz

Jurassic Parts – Excavation Excitement!

8.5/10

March 29, 2021 Anitra Smith Reviews

Once I started placing chisels, I was sucked in. If I could just get one more chisel over there, I’d split off a big enough chunk and get the fossils I wanted! Maybe I could add just a single chisel to someone else’s line – a tiny investment for a big payoff. What’s underneath that face-down tile, anyway?

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2 players, 25th Century Games, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, Anitra, dinosaur

KaPow! – Dice Combat

9/10

August 14, 2023 Andrew Smith Reviews

If you’d like a chance to step away from the endlessly retread themes of the characters featured in the movies, but still love some old-fashioned comic-book brawls, you owe it to yourself to take a look at KaPow!

Karak – Intro to Dungeon Crawling

7.5/10

June 15, 2020 Andrew Smith Reviews

This simple dungeon crawl plays in about 45 minutes with a random layout every time. If you’re a parent looking for an easy game to dip your toe into fantasy dungeon crawls, Karak may be just what you need.

Karuba

7/10

November 30, 2018 Mark Krans Reviews

Four explorers arrived on the beaches of Karuba in search of the lost temples. Which player can clear the best path through the forest, find the most treasure, and find their temples first? Karuba is a simultaneous tile-laying game designed by Rüdiger Dorn and published by HABA. A game lasts 30-40 minutes for 2-4 players age 6+. Setup To set up

Keep On Trucking: More Galaxy Trucker

8/10

May 15, 2023 Anitra Smith Reviews

Every piece in this expansion is designed to make Galaxy Trucker more challenging and offer more strategy options for players.

Kingdomino Origins

9/10

February 21, 2022 Anitra Smith Reviews

Kingdomino can feel a little flat due to its simplicity. But Kingdomino Origins provides a way to ramp up the challenge for familiar players while also providing a simple mode to introduce beginners.

Kingdomino: Crown Your Territory

9.5/10

July 20, 2017 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!

Kings of Israel: Prophetic Pandemic

6/10

June 9, 2019 Ryan Smoker Reviews

Kings of Israel is a cooperative game for 2-4 players. You and your fellow prophets band together to preach to the nation, destroy idols, gather resources, and build altars to the Most High God. Along the way you will courageously hold back the tide of sin as you race to build enough altars to save the people and avoid ultimate destruction.

Kingswood – Manage a Glorious Victory

7.5/10

January 4, 2021 Anitra Smith Reviews

The king has challenged all the local guilds to clear the monsters out of the forest. Manage your resources, coins, and time, to win glory in Kingswood!

Knot Dice: Knot What We Expected

9/10

May 7, 2017 Anitra Smith Reviews

Whether it’s the intricate twists and corners, the woven patterns, or the unbroken strands, Celtic knots capture the imagination. Now you can build beautiful Celtic knot designs with Knot Dice, from Black Oak Games.

Koi: Beautiful, Selfish Fish

7/10

June 29, 2020 Anitra Smith Reviews

In the game Koi by Bill Lasek, you’ll compete with other koi fish to stay well-fed. As the pond changes with new features, whoever can eat the most over seven days will win – and maybe have a chance to become a dragon one day!

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