SNAP Reviews

Let us tell you about new family games – in a SNAP review! We take just 5 minutes of audio or video to review GAMES – Game, Art, Mechanics, Expectations, and Surprises.

No time to listen? Prefer your short reviews in another format? Read the written summary. Pictures and a star rating will help you learn about games quickly.

Are these games the right fit for your family? Listen and find out – in a SNAP!

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SNAP Review – Super Powered Smash Masters

April 24, 2020 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Super Powered Smash Masters is a silly superhero brawling game that’s easy to play. Beat up your opposing heroes and become the smashiest master of all!

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Andrew, Anitra, Asher, audio, card games, Dark Unicorn Games, heroes

SNAP Review – Squire for Hire

April 10, 2020 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Build your “bag” of overlapping cards and manage inventory to get the most points. An 18-card game for 1-2 players.

SNAP Review – Fairy Season

March 27, 2020 Nick Martinelli Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

The Goblin Chiefs have ordered their flunkies into the forest to catch Fairies across the four seasons. They want to shake out the Fairy dust to make a wicked winter brew! Herd Fairies into Swarms and use Goblins to trick and trap them. Lure in the mighty Royal Fairies to free their Fairy friends, then catch them too! This review

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3 players, 4 players, 5 players, audio, card games, fairies, fantasy, Good Games, Izzy, Nick, trick taking

SNAP Review: Kingdomino Duel

March 20, 2020 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Use Kingdomino scoring as you draft dice and draw “dominoes” into your kingdom. Use the same dice to unlock special powers in the spellbook!

SNAP Review – Boom, Bang, Gold!

March 6, 2020 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Lets’ go prospecting… with dynamite! In this fast paced game from HABA, you’ll throw wooden dynamite into the mine, then race to grab the revealed gold nuggets as fast as you can!

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Andrew, Anitra, collectibles, dexterity games, Elliot, HABA, mining, Simultaneous Play, speed games, toys

SNAP Review – Astro Trash: Fast Flinging Fun!

February 28, 2020 Nick Martinelli SNAP Reviews

Quickly rid your world’s rubbish by flinging Trash towards cosmic rivals and incinerating scraps with help from the Sun. Be first in the frenzy to clear your planet’s clutter, and rule the universe.

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3 players, 4 players, 5 players, audio, dice, Dice Rolling, Izzy, Jace, Nick, Simultaneous Play, space, speed games, The OP

SNAP Review – Kenny G: Keepin’ It Saxy Game

February 21, 2020 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Get Kenny G to the end of his day without losing his groove in this cooperative game for 2-5 players.

SNAP Review – Adventure Games: The Dungeon

February 14, 2020 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Escape the dungeon in a new interactive story from KOSMOS. Best for ages 12+, it’s approachable for younger kids with a little bit of help.

SNAP Review – Bon Appetit!

February 7, 2020 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Only the finest dishes are worthy of gourmet diners in Bon Appetit!, a short bidding game for 2-4 players from Strawberry Studio.

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Andrew, Anitra, audio, bidding, food, gems, Strawberry Studio

SNAP Review – Dungeon Academy

January 24, 2020 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Dungeon Academy is a real-time path-finding game for 1-6 players. It’s a blast for ages 10+, and playable by younger kids as well.

SNAP Review – Similo: Are You Clued In?

January 10, 2020 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Similo is a simple cooperative card game. It’s incredibly easy to explain, quick to play, and it will fit into a purse or a pocket.

SNAP Review – Isle of Monsters

January 3, 2020 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Join Elliot on the Isle of Monsters in this short audio review. Capture and train monsters to win the scare competition!

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5 players, Andrew, Anitra, audio, Elliot, Kwanchai Moriya, Mayday Games, monster

SNAP Review – HEIST: One Team, One Mission

December 27, 2019 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Heist is an electronic game from University Games. Can your team pull off the perfect heist? Elliot tells us all about it.

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Anitra, audio, electronic, Elliot, heist, Rob Daviau, Roleplaying, University Games

SNAP Review – Narwhal Free for All

December 20, 2019 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

I’m not a fan of water games (especially inside) but Narwhal Free for All won me over. Five-year-old Elliot will tell you about this frantic ring flipping game.

SNAP Review – Slap It! : Monstrously Fast

December 13, 2019 Nick Martinelli SNAP Reviews

A portal to another dimension has opened, and monsters are
pouring out. What do you do when you encounter a monster? You SLAP IT! – a fast-paced game for 2-8 players.

SNAP Review – Trapper Keeper Game

December 6, 2019 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

Ready to go back to school? The Trapper Keeper Game is for 2-5 players ages 8 and up, and it takes about 20 minutes to play. Published by Big G Creative, it even comes in a miniature Trapper Keeper holder, in three possible designs…

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Andrew, Anitra, audio, Big G Creative, Card Game, card games, nostalgia, school, set collection

SNAP Review – The Hearmees: Competitive Quietness

November 29, 2019 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

The Hearmees are building their city; perk up your ears and listen carefully to the instructions the supervisor issues via clawky-talky. If you finish your neighborhood first, you could become the new mayor of Hearmee City! We’ll tell you all about it in just a few minutes.

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3 players, 4 players, Anitra, audio, drawing, Elliot, HABA, listening, young children

SNAP Review – CABO

November 22, 2019 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

CABO, a partial information memory game, is fast, easy to teach, and very portable. We love the art and the simplicity of play.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Andrew, Anitra, audio, Bezier, Card Game, card games, fantasy, low score

SNAP Review – Bermuda Pirates

November 15, 2019 Nick Martinelli SNAP Reviews

Push your boat and collect treasure, but beware of hidden whirlpools! Nick and his kids tell us about Bermuda Pirates, a game simple enough for kids to play without adults.

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dexterity games, FoxMind, gems, Izzy, Jace, memory game, Nick, pirates, treasure

SNAP Review – Dragon’s Breath

November 8, 2019 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Dragon’s Breath from HABA is fun, easy to learn, and beautiful. You and your fellow players are little dragons, hoarding sparkling stones. But the stones are all stuck in a column of ice! Dragon Dad can melt the ice with his fiery breath, but who can grab the most stones as they fall?

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all ages, Andrew, animals, Anitra, Asher, audio, Claire, dexterity games, dragons, Elliot, gems, HABA, preschooler, young children

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