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 – Supertall: The Sky’s the Limit!

April 27, 2019 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… a skyscraper! Build the tallest and best buildings in Supertall, a micro game designed by Nat Levan and published by Button Shy Games.

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2 players, 3 players, Anitra, audio, build, Button Shy Games, Card Game, city building, Nat Levan

SNAP Review – Tiny Ninjas

April 5, 2019 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Duel to the death with a cast of unlikely-looking ninjas in Tiny Ninjas, a portable game of cards and dice by Ryan Leininger.

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2 players, Anitra, Asher, audio, battle, card games, dice, ninja

SNAP Review – Fluff: Liar’s Dice for Cunning Critters

March 29, 2019 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Fluff, from Bananagrams, is actually the two-hundred-year-old game Liar’s Dice, with adorable but shady looking critters and clever dice cups. Claire tells you why we like it.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, animals, Anitra, audio, Bananagrams, bluffing, Claire, dice

SNAP Review – Shikoku: The Middle Path

March 22, 2019 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

In Shikoku, you learn that coming in first isn’t always the best. We try to tackle this game with rules that are easy to learn, but hard to explain, in about 8 minutes of audio.

SNAP Review – Get the MacGuffin

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

Get the MacGuffin from Looney Labs is a fast-playing game of player elimination. It’s silly and incredibly quick, even at the maximum of 11 players. Can we find the MacGuffin or were we disappointed?

SNAP Review – Bad Doctor: Chronic Chaos

March 1, 2019 Corey Lagunowich SNAP Reviews

Bad Doctor from Mayday games gets our prescription for a fast and fun tile-laying game with easy-to-learn rules. The humor is slightly coarse, so you might want to stick with the recommended 10+ age.

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audio, cartoon, Corey, Ian, Kids, Mayday Games, medical, tile laying

SNAP Review – Sparkle*Kitty: Powerful Princesses in Peril

February 22, 2019 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Be a pretty princess and save yourself with sweet spells in Sparkle Kitty, a silly word game from Breaking Games. Hear our thoughts in 5 minutes with this audio review.

SNAP Review – Deblockle: Strategy of Tips & Turns

February 18, 2019 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Deblockle is a beautiful and elegant game of abstract strategy that’s durable enough to keep on your coffee table – even with kids!

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2 players, abstract, Andrew, Anitra, audio, Project Genius

SNAP Review – The Champion of the Wild

February 8, 2019 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

The Champion of the Wild is a voting and negotiation game for 3-8 players. Coach your animal(s) to victory in a series of competitive events. Listen to our thoughts in about 5 minutes.

SNAP Review – Fry Thief: A Deliciously Good Time

February 1, 2019 Nick Martinelli Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

If your friend orders fries, you may experience regret. But what if you stole some fries from your friend? They won’t notice, right? That’s the idea behind Fry Thief, a quick game for two hungry players.

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2 players, audio, food, Izzy, Kickstarter, Nick, Preview

SNAP Review – The Potion

January 25, 2019 Nick Martinelli SNAP Reviews

In this group game, predict and out-think your opponents’ choices. Discard all but one of your ingredients and win. Listen to our wizards’ impressions in 5 minutes.

SNAP Review – Potions Class: Bubble or Boil?

January 18, 2019 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Mix potions faster than your opponent in this micro-game from Button Shy. Potions Class sits at a low simmer for us; with just a few changes, it could hit a rolling boil.

SNAP Review – Squeezamals: Freeze N Squeeze

January 11, 2019 Nick Martinelli SNAP Reviews

Let’s go get some ice cream, with the Squeezamals Freeze ‘N’ Squeeze game from Big G Creative. Whether your kids already love Squeezamals or have never heard of them, they’ll have squeezy, freezy, frantic fun with this fast-moving game. Hear Nick & Izzy’s thoughts in less than 4 minutes, or read on below.

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5 players, 6 players, animals, audio, Big G Creative, food, Izzy, Kids, Nick, party game, speed games

SNAP Review – Maki Stack

January 4, 2019 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

California rolls, cucumber rolls, soy sauce, wasabi – sounds delicious. In Maki Stack, you stack wooden replicas of these items. Does Maki Stack stack up? Listen to our SNAP review in under 5 minutes, or read on below.

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6 players, Andrew, Anitra, audio, Blue Orange Games, dexterity games, food

SNAP Review – Robots & Rockets LIGHTSPEED

December 31, 2018 Nick Martinelli SNAP Reviews

Robots & Rockets: LIGHTSPEED is the second entry in the Robots & Rockets series from designer Sye Robertson. Now that you’ve mastered robot tourism, you must practice the art of building rockets. Did our rockets launch to lightspeed, or did this game fizzle out? Listen to our thoughts in under 5 minutes, or read on below.

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audio, card games, Family Games, Izzy, Kids, Nick, robot, Rule and Make Games

SNAP Review – Drop It

December 20, 2018 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Drop It was designed by Bernhard Lach & Uwe Rapp and published by KOSMOS. It feels a bit like Connect 4 played with tangram shapes, if your object was to make as few lines as possible. Hear our impressions of this strategic dexterity game in about 6 minutes, or read on for more.

SNAP Review – Simon’s Cat: The Card Game

December 14, 2018 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Simon’s Cat Card Game is a simple shedding game with a minor twist. The suits aren’t evenly distributed, and you take a “mess” if you can’t play a card on your turn.

SNAP Review – Home Alone: The Game

December 8, 2018 Nick Martinelli SNAP Reviews

Hello? Hello? Mom, Dad? Don’t leave me home alone!

Play as Kevin McCallister or the Wet Bandits in the Home Alone Game from Big G Creative. Hear our thoughts in about 10 minutes, or read on below.

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audio, Big G Creative, bluffing, Card Game, hide and seek, Izzy, Nick

SNAP Review – Dragons & Chickens

November 30, 2018 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

We really enjoyed Dragons & Chickens, even though most of us aren’t huge fans of speed games. It makes a great filler game for a group of 3-5 players.

SNAP Review – Catch! The Game of Cats and Mouse

November 23, 2018 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

In Catch! from Peaceable Kingdom, players work together to move 4 cats to surround a mouse and keep it from escaping the yard.

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