Episode 365 – Tantrum Con with Jeremy Pike
Welcome to Jeremy Pike, staff writer! We’ll talk about how he joined our team, and what he did at Tantrum Con 2024.
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Scram! Critters vs. Campers
Scram! is a hit for our crew because it’s light, strategic, and without any mental overload. Turns go quick and kids will stay engaged. While we only were able to get four players to the table, it would be a hoot at six.
» Read moreTesseract – Cooperative Cube Containment
Are kids allowed when you’re saving the known universe? We think so. Cooperate to contain cubes from the collapsing Tesseract before it causes an irreparable breach!
» Read moreRoll Camera! – Cooperative Filmmaking
Cooperate to “film” five scenes and complete a (hopefully) successful movie in Roll Camera! It’s best for teens and adults.
» Read moreTop 10 Games for Kids Age 7-10
Between the ages of 7-10, we struggled to get our kids to play games, unless they loved the theme. So, let’s focus on some popular themes your kid will love.
» Read moreEpisode 356 – Top 10 Games for Kids 7-10
We took a break for a while from our age-segregated lists. But now we’re back at it!
Plus: CuseCon wrap-up, contest winner, and a new community announcement.
SNAP Preview – Game Design in a Box, with Running Out of Time
What if I told you there was a game you could play, but it would also help you with the design process and how to become a better board game designer, all at the same time?
» Read moreSplito – Making the Family Share
If you need a little bit of help getting your family to share, it might be time to deploy Splito.
» Read moreKaPow! – Dice Combat
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!
» Read moreSNAP Review – Key to the Kingdom
Let’s go on an adventure! Roll and move to complete quests and find key pieces before defeating the Demon King!
» Read moreAvant Carde
Move over, Modern Art! It’s time for Avant Carde, an innovatively simple deck-building game.
» Read moreStarry Night Sky – Cool Constellations
In Starry Night Sky, you get the chance to explore a completely new night sky, full of fabulous constellations with inventive names. The further afield you search, the more chances you have for points; but you’ll want to collaborate with other astronomers to complete the constellations so everyone can enjoy them.
» Read moreKeep On Trucking: More Galaxy Trucker
Every piece in this expansion is designed to make Galaxy Trucker more challenging and offer more strategy options for players.
» Read moreEpisode 334 – Noisy Games: Extra Fun or Parents’ Nightmare?
Every parent has some LOUD game that their kids love. Do you buy into the fun factor of noisy games, or do they drive you crazy? There are more games in this category than we thought…
» Read moreLacrimosa – Requiem for a Game
This meaty game by Gerard Ascensi and Ferran Renalias allows up to four players to work to recreate Mozart’s life and finish his Requiem.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Wildtails: A Pirate Legacy
Players’ choices really matter in solo or cooperative legacy games – what you do changes aspects of the game permanently!
So how on earth can Button Shy Games make a legacy game with just 18 cards and a few stickers?
Nacho Pile
Nacho Pile is a great snack-like game to play in between courses of a game night. Open the bag and start playing in less than a minute – and it plays faster than hungry teens can gobble a plate of nachos.
» Read moreFyfe – A Beachside Getaway
With Fyfe, I can envision myself drawing out a board in the sand and using found objects to play. This game is incredibly open-ended, almost to the point of being overwhelming.
» Read moreGarden Nation – Smurf Skyscraper Strategy
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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