2025 Board Game Gift Guide
Board games make great gifts! We’ve compiled a list of great board games to help make your 2025 gift shopping a little easier.
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Episode 408 – Top 10 Cozy Games
Rebel Princess: Happily Never After
Red Letter, Yellow Letter – Words A-Plenty
We have never cut short a game of Red Letter, Yellow Letter. The goal of winning nine cards is just right. Any longer, and people could get tired of losing; any shorter, and slower players wouldn’t have the chance to get into the game.
» Read moreHunter x Hunter: The 287th Exams
Overall, Hunter x Hunter: The 287th Exams is a tough, fun game. But it needs some additional explanations to just help make things clearer. It’s a great choice if you love the anime and are ready to learn from your failure to pass the Final Exam.
» Read moreEpisode 407 – Our Favorite 15-Minute Games
We’ve been looking forward to making this episode for a little while. Sometimes you don’t have a lot of time to play games – so let’s talk about our family favorites that play in 15 minutes or less. 00:00 Fact for 407 This one is for Zach. on 15 November 2012 a new world record was set. The most people
» Read moreSNAP Review – Back Stories: The Emerald Wedding Anniversary
We played the first Back Stories – and it was awesome! We hoped our kids would enjoy this second spy-themed mission.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Horrified: World of Monsters
This cooperative game includes monsters from all over the world. Can you defeat the Sphinx, Jiangshi, the Yeti, or even… Cthulu?
» Read moreXylotar Unhinged
We popped in Xylotar like a mixtape, and it’s been on repeat ever since. So, If you already own Xylotar, do you need the Unhinged expansion?
» Read moreSNAP Review – Shovel Knight: Dungeon Duels
Shovel Knight is a retro video game that hits just right. How does it translate to the tabletop?
» Read moreStrawberry Shortcake Berry Besties Bakeoff Card Game: Would You Like Some Math With That?
We’ve got another game for review at the Millennial Nostalgia Grab Department of The Family Gamers…
» Read moreLeaf
In Leaf, players become the wind, strategically placing leaf tiles to grow mushrooms, help animals, and advance the season.
» Read moreUnmatched: Battle of Legends Volume 3 – The Legend Continues
Battle of Legends Volume 3 is the conclusion to the “Battle of Legends” trilogy for Unmatched, which is a little sad.
» Read moreWorms: The Board Game
Worms aren’t high up the list of dangerous creatures. But what happens when you hand a worm a bazooka? Chaos.
» Read moreHUTAN: Life in the Rainforest
At the end of every game of HUTAN, I have a miniature rainforest model right on my table, full of trees and a few animals.
» Read moreToriki: The Castaway Island
Seers Catalog
If you love trick-taking games, Seers Catalog is a unique take on the genre as a card-shedding game. But it’s not really a family game.
» Read moreDonald Duck in Happy Camper
It seemed to us like the best way to play Donald Duck in Happy Camper is exactly the opposite of how the famously impulsive Donald would play it. When players can bring patience and planning, and look for just the right moment, the game still can be rewarding.
» Read moreThe Walking Dead: Surrounded
For fans of The Walking Dead Universe, The Walking Dead: Surrounded is a solid addition to any collection. The gameplay is challenging, and the included scenarios offer plenty of meat on the bone for even the hungriest zombies…
» Read moreSNAP Review – Micro Macro Kids: Crazy City Park
Our favorite seek-and-find game is back, with kid-friendly mysteries and new tools that will help older, more tired eyes, too.
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