SNAP Review – FORK: A Food Chain Trick-Taking Game
Play your cards following almost-standard trick-taking rules, and try to “eat” (score) other players’ animals or kale, in FORK, a family-friendly card game.
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2023 Board Game Gift Guide
We’ve compiled a list of great board games to help make your gift shopping a little easier.
» Read moreSNAP Review – CDSK
We recommend CDSK for gatherings of family and friends, maybe as a nice post-dinner, pre-dessert activity at your holiday gathering. It’s best for teens and adults, but younger kids can certainly join on teams. We had a great time with our family.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Gamestormers
Gamestormers is a creative, tableau-building card game where you take on the role of a game designer. But we found it hard to tell the STORY of a game.
» 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 moreSNAP Review – Mind Space
Mind Space is a strategic brain-themed game. Draw shapes on your board based on dice rolls, trying to fit in friends, romance, self improvement, and more.
» Read moreHorrified: Greek Monsters – A Legendary Remix
The Horrified series has expanded! Work together to defeat legendary Greek monsters, finding their lairs and solving their unique puzzles. This is the most complex game in the series, best for players aged 10 and up.
» Read moreRa – A Classic Resurrected
Although Ra felt pretty simple to learn, it’s still going to be very challenging for younger kids. The well-designed player boards smooth the way to understand all the scoring, but it’s still a lot to keep track of. We think the 12+ age range on the box is about right.
» Read moreValiant Wars
Valiant Wars is a unique deck-builder. Flip out cards one at a time to build your treasury and your strength to win locations and buy better cards… but don’t flip too many Dark Omens, or you’ll bust!
» Read moreSNAP Review – Castle Panic: Crowns and Quests
“This is the most important expansion that Fireside Games has ever released for Castle Panic. It adds so much, it changes so much, but it retains the core of what Castle Panic is.”
» Read morePrehistories Evolutions – A Welcome Expansion
When I originally reviewed Prehistories, I noted it was very family friendly and would appeal to folks who enjoy tile placement games. This is still true, but I enjoyed it even more with the addition of the Evolution modules!
» 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 moreSNAP Review – Nerd Words: Science
Review science terms and stretch your brain in Nerd Words: Science – a party word guessing game for nerdy folks like us!
» Read moreMiller Zoo – Beginner Zookeepers
Miller Zoo is a great introduction to cooperative resource-management games and legacy games. The challenges will encourage players to try new strategies, while tempting them with more stickers to show their progress.
» 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 moreIlliterati – Leading the League of Librarians!
We love libraries. Who wouldn’t? Now the Illiterati are threatening the world with illiteracy. Can you build words to stop them?
» Read moreVelonimo – A Whacky Race to the Summit
Velonimo is a bicycle-themed game where players race to the top-most summit of a mountain, scoring points by shedding cards from their hand in each round. The prize for winning this grueling race is the coveted Leader of the Pack Jersey!
» Read moreSNAP Review – Stampfarm
Stampfarm is a roll-and-write game without the “write”. Instead, you’ll place stamps into your farm.
This fairly simple game is intended for kids, but is it fun?
