Rescuing Robin Hood: Flipping the Script
Beyond these great mechanics, wonderful art, and it’s script-flipping hero-in-distress motif, Rescuing Robin Hood is a game that got us *talking*.
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SNAP Review – Super Mega Lucky Box
Tutankhamun: Cleanse Your Spirit On The Nile
Tutankhamun has great table presence that will raise eye brows for a curious onlooker. It’s very family friendly (up to 6 players!) and is a could welcome anyone to the table for the first time.
» Read moreHaunt the House
Haunt the House is a well crafted Halloween themed game that mixes deduction, press-your-luck, and set collection really well.
» Read moreHappy City: Pick the Best Buildings
So often city building games don’t live up to my SimCity ideals. But Happy City does exactly what I have wanted in a competitive city building game. Here you build the best city you can with the resources you have.
» Read moreCapital Lux 2: An Absurdly Awesome Tactical Game
I love games that require constant reconfiguring of strategy due to changing conditions. I can’t think of many other games that force this upon you more than Capital Lux.
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Camp Pinetop
Explore and collect outdoorsy merit badges to increase your scout troop’s rank in this game for 1-5 players.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Enchanted Plumes
Andrew dresses up with his fancy plumage – but I’m not sure that will work to attract Anitra.
» Read moreSea Change – Aquatic Trick Taking
Traditional trick taking games are fine in their own way, but they don’t draw me in. Enter Sea Change, a new evolution of trick taking card games.
» Read moreAnimix – Set Collection in the Wild
It’s time for a safari with Animix! Collect animals of different types and make sure the ones still on the table are arranged in their favorite patterns.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Robots Ate Our Pizza
Alien robots have come and challenged your group to a puzzle! Finish poorly, and they’ll eat all your pizza. Finish well, and… well, you’ll have some pizza left for yourselves to enjoy.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Poisons
It’s the Poison Vendor Association gala. Use this opportunity to prove how sneaky you are, and poison the drinks of the competition!
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SNAP Review – Mass Transit
It’s rush hour! Can you build a network of busses, trains, and ferries to get every commuter home to the suburbs?
» Read moreMatch 5 – Find Links, Create Connections!
All players race to come up with words or short phrases that connect the ideas on each pair of dice. Try to come up with something for all ten possible combinations before time runs out.
» Read moreBye Felicia! – Where Great Minds Must Quickly Think Alike
Bye Felicia! is one of the few party games that makes the cut to stay in my library. It’s light and easy to teach, but gets your brain working.
» Read moreTidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef
“It has been fifteen years since the Great Battle. Fifteen years since our esteemed Engineers from the Citadel of Time made their wrenching decision and created The Fold; fifteen years since the last assemblage – and ultimate sacrifice – of the Tidal Blades.”
» Read moreToy Story: Obstacles & Adventures
Toy Story: Obstacles & Adventures is a cooperative deck-building game. Take on the roles of iconic Toy Story characters and work together to overcome hazards. The game includes six different adventures that will have players jumping back into action faster than Woody can say, “There’s a snake in my boot!”
» Read moreJurassic Parts – Excavation Excitement!
Once I started placing chisels, I was sucked in. If I could just get one more chisel over there, I’d split off a big enough chunk and get the fossils I wanted! Maybe I could add just a single chisel to someone else’s line – a tiny investment for a big payoff. What’s underneath that face-down tile, anyway?
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