The Family Gamers - 8 players

The Zorro Dice Game: Engarde!

October 19, 2020 Updated: November 8th, 2020 Nick Martinelli Reviews

Up to 6 players (8 with expansion) complete Heroic Feats, battling Scoundrels and Villains with their dice rolls. Who can become the next Zorro?

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, dice, Dice Rolling, family, Nick, Zorro

SNAP Review – Who’s The G.O.A.T.?

October 16, 2020 Nick Martinelli SNAP Reviews

This hilarious party game is one part prediction, one part competition, and all parts fun. Pick who you think will be the best at a variety of off-the-wall challenges, then vote by tossing your squishy goat.

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3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, animals, Big G Creative, challenge, drawing, Izzy, movement game, Nick, party game, party games

210 – Party Games for Family Gatherings – The Family Gamers Podcast

September 7, 2020 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Episode 210 - Party Games for Family Gatherings

If you’re getting together with family, what games will you play? We recommend games that are good at 4-8 players and across generations.

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5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Andrew, Anitra, Family Gaming, party game, party games

NFL Trade$ Card Game – Draft Players, Make $$

July 6, 2020 Nick Martinelli Reviews

NFL Trade$ Card Game brings family friendly, fast paced card drafting to football. Your goal is to pick the best combination of players to rake in big money.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, Andy Geremia, card games, drafting games, Football, NFL, Nick, sports

SNAP Review – The Game of WOLF

May 1, 2020 Updated: November 19th, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

This trivia game pits players against each other. Will you pick the right pack to brainstorm answers? Or are you confident in your ability as the lone wolf?

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10 players, 11 players, 12 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, Andrew, Anitra, Gray Matters Games, party game, party games, trivia

SNAP Review – Similo: Are You Clued In?

January 10, 2020 Updated: September 19th, 2022 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Similo is a simple cooperative card game. It’s incredibly easy to explain, quick to play, and it will fit into a purse or a pocket.

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2 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Andrew, Anitra, audio, Card Game, card games, cooperative games, fantasy, guessing, history, Horrible Guild, party game, party games, small games

Welcome To Your Perfect Home

January 6, 2020 Updated: May 4th, 2023 Anitra Smith Reviews

We would recommend Welcome To… if you regularly find yourself wanting a game that can play six or more players simultaneously without a lot of time pressure or player interaction. For smaller groups, there are so many more games available, that we wouldn’t reach for this one.

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10 players, 11 players, 12 players, 2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, Anitra, Corey, Deep Water Games, Family Games, flip and write, Nick, pen and paper games, solo

SNAP Review – Slap It! : Monstrously Fast

December 13, 2019 Updated: August 7th, 2023 Nick Martinelli SNAP Reviews

A portal to another dimension has opened, and monsters are
pouring out. What do you do when you encounter a monster? You SLAP IT! – a fast-paced game for 2-8 players.

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5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, audio, dice, Family Games, Family Gaming, Izzy, Jace, Kane Klenko, matching, monster, Mr. Cuddington, Nick, Renegade, Simultaneous Play, speed games

2019 Holiday Gift Guide for Games

November 25, 2019 Updated: July 5th, 2022 Anitra Smith Resources for Parents

Board games bring families together around the table. So why not give games to your loved ones this holiday season? Here are our suggestions for every age and ability level.

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2 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, adults, AEG, all ages, animals, Ankama, Anomia, Anomia Kids, Best of 2019, Blue Orange Games, Brain Games, Breaking Games, card games, deduction, Deep Water Games, dexterity games, dinosaur, dragons, Educational Insights, EXIT, Family Games, Family Gaming, Fireside Games, FoxMind, Gamewright, gifts, HABA, Happy Planet, KOSMOS, Looney Labs, Luma Games, North Star Games, Oink Games, party game, Peaceable Kingdom, Presents, Renegade, Restoration Games, Roxley Game Laboratory, Skybound Games, Smirk & Dagger Games, solo, Stonemaier Games, Tabletop, Tabletop Games, word games, young children

SNAP Review – Mount Rushmore

October 18, 2019 Updated: April 7th, 2020 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

In Strawberry Studio’s game Mount Rushmore, you are trying to be the first player to choose which of the 16 monument cards matches the card flipped from the Search Deck.

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10 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, Andrew, Anitra, matching, memory game, Strawberry Studio

SNAP Review – Most Wanted

September 13, 2019 Updated: February 13th, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Can you become the Most Wanted outlaw in the wild west? Try your luck to rob the stagecoach and duel your fellow outlaws in this fast-playing game. We’ll tell you about it in 7 minutes.

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5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Andrew, Anitra, audio, Card Game, card games, Dominic Crapuchettes, Ken Gruhl, North Star Games, party game, Quentin Weir, racing games

SNAP Review – Hex Roller

August 2, 2019 Updated: August 7th, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Hex Roller stands out from a lot of other roll-and-write games because it dispenses with theme, to focus on making this puzzle the best it can be.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Andrew, Anitra, audio, dice, Dice Rolling, math, pen and paper games, puzzles, Renegade, roll and write, Simultaneous Play, solitaire, solo

SNAP Review – Tokyo Jutaku

June 14, 2019 Updated: February 14th, 2021 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Have you always wanted to be an architect? Try your hand at creating towers to fit in tight spaces in Tokyo Jutaku, a speed building game from Jordan Draper Games.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, adults, Andrew, Anitra, audio, build, city building, Jordan Draper Games, solo

SNAP Review – Shikoku: The Middle Path

March 22, 2019 Updated: March 4th, 2023 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.

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3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Andrew, Anitra, audio, card games, drafting games, Grand Gamers Guild, racing games

SNAP Review – Get the MacGuffin

March 8, 2019 Updated: March 4th, 2023 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?

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10 players, 11 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, Andrew, Andrew Looney, Anitra, audio, card games, elimination, filler games, Looney Labs, party games, silly games

Poetry Slam: A Boardgame for Beatniks

March 5, 2019 Updated: November 13th, 2020 Anitra Smith Reviews

We’d recommend Poetry Slam to any hep cat. It’s fun for strategy gamers as well as fans of more casual word games.

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10 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, Anitra, Mayday Games, poetry, word games

SNAP Review – Sparkle*Kitty: Powerful Princesses in Peril

February 22, 2019 Updated: September 19th, 2022 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.

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3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Anitra, audio, Breaking Games, Claire, princess, silly games, word games

SNAP Review – The Champion of the Wild

February 8, 2019 Updated: February 2nd, 2021 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.

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