SNAP Review – Ecosystem: Coral Reef
For kids studying food webs and ecosystems, this new marine biology card game from Genius could really help to reinforce concepts. But will parents actually enjoy playing it?
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SNAP Review – KuZOOka
We’re going to help the animals escape from the zoo, in this cooperative game that feels a cross between Liar’s Dice and a video game rogue-like.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Scribbly Gum
We’re squirming with delight over this all ages game from Phil Walker-Harding. Can your scribbly gum larva collect the most food?
» Read moreSNAP Review – Featherlight
Ignore the silly bird. We’d recommend Featherlight for couples or families with older kids who want a game that will engage your brain while staying light and fast.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Kabuto Sumo
Let’s play a game about wrestling beetles! Slide items onto the board and try to push your opponent off.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Codex Naturalis
Collect and arrange pages about the four kingdoms living in the forest: animals, plants, insects, and fungi, to add to the Codex Naturalis.
» Read moreRaccoon Robbers
In Raccoon Robbers, players control a band of raccoons who scale buildings and leap from great heights to score movement points for their boss raccoon.
» Read morePrehistories: Paint your Cave
Prehistories is very family friendly and fun at all player counts (2-5). Send out hunting parties and paint your cave to celebrate your victories in this tile-laying game.
» Read moreFirst Rat: Rocket to the Cheese Moon!
The junkyard rats have been dreaming about the moon made of cheese. Now they’re going to build a rocket and see if they can make it there!
» Read moreSNAP Review – Pavlov’s Dogs
Pavlov’s Dogs is a game full of puns and psychology humor.
Are you ready to test your memory and your ability to follow directions?
SNAP Review – Sunny Day Sardines
No matter how you feel about tiny fish, Sunny Day Sardines is a compact, fast-moving game that everyone in the family can play.
» Read moreMountains out of Molehills
What if the moles had a building competition, pushing up dirt from underground to turn their molehills into mountains?
» Read more280 – Top 5 Tiger Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
2022 is the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese zodiac. So why not talk about some board games you can play with tigers in them?
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SNAP Review – Off to Bed!
It’s time for bed, and we’re going to use a game. But Andrew’s too old to help with this review – so we get Elliot instead!
» Read morePhotosynthesis: Under the Moonlight or Lost in the Dark?
Under the Moonlight is an expansion to Photosynthesis that promises complexity without adding randomness. Unfortunately, complexity is all that it brought to the table.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Enchanted Plumes
Andrew dresses up with his fancy plumage – but I’m not sure that will work to attract Anitra.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Hedgehog Haberdash
The baby hedgehogs are playing dress up, but they don’t have spiky quills like mom and dad. How can they dress up and pretend to be adults? Maybe with this bag of pointy leaves?
» Read moreGames for Science! (Gameschooling Part 2)
Last week, I explained why we are using games to supplement our first year of homeschooling. We had the most success adding games to our studies in science.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Snail Sprint!
The snails are racing through the garden and over the wall (and over each other!) Which snails will make it to the winners’ podium? A great game for younger kids to play with their whole family.
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