SNAP Review – Similo: Are You Clued In?
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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PAX Unplugged 2019: Genius Games – Ecosystem
Herbalism
Herbalism is a logical deduction game for 3-4 players. It’s easy to learn and rounds are quick to play. Constant player interaction requires focus from players to deduce which cards are available.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Trapper Keeper Game
Ready to go back to school? The Trapper Keeper Game is for 2-5 players ages 8 and up, and it takes about 20 minutes to play. Published by Big G Creative, it even comes in a miniature Trapper Keeper holder, in three possible designs…
» Read moreBrainwaves: Stretch Your Memory Muscles
Brainwaves games challenge you to remember details about previously-revealed cards. But each stretches your working memory in a different way.
» Read more2019 Holiday Gift Guide for Games
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.
» Read moreSNAP Review – CABO
CABO, a partial information memory game, is fast, easy to teach, and very portable. We love the art and the simplicity of play.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Panic Island!
Oh no! The volcano is about to explode! Don’t panic: get all 16 islanders (cave dwellers, dodo birds, eggs) off the island in time! Panic Island! is a speed memory game from Blue Orange Games. We’ll tell you our thoughts on it in just 5 minutes.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Most Wanted
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.
» Read more158 – Games for School – The Family Gamers Podcast
We visited TWO awesome game stores in Rochester NY, and we’re thinking about games that our kids could bring to school to play with their friends.
» Read moreFortune: Fast Forward into Slot Machine Fun
Fortune is the 4th installment of Friedemann Friese’s Fast Forward series, in which players open the box and just begin playing. No rulebooks are included because the game teaches you how to play as cards are drawn from the deck. As the game progresses, new rules and new card types are introduced to change up the game.
» Read moreWhat in the Wild?: Catch Frogs Without the Mud
Match It, Slap It, Group It, Build It, and Connect It, building habitats for wildlife in this educational card game system. What In The Wild? is produced by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, but covers species native to most of the northern United States.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Filler: Bite-Size Baking
I love eating baked goods, but my daughter loves making them. In Filler, 1-6 players are pastry chefs, reporting to work at the bakery. Use your supplies to fill recipes; may the best baker win!
» Read morePikoko: Trick Taking with Peacock Panache
Pikoko turns traditional trick-taking upside down with feathery flair. Place bets on the tricks that each player will take. The only catch is that you can see their cards but not your own!
» Read moreSNAP Review – Best Treehouse Ever – Forest of Fun
Best Treehouse Ever: Forest of Fun from Scott Almes and Green Couch Games is a solid game that improves and expands on the original. What does an 8 year old think? Listen and find out!
» Read moreSNAP Review – Inoka
Forest creatures fight in a beautifully illustrated game reminiscent of rock-paper-scissors for 2-4 players. Nick tells us what his family likes about Inoka.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Tiny Ninjas
Duel to the death with a cast of unlikely-looking ninjas in Tiny Ninjas, a portable game of cards and dice by Ryan Leininger.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Shikoku: The Middle Path
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.
» Read morePalm Island: A Game in Hand is Worth Two on the Table
Palm Island is a 17-card game designed and illustrated by Jon Mietling, published by Portal Dragon Games. It needs no flat surface at all; the entire game is played in one hand.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Get the MacGuffin
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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