Build Your Own Amusement: Tiny Park
Building an amusement park immediately captures kids’ interest. Tiny Park from HABA teaches decoding, critical thinking, and encourages emotional intelligence and experimentation.
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Sushi Roll – Maki Your Rolls Count!
Sushi Roll is just as cute and fast-paced as the original. Overall, I’d recommend it for families who want to introduce drafting to non-reading children, or to families who love dice games. It’s a light, fast-moving game that will feel very familiar.
» Read moreSNAP Review: Kingdomino Duel
Use Kingdomino scoring as you draft dice and draw “dominoes” into your kingdom. Use the same dice to unlock special powers in the spellbook!
» Read moreSNAP Review – Astro Trash: Fast Flinging Fun!
Quickly rid your world’s rubbish by flinging Trash towards cosmic rivals and incinerating scraps with help from the Sun. Be first in the frenzy to clear your planet’s clutter, and rule the universe.
» Read moreCriss Cross: Will Make You Roll, Roll
In Criss Cross, you’ll roll two dice and write the pair of symbols anywhere on your player sheet. Make groups of matching symbols in rows and columns to get the best score.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Dungeon Academy
Dungeon Academy is a real-time path-finding game for 1-6 players. It’s a blast for ages 10+, and playable by younger kids as well.
» Read moreDizzle: Dice Drafting with a Bang
Dizzle can be played over and over again without feeling the same, due to the randomness of die rolls and the various layouts of the score sheets. Each level has a different layout that plays to the special fields included.
» Read moreIncubation
I love dragons. The new game Incubation promises that I can hatch their eggs and see the cute little dragonets pop out, making this game seem like a must-have for dragon lovers.
» Read morePAX Unplugged 2019: Deep Water Games
Andrew talked with Chris from Deep Water Games at PAX Unplugged. Here’s what Chris could tell us about some of their new games: Fantastic Factories, Welcome To New Las Vegas, Trial of the Temples, and Claim 2.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Slap It! : Monstrously Fast
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.
Fantasy Ranch
In Fantasy Ranch, players take on the role of horse ranchers competing in a horse show season. Score the most points by building up a large stable and expanding your ranch to be the best around.
» Read moreLanterns Dice: Lights in the Sky
Lanterns Dice is a forgiving roll-and-write that is a spiritual sequel to the laid-back tile-laying game Lanterns: The Harvest Festival. Does it inspire fireworks?
» Read moreRoad Trip Dice Game: Getting There is Half the Fun
Do you enjoy the freedom of open roads and pausing to explore landmarks along the way? Have fond memories of taking road trips with family or friends? Or were your road trips right out of the Griswold family vacation playbook with a little bit of chaos just for fun? If you checked any of the boxes above, you’re ready for
» Read moreSNAP Review – Hex Roller
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.
» Read moreDice Throne: Throwin’ Dice and Takin’ Names
Dice Throne is an easy game to pick up and learn. The core of the game is manipulating your dice to get the best result, leading some people to call it “battle Yahtzee”. However, the wide variety present in the cards and characters keeps games feeling fresh and allows for many different overall strategies.
» Read moreRoll For Your Life, Candyman: Let’s Get Ready to Crumble!
Four cookies enter, one cookie leaves, in this fast-rolling, dice chucking game of Gingerbread cookie carnage. Bring Thunderdome to the tabletop and take on the role of a Gingerbread cookie gladiator.
» 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 – Fluff: Liar’s Dice for Cunning Critters
Fluff, from Bananagrams, is actually the two-hundred-year-old game Liar’s Dice, with adorable but shady looking critters and clever dice cups. Claire tells you why we like it.
» Read moreWhy I Hate Candy Land (and What to Play Instead)
Kids love the candy theme and the fun characters. But Candy Land is too hard, too long, and uninteresting.
So, what can we do about that?
» Read moreSports Dice Football
“What I love best about Sports Dice Football is that it plays in real-time; there are no commercial breaks or risqué half-time shows. The best roll makes the play. Rules are simple, making it appealing for new players.”
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