The dice-rolling game of Yahtzee has been entertaining families for over a century since it’s invention. We stumbled onto this delightful game by accident and it became a quick favorite that led to other roll and write games over the years. In this article we explore the history and influence of the game Yahtzee. An […]
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A new year means new game announcements and plays to look forward to. Like all game fans we are reading the lists of things to come. In this article we round up our most anticipated board games set to release in 2023. Age of Comics: The Golden Years Run a comic book publishing company in
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Dream home is a lightweight card drafting and tile laying game where you build a home. This is a title we’ve come back to when introducing new players to the board game hobby. Dream Home by Z-Man Games Dream Home is a board game that uses a combination of card drafting and tile-laying mechanics to design
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It’s always a wild ride through the holidays with kids at home. Getting our child to do things other than video games is not easy after a couple weeks with no school. Board games are a valuable tool for transitioning out of video games and avoiding screens while we enjoy our time together. Here are
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This week we revisit a beautiful family favorite board game: Dragon Castle from Horrible Guild and CMON Games. Dragon Castle Dragon Castle from Horrible Guild is board game designed by Stefano Castelli that is “freely inspired by Mahjong Solitaire.” It’s become a family favorite and a game we bring out for gateway game nights due to its
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Early into our tabletop adventure we spotted Euphoria on the shelf at our FLGS and chuckled. The deadpan sense of humor and future-retro theme seemed unique sitting on the shelf between all the dragons and Renaissance faces adorning other game boxes. Euphoria seemed like our kind of game and resonated with some of our favorite
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The base game of Chronicles of Crime by Lucky Duck Games is a detective simulation that launched last year to rave reviews for its integration of board game mechanics and app-based storytelling. The game uses QR codes to serve up dialogue, information, and most importantly crime scenes to investigate. As fans of board games, user interface design, and modern
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Hacker is a programming puzzle game created by Mark Engelberg, a designer who made Code Master which was also published with Thinkfun, a company who specializes in puzzle based games that can be enjoyed solo or with a group. Hacker comes with 40 challenges, each with 3 puzzles for you to solve. For every challenge, you need
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If there is one gateway game that pulled our family into modern card and board games it’s Jaipur. Created by Sébastien Pauchon, it’s quick, engaging, fun, and easy enough to learn that my son was beating us at age six. We have bought this game for many friends and also enjoy the delightful iPad version.
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Karuba is a lighter-weight visual spatial board game for two to four players. We bought the game to play with our 8 year old son sometime in mid 2018. We enjoyed this title and found it to be a relaxing board game. It curbs the competition by giving each player a puzzle to unravel on their
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Robot Repair is a puzzle game created by Mark Engelberg and published by Thinkfun as part of their //Code series of games. The //Code games can be played solo or multiplayer and aim to teach programming concepts and boolean logic to children (or adults) aged 8 or older. We previously played, enjoyed, and reviewed Hacker by ThinkFun so when we
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