A strategic game of cute, cartoon critters building the perfect Medieval village. Just don’t expect your young kids to love it.
Players: 1 – 6 ___ Age: 14+
Score: 9 out of 12
A few weeks back, I visited our local… Continue reading Tiny Towns
Murder and mystery for the modern day Sherlock Holmes. With Donuts.
Players: 1-5 ___ Age: 16+
Score: 8 out of 12
Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game will have you fire up the old grey cells, as you… Continue reading Detective
The world’s greatest film about a shark, is now the world’s only game where the shark can finally win.
Player: 2 – 4 ___ Age: 12+
To celebrate the Fourth of July, I went all-in on a Jaws themed weekend. First… Continue reading Jaws
The game that puts the fun in English, because that’s how language works.
Players: 3+ ___ Age :12+
Let me start by saying that Funglish is my youngest son’s favorite game. But I cannot fathom his… Continue reading Funglish
Players: 2 – 4 ___ Age: 8+
Score: 9 out of 12
Take biodiversity to a whole new level with the game that is far less expensive than a trip to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Board games are a remarkable thing. With just a few… Continue reading Reef
Player: 3 – 12 ___ Ages: 14+
Score: 9 out of 12
Password games anew / Words reveal through clue askew / Now clues form Haiku. We love word games. Language is at the core of human understanding, and who couldn’t … Continue reading Haiclue
Sharp Shooters
The super-mega dice game that is like playing Yahtzee in Vegas.
Players: 2-6 ___ Age: 12+
Imagine playing Yahtzee. Now imagine playing Yahtzee with 32 dice. Now add in poker chips. Now you are… Continue reading Sharp Shooters
The absolutely bonkers party/board game that gives random a new name.
Players: 3 – 8 ___ Ages: 12+
The board game equivalent of Calvinball. Complete utter nonsense, the only rule is… Continue reading Quelf
A nice, harmless little game that blends into the background a little too much
Players: 3 – 8 ___ Ages: 14+
Chameleon is fun. It is fast and easy. It is a good way to spend time with those you love. It is also easily… Continue reading The Chameleon
The Classic Global Warfare Strategy game that made our Top 20 by accident.
Player: 2 – 5 ___ Age: 10+
It’s easy to write a review for a game you love, and it’s kind of fun to write for a game you hate, but this game is… Continue reading Risk
The whodunit sleuth game that’s a cross between Clue and the Pink Panther movies.
Players: 2 – 6 ___ Age: 10+
You are a jet-setting international jewel thief. Can you steal enough gems from the gala before you’re caught by your competition?… Continue reading Suspicion
One of our favorite co-operative games. Together everyone succeeds or dies. There is no middle ground, just sinking ground.
Players: 2-4 ___Age: 10+
There are three things in this world I love, Games, Indiana Jones style adventure, and… Continue reading Forbidden Island
A game of lies, deception, and mistrust, and probably the death of an innocent villager.
Players: 3 – 10 ___ Ages: 8+
Score: 9 out of 12
Your village is infested with werewolves. Will you survive the night? Or will you… Continue reading One Night Ultimate Werewolf
If Battleship was actually fun and strategic, and could fit in your pocket, then you would have Pocket Sub.
Players: 2-4 ___ Age: 8+
Score: 9 out of 12
The game is so neat, and cool, and new that I’m breaking…
Continue reading Pocket Sub
The Game of Hilarious Comparisons that is beyond Comparison
Players: 4 – 10 ___ Ages:10+
Score 9 out of 12
Here it is, the granddaddy, the original, the creator of an entire sub-genre of tabletop party games. Without Apples to Apples… Continue reading Apples to Apples
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