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Combo is a great unique game for the family! It’s kind of cooperative, in the sense that you can’t create a full combo on your own. You have to work with people at least a little bit if you’re going to score any points. But it’s not REALLY cooperative, because you still want to get the most points, and win.
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Color It! is a very simple roll-and-color game. Use it to practice taking turns, or to begin to teach strategy. We also like it as a way to wind down before bedtime.
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Collect and arrange pages about the four kingdoms living in the forest: animals, plants, insects, and fungi, to add to the Codex Naturalis.
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Codenames: Disney Family Edition applies a Disney theme to the modern classic Codenames. Does it strike gold like Scrooge McDuck, or is it Eeyore?
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Look, up in the sky – is that a dog? Or a bear? Create cloud pictures for your friends to guess in this party game for 3 or more players.
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Be sneaky and hide your identity while guessing about your fellow cats in this deduction game for 2-4 players.
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In Clip Cut Parks, you’ll design parks by cutting and combining pieces to get exactly what you need. In our SNAP review, you’ll hear Andrew rap about it.
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I was surprised and impressed at how simple this game was while being simultaneously incredibly fun to play. This is the kind of game that you lose and then it’s pretty easy to convince yourself you can win the next go ’round.
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In Chupacabra: Survive the Night, you use your chupacabra dice to steal other players’ animals.
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Deduce the bulbs in your hand and get them out in the right order in Christmas Lights, a light family game for the holiday.
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This is a game that’s a great way to get everyone around the table, whether you’re a family looking for something that feels a little more “grown up”, or seasoned players wanting an appetizer before a longer game.
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We recommend CDSK for gatherings of family and friends, maybe as a nice post-dinner, pre-dessert activity at your holiday gathering. It’s best for teens and adults, but younger kids can certainly join on teams. We had a great time with our family.
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In Catch! from Peaceable Kingdom, players work together to move 4 cats to surround a mouse and keep it from escaping the yard.
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What do you say about a game when the entire box is covered with super adorable cat art, and even unfolds to become a cat?
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“This is the most important expansion that Fireside Games has ever released for Castle Panic. It adds so much, it changes so much, but it retains the core of what Castle Panic is.”
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Do you like karaoke? Want to embarrass yourself and your friends? Then you should try the Carpool Karaoke Game.
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At its core, the Card Caddy is a hard-sided box to hold a deck of cards. Once open, you can re-attach the two sides to create a draw/discard tray. Useful and extremely durable. (You could probably run it over with a truck. We talked to Chris Nichols, the designer of the Card Caddy, on episode 55 of the podcast –
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Randomly draw crew tiles from the bag, then decide to keep them or flip them. Craft the best crew organization to earn the most treasure and prove yourself the best captain!
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Play Canopy to learn more about rainforests while enjoying lush tropical art from Vincent Dutrait. Technically a 2 player game, but we enjoy it better at 3 players!
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