The Family Gamers - Reviews

Dicey Peaks: Not High Enough

6.5/10

January 14, 2019 Updated: March 3rd, 2021 Corey Lagunowich Reviews

Sheer adventure awaits you in Calliope Games’ Dicey Peaks, by Scott Almes. Up to six players assault the summit of a Himalayan mountain. Listed for ages 8 and up, we found that even kids as young as 5 can join in on the expedition, making this a good option for a wide range of ages. Strap on your crampons, brave adventurer, and read on.

SNAP Review – Squeezamals: Freeze N Squeeze

January 11, 2019 Updated: August 20th, 2019 Nick Martinelli SNAP Reviews

Let’s go get some ice cream, with the Squeezamals Freeze ‘N’ Squeeze game from Big G Creative. Whether your kids already love Squeezamals or have never heard of them, they’ll have squeezy, freezy, frantic fun with this fast-moving game. Hear Nick & Izzy’s thoughts in less than 4 minutes, or read on below.

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5 players, 6 players, animals, audio, Big G Creative, food, Izzy, Kids, Nick, party game, speed games

Bugs on Rugs: Elementary Entomology

7/10

January 6, 2019 Updated: October 15th, 2023 Anitra Smith Reviews

Welcome to the exciting world of bug collecting! Snatch bugs off the rug to add to your collection, but watch out for the bugs you don’t catch – they’ll fly onto the wall and do tricky things.

SNAP Review – Maki Stack

January 4, 2019 Updated: August 20th, 2019 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

California rolls, cucumber rolls, soy sauce, wasabi – sounds delicious. In Maki Stack, you stack wooden replicas of these items. Does Maki Stack stack up? Listen to our SNAP review in under 5 minutes, or read on below.

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6 players, Andrew, Anitra, audio, Blue Orange Games, dexterity games, food

SNAP Review – Robots & Rockets LIGHTSPEED

December 31, 2018 Updated: August 20th, 2019 Nick Martinelli SNAP Reviews

Robots & Rockets: LIGHTSPEED is the second entry in the Robots & Rockets series from designer Sye Robertson. Now that you’ve mastered robot tourism, you must practice the art of building rockets. Did our rockets launch to lightspeed, or did this game fizzle out? Listen to our thoughts in under 5 minutes, or read on below.

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audio, card games, Family Games, Izzy, Kids, Nick, robot, Rule and Make Games

Gnomes at Night: Straight Up Cooperation

9/10

December 24, 2018 Updated: March 8th, 2024 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, Reviews

Race for the treasure in Gnomes at Night, a cooperative maze game with a vertical board. Your partner(s) may have clear paths where you have a wall, so you’ll have to work together – fast!

SNAP Review – Drop It

December 20, 2018 Updated: September 19th, 2022 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Drop It was designed by Bernhard Lach & Uwe Rapp and published by KOSMOS. It feels a bit like Connect 4 played with tangram shapes, if your object was to make as few lines as possible. Hear our impressions of this strategic dexterity game in about 6 minutes, or read on for more.

RobotLab: S.T.E.A.M. That Won’t Short-Circuit

8/10

December 17, 2018 Updated: June 6th, 2019 Nick Martinelli Reviews

“In RobotLab, you’re a scientist racing to build your robot and win the coveted Devol Prize in Robotics! Along the way you’ll need to do some research, dig through the trash, deal with some faulty parts, and do your best to avoid the other scientists trying to stop you. Will you become the first to successfully complete your robot?” RobotLab

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Card Game, card games, Nick, robot, Science, set collection, STEM, take that, XYZ Game Labs

SNAP Review – Simon’s Cat: The Card Game

December 14, 2018 Updated: February 24th, 2020 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Simon’s Cat Card Game is a simple shedding game with a minor twist. The suits aren’t evenly distributed, and you take a “mess” if you can’t play a card on your turn.

Go Away Monster!: Intro to Gaming for Your Little Monsters

7/10

December 10, 2018 Updated: November 19th, 2020 Anitra Smith Reviews

Friends ask me on a regular basis about good games for very young children or children who have learning impairments. How can you have a game that’s fun without counting or even color matching?

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Anitra, Gamewright, monster, puzzles, young children

SNAP Review – Home Alone: The Game

December 8, 2018 Updated: November 24th, 2020 Nick Martinelli SNAP Reviews

Hello? Hello? Mom, Dad? Don’t leave me home alone!

Play as Kevin McCallister or the Wet Bandits in the Home Alone Game from Big G Creative. Hear our thoughts in about 10 minutes, or read on below.

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audio, Big G Creative, bluffing, Card Game, hide and seek, Izzy, Nick

Fruit Ninja Combo Party

7/10

December 5, 2018 Updated: February 21st, 2021 Nick Martinelli Reviews

You are young apprentices, in training to legendary Fruit Ninjas. Now that you’ve learned the basics of slicing fruit, you need to master the art of combos. Sharpen your blades and reflexes to slice the best possible combos to earn maximum each round. Perfect these skills and Honorable Sensei will name you the Master of Combos.

SNAP Review – Dragons & Chickens

November 30, 2018 Updated: August 7th, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

We really enjoyed Dragons & Chickens, even though most of us aren’t huge fans of speed games. It makes a great filler game for a group of 3-5 players.

Karuba

7/10

November 30, 2018 Updated: August 7th, 2023 Mark Krans Reviews

Four explorers arrived on the beaches of Karuba in search of the lost temples. Which player can clear the best path through the forest, find the most treasure, and find their temples first? Karuba is a simultaneous tile-laying game designed by Rüdiger Dorn and published by HABA. A game lasts 30-40 minutes for 2-4 players age 6+. Setup To set up

Untold: The Best Stories are in your Mind

7/10

November 26, 2018 Updated: March 9th, 2021 Andrew Smith Reviews

Untold is an episodic cooperative storytelling game. The premise is that you and up to three fellow players are characters in a TV show. Using a framework of “scenes” and Rory’s Story Cubes, you’ll work out a role-playing story together.

SNAP Review – Catch! The Game of Cats and Mouse

November 23, 2018 Updated: February 21st, 2021 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

In Catch! from Peaceable Kingdom, players work together to move 4 cats to surround a mouse and keep it from escaping the yard.

Mini DiverCity: A Race to Save the Reef

8/10

November 19, 2018 Updated: August 21st, 2019 Nick Martinelli Reviews

In Mini DiverCity, divers work together against corporations to save archipelago from ecological ruin. All players win together by saving a set amount of species.

SNAP Review – Pigment

November 16, 2018 Updated: February 11th, 2020 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

You want to be a master painter? In Pigment, from Copper Frog Games, you can be. Send your apprentices out to collect or trade “pigment” cubes (red, yellow, blue). Then spend them in the right combination to paint Renaissance masterpieces.

The Mansky Caper: An Offer You Can’t Defuse!

8/10

November 12, 2018 Updated: November 24th, 2020 Andrew Smith Reviews

It was a big night for our family – the night we finally showed the world we were deserving of respect. We were tired of Al Mansky (the richest mobster in the country) getting all the glory – and hogging all the loot. Al was out of town, and had left all his loot stashed in his mansion. No guards,

SNAP Review – Chupacabra: Survive the Night

November 9, 2018 Updated: March 16th, 2022 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

In Chupacabra: Survive the Night, you use your chupacabra dice to steal other players’ animals.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, animals, Anitra, audio, dice, monster, spooky, steal, Steve Jackson Games

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