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Gnome Hollow – Mushroom Mischief
8.5/10
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Gimme 5
5/10
Gimme 5 is a trivia party game that is designed to scale up to an arbitrarily large number of people. Seriously – The game is advertised to support 50 players.
» Read moreGift of Tulips
8/10
Gift of Tulips celebrates the promise of spring, with a competitive game that’s all about giving flowers away.
» Read moreGet on Board: New York and London
8.5/10
In Get on Board, you’ll have 12 rounds to build the best bus route in the city. Get each passenger type where they want to go and avoid traffic, while also trying to hit your private location goals.
» Read moreGenotype – Mendelian Manipulations
8.5/10
Genotype did a great job incorporating many of the aspects of the science of Mendelian genetics. By modifying the Punnett squares you affect the available Phenotypes, which can help you validate your Pea Plants for points.
» Read moreGems of Iridescia
8/10
If your family loves beautiful games that have a few choices without being overwhelming, Gems of Iridescia is for you.
» Read moreGarden Nation – Smurf Skyscraper Strategy
8/10
Clans of tiny woodland people join together to build a new Garden Nation – but each clan wants to reign supreme by constructing the best buildings.
» Read moreGAP
6/10
There has been no shortage of clever family-weight card games over the past couple of years, and for us, GAP is another welcome addition to this category of games.
» Read moreGalaxy Trucker: On the Road Again
7.5/10
CGE has relaunched Galaxy Trucker in a new edition with new art, new components, and a few gameplay tweaks. Can you teach a 15 year old game new tricks? Let’s find out.
» Read moreFyfe – A Beachside Getaway
8.5/10
With Fyfe, I can envision myself drawing out a board in the sand and using found objects to play. This game is incredibly open-ended, almost to the point of being overwhelming.
» Read moreFunky Chicken: Dance Like No One is Watching
6/10
How do you write about a game that is all about the experience of playing? Funky Chicken isn’t much to look at, but it is amazingly silly fun. Can you make a fool of yourself to get rid of your cards first, or will you be too chicken?
» Read moreFunkoverse – Face Off In The Ultimate POP! Battle
7.5/10
The Funkoverse system was designed with a simple core rule set that’s streamlined and easy enough for kids to grasp.
» Read moreFunfair – Build Thrilling Theme Parks at the Table!
9/10
Fruit Passion: Work Your Melon
7/10
Play fruit-themed cards one at a time into columns. But don’t peek at what you’ve played before! Test your memory with this simple but challenging card game.
» Read moreFruit Ninja Combo Party
7/10
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.
» Read moreFrank’s Zoo – Get Ready To Rumble!
9/10
Old games often get overlooked even though they still deserve plenty of love. Frank’s Zoo first released in 1999, and it’s been on my radar for a while.
» Read moreFramework – Do You Have the Right Frame of Mind?
7/10
A tile-drafting and placement game with zero set up time and limited interaction. Is the puzzle posed by Framework a good fit for your family?
» Read moreFortune: Fast Forward into Slot Machine Fun
7/10
Fortune is the 4th installment of Friedemann Friese’s Fast Forward series, in which players open the box and just begin playing. No rulebooks are included because the game teaches you how to play as cards are drawn from the deck. As the game progresses, new rules and new card types are introduced to change up the game.
» Read moreFluttering Souls
8/10
Fluttering Souls is a unique two-player game where players will compete to catch a kaleidoscope of butterflies. Score the most points each round to collect a White Butterfly.
» Read moreFlutter
7/10
Flutter is a beautiful, thematic game. But the petal tracking and some of the complexities set the experience back. It’s a fun puzzle, but I would wait to bring it to the table until the kids are a little older and have better fine motor control.
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