The Family Gamers - Reviews

Fairy Tile: Build The Kingdom

8/10

April 16, 2018 Updated: August 16th, 2018 Andrew Smith Reviews

“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” – William Shakespeare In Fairy Tile, you create the map of the kingdom and move the fairy tale characters through their story. Use the Pages in your Book to recount the adventure of the princess, the knight, and the dragon.

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Anitra, dragons, exploration, fairy tale, Storytelling, Tabletop, Tabletop Games, tile laying

Express Route

7/10

March 13, 2024 Updated: April 24th, 2024 Jeremy Pike Reviews

Cooperative games tend to be either quite easy or nearly impossible. Express Route doesn’t feel impossible, but it’s very tough.

Explosion in the Laboratory

7.5/10

April 8, 2024 Anitra Smith Reviews

Explosion in the Laboratory is best for families looking for a more challenging press-your-luck game. It packs a lot of options into a small box with a really interesting ramp up of risk and reward.

Expeditions Around the World

6.5/10

August 26, 2024 Updated: October 6th, 2024 Stephanie Nye Reviews

Expeditions Around the World is an abstract racing-style game where world adventurers compete to complete treks to the destinations on their expedition cards.

EXIT: The Sacred Temple – Puzzles with Puzzles

8.5/10

July 19, 2021 Andrew Smith Reviews

EXIT boxes continue to be excellent cost-effective family entertainment, and The Sacred Temple does not disappoint. The jigsaw puzzles make this more expensive than a standard EXIT box, but we think it’s worth it.

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Andrew, escape room, EXIT, Inka Brand, KOSMOS, Markus Brand, puzzles

EXIT: The Cursed Labyrinth – A-Maze-ingly Difficult

7/10

August 30, 2021 Updated: June 25th, 2022 Anitra Smith Reviews

As you can tell from the title, you and your friends are stuck in a mysterious labyrinth. You must find your way out through a puzzling series of twists & turns. But is this EXIT a worthy puzzle, or just an impenetrable maze?

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Anitra, escape room, EXIT, Inka Brand, KOSMOS, Markus Brand, monster, puzzles, solo

Evolution: The Beginning – Stunted Growth

6/10

October 1, 2018 Updated: February 12th, 2020 Andrew Smith Reviews

There aren’t very many kids who don’t spend some section of their childhood absolutely fascinated by ancient creatures. Today we’ll look at the family-focused entrant into the Evolution series, Evolution: The Beginning.

Evolution: Survival of the Fittest

7.5/10

October 28, 2019 Updated: April 7th, 2020 Ryan Smoker Reviews

Welcome to the world of Evolution, where every turn is a fight for survival—quite literally. In this colorful and competitive strategy game, each player takes control of one or more animal species. Every turn means survival or extinction as players compete to collect limited food resources.

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5 players, 6 players, animals, Family Gaming, multi-use cards, North Star Games, Ryan

Everyone Loves a Parade – But Not a Crowd

6.5/10

April 21, 2020 Andrew Smith Reviews

Everyone Loves a Parade offers you a chance to design your very own parade floats! Decorate your floats with flowers, flags, and balloons, and lead them past the crowds for points and fame! A game for those who remember the glory days of small town parades.

Endangered: A Wildlife Journey

9/10

August 24, 2020 Updated: September 15th, 2022 Anitra Smith Reviews

Save the tigers and the sea otters in Endangered, a cooperative game for up to 5 players. Slow habitat destruction, encourage wild animal breeding, and sway ambassadors to vote for your cause.

Encore! Roll and Write, Again and Again

8/10

May 11, 2020 Updated: August 7th, 2023 Nick Martinelli Reviews

In Encore, players roll dice, pick a number and color, then fill in those spaces on their sheet. Everyone races to complete columns to score bigger points.

Embers – Protect the Fire

9/10

March 12, 2026 Anitra Smith Reviews

We heat our home with a woodstove. After an unusually harsh winter, I appreciate the absolute necessity to keep the fire from going out.

Ecos: First Continent – World Building

8.5/10

August 17, 2020 Andrew Smith Reviews

Be your own world builder as you grow the first continent of the Earth! Shape the First Continent the way you want to!

Ecologic Puzzle: Respect the Earth

6/10

December 27, 2021 Sara Tedrick Parikh Reviews

Ecologic Puzzle: Respect the Earth comes with 12 two-piece puzzles showing two versions of the same action. The left-side puzzle piece shows an action that is harmful to the earth. The right-side, green-edged puzzle piece shows a more earth-friendly approach.

Ecologic Memory: Animals at Risk!

6/10

November 10, 2021 Sara Tedrick Parikh Reviews

The following is a guest post written by Sara Tedrick Parikh. Matching memory games are a rite of passage for pre-schoolers, and Adventerra Games has hands-down the cutest one I’ve seen on the market. Seriously, I considered just linking directly to their website shop with a “d’awwww!” caption and calling it a day, but I decided to push through with

Dungeon Scrawlers: Heroes of Waterdeep

8/10

May 20, 2024 Jeremy Pike Reviews

If you’re looking for an immersive D&D experience, you’re not going to find it here. But if you’re looking for a quick and fun game that can be enjoyed by all ages at home or on the go, Dungeon Scrawlers: Heroes of Waterdeep will do just that.

Duel for Cardia

8/10

October 27, 2025 Anitra Smith Reviews

This is not a game for a casual break. Play it when you’re ready for 10-20 minutes of intense tactics.

Dreams of Tomorrow

8/10

December 2, 2019 Updated: November 12th, 2020 Anitra Smith Reviews

Dreams of Tomorrow is a gorgeous game with mechanics that are not too difficult, but our family’s experience clearly shows that it’s not a great game for everyone. And that’s OK! We hope this review can help you make a decision whether Dreams of Tomorrow would be a good choice for your family.

Dream Runners – Savoring Serene Sopor

8/10

February 15, 2021 Updated: March 7th, 2021 Andrew Smith Reviews

In Dream Runners, your goal is to banish nightmares and maintain your serenity so you can acquire dream points and get out of the dream world as fast as you can!

Dragonwood: A Game of Dice and Daring

8.5/10

December 16, 2016 Updated: February 24th, 2021 Andrew Smith Reviews

Dragonwood is a dice and card based game designed by Darren Kisgen and published by Gamewright Games. A “game of dice and daring” with a medieval fantasy theme, it is designed for two to four players age 8+, but any child who can read can play. With some minor rule shifting, Dragonwood was playable by our four-year-old.

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