SNAP Reviews

Let us tell you about new family games – in a SNAP review! We take just 5 minutes of audio or video to review GAMES – Game, Art, Mechanics, Expectations, and Surprises.

No time to listen? Prefer your short reviews in another format? Read the written summary. Pictures and a star rating will help you learn about games quickly.

Are these games the right fit for your family? Listen and find out – in a SNAP!

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SNAP Review – Trick Dice: (Skateboard) Fun for Ollie

August 7, 2020 Nick Martinelli SNAP Reviews

Practicing skateboard tricks becomes a game with Jortner’s Trick Dice. Nick and Jace tell how to play and why it’s fun.

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audio, dexterity games, dice, Dice Rolling, Jace, Nick, outdoor games, solo, sports

SNAP Review – Concluzio

July 31, 2020 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Concluzio is exactly what it appears to be: a simple, straightforward deduction game with no extra fluff.

SNAP Review – Quirky Circuits

July 24, 2020 Updated: September 19th, 2022 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Quirky Circuits combines programming and multi-player cooperative play in a way we’ve never seen before. Players try to cooperate to get the robots to do the right thing; but what one player thinks is “right” might not match what another player intends.

SNAP Review – The Bad News Bears: More Bärenpark!

July 17, 2020 Updated: September 19th, 2022 Andrew Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Add on to your bear park with monorails and grizzly bears in this un-bear-lievably great expansion to Barenpark.

SNAP Review – Marshmallow Test

July 10, 2020 Updated: July 19th, 2020 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

No, not “Chubby Bunny”! Marshmallow Test is a trick-taking game of delayed gratification, loosely themed on the Stanford marshmallow experiment.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, abstract, food, Gamewright, Reiner Knizia, trick taking

SNAP Review – Clip Cut Parks

July 3, 2020 Updated: August 7th, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

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.

SNAP Review – Bees: The Secret Kingdom

June 26, 2020 Updated: September 19th, 2022 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Gather pollen to make the most valuable honey in this set-collection game. We’re pleased to review a game that looks so “grown-up” while remaining accessible to pre-reading kids.

SNAP Review – Valley of the Vikings

June 19, 2020 Updated: January 17th, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

We don’t know why Vikings go bowling, but the goal of the game is to collect the most coins. You do this by… pushing other people off the dock? It doesn’t have to make sense.

SNAP Review – Metro X

June 12, 2020 Updated: August 7th, 2023 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Flip cards and write Xs into your transit stops to fill your train lines and get passengers all the way to the end. Colorful and bright, Metro X always leaves us saying “let’s play again!”

SNAP Review – Paranormal Detectives

May 30, 2020 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

Warning: This SNAP review touches on death and the supernatural. One player takes the role of Ghost, and all other players work to determine how the Ghost met their untimely demise.

SNAP Review – Keys to the Castle

May 22, 2020 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

We’d recommend Keys to the Castle to families who are looking for a game with some player agency and some strategy that won’t be overwhelming for the younger end of your crew.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Andrew, Anitra, Asher, Claire, maze, path finding

SNAP Review – Yum Yum Island

May 15, 2020 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Rescue all the animals on Yum Yum Island by feeding them food tokens. But don’t let the giant steal it! We’ll tell you all about this cooperative dexterity game… that involves blindfolds.

SNAP Review – Abandon All Artichokes

May 8, 2020 Updated: April 3rd, 2023 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Get the artichokes out of your hand of cards! That’s the concept behind this unique “deck-wrecking” game.

SNAP Review – The Game of WOLF

May 1, 2020 Updated: November 19th, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

This trivia game pits players against each other. Will you pick the right pack to brainstorm answers? Or are you confident in your ability as the lone wolf?

SNAP Review – Super Powered Smash Masters

April 24, 2020 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Super Powered Smash Masters is a silly superhero brawling game that’s easy to play. Beat up your opposing heroes and become the smashiest master of all!

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Andrew, Anitra, Asher, audio, card games, Dark Unicorn Games, heroes

SNAP Review – Squire for Hire

April 10, 2020 Updated: November 17th, 2020 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Build your “bag” of overlapping cards and manage inventory to get the most points. An 18-card game for 1-2 players.

SNAP Review – Fairy Season

March 27, 2020 Updated: March 5th, 2023 Nick Martinelli Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

The Goblin Chiefs have ordered their flunkies into the forest to catch Fairies across the four seasons. They want to shake out the Fairy dust to make a wicked winter brew! Herd Fairies into Swarms and use Goblins to trick and trap them. Lure in the mighty Royal Fairies to free their Fairy friends, then catch them too! This review

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3 players, 4 players, 5 players, audio, card games, fairies, fantasy, Good Games, Izzy, Nick, trick taking

SNAP Review: Kingdomino Duel

March 20, 2020 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Use Kingdomino scoring as you draft dice and draw “dominoes” into your kingdom. Use the same dice to unlock special powers in the spellbook!

SNAP Review – Boom, Bang, Gold!

March 6, 2020 Updated: August 7th, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Lets’ go prospecting… with dynamite! In this fast paced game from HABA, you’ll throw wooden dynamite into the mine, then race to grab the revealed gold nuggets as fast as you can!

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Andrew, Anitra, collectibles, dexterity games, Elliot, HABA, mining, Simultaneous Play, speed games, toys

SNAP Review – Astro Trash: Fast Flinging Fun!

February 28, 2020 Updated: August 7th, 2023 Nick Martinelli SNAP Reviews

Quickly rid your world’s rubbish by flinging Trash towards cosmic rivals and incinerating scraps with help from the Sun. Be first in the frenzy to clear your planet’s clutter, and rule the universe.

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3 players, 4 players, 5 players, audio, dice, Dice Rolling, Izzy, Jace, Nick, Simultaneous Play, space, speed games, The OP

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