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 – Christmas Lights

December 25, 2020 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

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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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, Andrew, Anitra, Asher, Card Game, card games, deduction, Holiday, solo

SNAP Review – Chicken Chicken

October 1, 2021 Updated: August 7th, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Collect eggs in this crazy memory game.

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Gamewright, memory game, Simultaneous Play, speed games

SNAP Review – Charcuterie

September 20, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

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.

SNAP Review – CDSK

November 3, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

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.

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.

SNAP Review – Cat Tower

March 12, 2021 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

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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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, Andrew, animals, Anitra, cats, Renegade, stacking

SNAP Review – Castle Panic: Crowns and Quests

September 22, 2023 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

“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.”

SNAP Review – Carpool Karaoke: Sing your Heart Out!

October 11, 2019 Updated: October 8th, 2022 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

Do you like karaoke? Want to embarrass yourself and your friends? Then you should try the Carpool Karaoke Game.

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adults, Andrew, Anitra, audio, Big G Creative, karaoke, music, older children

SNAP Review – Card Caddy and Accessories

August 24, 2018 Updated: August 20th, 2019 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

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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accessory, Andrew, Anitra, Card Caddy, Card Game, card games

SNAP Review – Captain Flip

July 19, 2024 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

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!

SNAP Review – Canopy

December 17, 2021 Updated: March 7th, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

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!

SNAP Review – CABO

November 22, 2019 Updated: November 12th, 2020 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

CABO, a partial information memory game, is fast, easy to teach, and very portable. We love the art and the simplicity of play.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Andrew, Anitra, audio, Bezier, Card Game, card games, fantasy, low score

SNAP Review – Busy Beaks

June 9, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Collect sets of Australian birds by using their special powers to get more in this family card game by Phil Walker-Harding.

SNAP Review – boop

March 31, 2023 Updated: October 1st, 2023 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

This cute game is secretly cut-throat. Be a jerk and push each other off the bed!

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2 players, abstract, Andrew, animals, Anitra, Scott Brady, Smirk & Dagger Games

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