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!

Most games have been provided to us by the publisher at no cost to The Family Gamers. Please see our review policy for more information.

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SNAP Review – Big Top

September 1, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Step right up! Bid your way into assembling the best circus under the Big Top, a card game from Taiki Shinzawa and Allplay.

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3 players, 4 players, AllPlay, Andrew, Anitra, auction, bidding, card games

SNAP Review – Best Treehouse Ever – Forest of Fun

June 21, 2019 Updated: March 24th, 2021 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Best Treehouse Ever: Forest of Fun from Scott Almes and Green Couch Games is a solid game that improves and expands on the original. What does an 8 year old think? Listen and find out!

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Anitra, Asher, audio, Best Treehouse Ever, card games, Green Couch Games

SNAP Review – Bermuda Pirates

November 15, 2019 Updated: March 29th, 2020 Nick Martinelli SNAP Reviews

Push your boat and collect treasure, but beware of hidden whirlpools! Nick and his kids tell us about Bermuda Pirates, a game simple enough for kids to play without adults.

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dexterity games, FoxMind, gems, Izzy, Jace, memory game, Nick, pirates, treasure

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 – Barnyard Bunch

September 25, 2020 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Moo, Baa, La la la… Wait, that’s not it. This is a SNAP review for Barnyard Bunch. Listen as The Family Gamers crew tell you all about this charming game, or read on below. Game Barnyard Bunch is a cooperative game by Justin Lee, published by HABA Games. Up to four players ages 4 and up will try to keep

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Andrew, animals, Anitra, audio, cooperative games, Elliot, HABA

SNAP Review – Bad Doctor: Chronic Chaos

March 1, 2019 Updated: November 13th, 2020 Corey Lagunowich SNAP Reviews

Bad Doctor from Mayday games gets our prescription for a fast and fun tile-laying game with easy-to-learn rules. The humor is slightly coarse, so you might want to stick with the recommended 10+ age.

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audio, cartoon, Corey, Ian, Kids, Mayday Games, medical, tile laying

SNAP Review – Baby Dragon Bedtime

October 23, 2020 Updated: August 7th, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Baby Dragon Bedtime is unusual because it’s a speed game and a memory game, and a deck-building game. We hoped it would hook both our children who prefer slower memory games, and our children who like speed games but aren’t keen on memory.

SNAP Review – At The Helm

February 16, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Build a tiny deck and play cards carefully to achieve your goals in this challenging solo game.

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Anitra, boats, Button Shy Games, card games, deck building, pirates, solo, Ted Heidersdorf

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

SNAP Review – Anomia Pop Culture

January 13, 2023 Updated: September 11th, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Anomia Pop Culture is the newest version of Anomia, a party game we’ve loved fora long time. What makes this version different, and who is it best for?

SNAP Review – Aldabas: Doors of Cartagena

September 9, 2022 Updated: September 26th, 2022 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Knock, knock! Who’s there? Aldabas, of course! This abstract card placement game is themed around the real door knockers found in Cartagena, Columbia.

SNAP Review – Adventure Games: The Dungeon

February 14, 2020 Updated: March 27th, 2022 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Escape the dungeon in a new interactive story from KOSMOS. Best for ages 12+, it’s approachable for younger kids with a little bit of help.

SNAP Review – Across America Fluxx

March 24, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Are we there yet? Keep the road trip fun and ditch the hassle with this family card game.

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 – A Gentle Rain

June 28, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

One of the calmest games I’ve ever played is A Gentle Rain, which I discovered in 2022, and is now back in print with a new publisher.

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Anitra, Incredible Dream, Kevin Wilson, plants, small games, solo, tile laying, W. Kozyra

SNAP Review – 5er Finden

September 11, 2020 Updated: August 7th, 2023 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

5er Finden is an unusual roll-and-write search game designed by Jürgen Grunau. Up to four players can play, including a solo mode. Published by HABA, the recommended age range is 7-99 and it plays in about 20 minutes. Search for shapes on your personal board that contain all five colored shapes rolled on the five dice. Flip the timer if

SNAP Review – 25 Words or Less

May 6, 2022 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Every word counts in this fast-paced board game – but is it a good fit to play with kids?

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4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Andrew, Anitra, Family Gaming, The OP, word games

SNAP Review – 10 Essentials

October 12, 2018 Updated: April 19th, 2021 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

A simple take-that game, 10 Essentials aims to to introduce kids to the standard “ten essential items” for backcountry hiking. Remedy dangers like dehydration or snow while playing similar dangers on the other players! What did Asher and Anitra think of this game? Listen to their review in 6 minutes, or read on below. 10 Essentials was designed by John

SNAP Review – Skyrockets

April 12, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

If you’d like a super-fast game that will force you to cooperate in lots of different ways, you should try Skyrockets.

SNAP Preview – The Comic Book Bubble

July 22, 2022 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Speculation isn’t just for stocks! In the early 1990s, a frenzy of speculation almost destroyed the comic book industry. Recreate these frenzied highs – and lows – in this brand new game from Scott Almes and APE Games.

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2 players, 4 players, 5 players, Andrew, Anitra, APE Games, comic, Kickstarter, Preview, Scott Almes

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