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 – Delicious

October 7, 2022 Updated: August 7th, 2023 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

We were surprised how much this game GREW on us. It’s definitely worth checking out if you love gardening, or if you’re a big fan of roll-and-writes and flip-and-writes. As long as you don’t mind the limited interaction.

SNAP Review – Jekyll vs. Hyde

September 30, 2022 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

A compact game that illustrates the struggle between balance and extremes. Will you be Mr. Hyde and win (or lose) it all? Or Dr. Jekyll, who strives to keep balance in all things?

SNAP Review – VENN

September 24, 2022 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Use crazy Art cards to clue 3 words in this nerdy word-guessing game.

SNAP Review – Sunset Over Water: Pocket Edition

September 17, 2022 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Travel, paint, and sell landscapes in this compact card game. We think it’s best for older kids and adults.

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 – Gurms

September 2, 2022 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Gurms is a straightforward game: place a tile, try to match your type and make groups. But the strategy and tactics don’t match up with the simplicity of the rules.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Andrew, Anitra, Bananagrams, Family Gaming, matching, math, tile laying

SNAP Review – Word-A-Melon

August 26, 2022 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

What’s this word game doing in my watermelon? An extra-short SNAP review.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, Andrew, Anitra, Bananagrams, food, word games

SNAP Review – Pavlov’s Dogs

August 20, 2022 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Pavlov’s Dogs is a game full of puns and psychology humor.
Are you ready to test your memory and your ability to follow directions?

SNAP Review – Master Word

August 5, 2022 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Master Word is a cooperative word-guessing game that feels a little bit like 20 Questions and a bit like Mastermind. It’s a great fit for families!

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

SNAP Review – UNDO: Cherry Blossom Festival

July 15, 2022 Updated: October 27th, 2022 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

A man in his sixties is lying lifelessly on the floor of his living room. He has no visible injuries, but there is a broken wineglass and an old photo next to him. His cellphone is ringing. Can you undo his tragic death?

SNAP Review – Disney Mad Tea Party

July 8, 2022 Corey Lagunowich SNAP Reviews

Corey and Sasha explain Disney Mad Tea Party, a dexterity & card game for all ages.

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Corey, dexterity games, Disney, Funko Games, Sasha

SNAP Review – Point Salad

July 1, 2022 Updated: September 19th, 2022 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

“Salad, yuck!” Don’t worry, Asher, you only have to create this salad, not eat it.
What makes Point Salad great for the whole family?

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, AEG, Anitra, Asher, card games, food, set collection, video

SNAP Review – My Very First Games: Animal Upon Animal Junior

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

Right away you’ll notice some differences, but this Junior game keeps the DNA of its big brother without dumbing it down or making it less fun.

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Anitra, Elliot, HABA, toddler, young children

SNAP Review – Unmatched: Jurassic Park – Dr. Sattler vs. T. Rex

June 17, 2022 Updated: September 19th, 2022 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Who hasn’t secretly wanted to be a dinosaur who could bite people’s heads off? Now you can, in Unmatched: Jurassic Park – Dr. Sattler vs. T. Rex.

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Andrew, Anitra, dinosaur, movie, Unmatched

SNAP Review – Sherlock: Case Connection

June 11, 2022 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

Connect the dots and catch the bad guys in this light puzzle game that’s based on the TV show, but appropriate for all ages.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Andrew, Anitra, Lucky Duck Games, Sherlock Holmes, video

SNAP Review – Sunny Day Sardines

June 3, 2022 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

No matter how you feel about tiny fish, Sunny Day Sardines is a compact, fast-moving game that everyone in the family can play.

SNAP Review – Top Trumps Match

May 27, 2022 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Top Trumps Match is a simple game for two players that feels a little bit like Connect 4 and a little like Battleship.

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2 players, Andrew, Anitra, Top Trumps, Winning Moves

SNAP Review – The Goonies: Escape with One-Eyed Willy’s Rich Stuff

May 13, 2022 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

No Truffle Shuffle here, but “The Goonies: Escape with One-Eyed Willy’s Rich Stuff” follows the plot of the movie remarkably closely.
Relive the adventure as a family in this puzzle game played over 3 acts (each running around 45 minutes).

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, Andrew, Anitra, Coded Chronicles, The OP