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 – 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.

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, Andrew, Andrew Looney, Anitra, card games, Family Gaming, Fluxx, geography, Looney Labs

SNAP Review – Ecosystem: Coral Reef

March 18, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

For kids studying food webs and ecosystems, this new marine biology card game from Genius could really help to reinforce concepts. But will parents actually enjoy playing it?

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, animals, Anitra, biology, card games, drafting games, educational games, Genius Games, Matt Simpson, nature, plants, solo, Steve Schlepphorst, water

SNAP Review – Wildtails: A Pirate Legacy

March 10, 2023 Updated: March 23rd, 2025 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Players’ choices really matter in solo or cooperative legacy games – what you do changes aspects of the game permanently!
So how on earth can Button Shy Games make a legacy game with just 18 cards and a few stickers?

2 players, Andrew, Anitra, battle, Button Shy Games, Campaign, card games, cooperative games, Dustin Dobson, legacy game, Milan Zivkovic, pirates, small games, solo

SNAP Review – KuZOOka

March 3, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

We’re going to help the animals escape from the zoo, in this cooperative game that feels a cross between Liar’s Dice and a video game rogue-like.

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, Andrew, animals, Anitra, Bartłomiej Kordowski, cooperative games, Family Gaming, Jens Wiese, Leo Colovini

SNAP Review – Scribbly Gum

February 24, 2023 Updated: October 1st, 2023 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

We’re squirming with delight over this all ages game from Phil Walker-Harding. Can your scribbly gum larva collect the most food?

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Andrew, animals, Anitra, Australia, flip and write, JOEY Games, Meredith Walker-Harding, Phil Walker-Harding, solo

SNAP Review – Featherlight

February 17, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Ignore the silly bird. We’d recommend Featherlight for couples or families with older kids who want a game that will engage your brain while staying light and fast.

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Andrew, animals, Anitra, Card Game, card games, hand management, Hanno von Contzen, Kira Jaeger, nature, Sabrina von Contzen, set collection, solo, WizKids

SNAP Review – Star Trek Super Skill Pinball

February 10, 2023 Updated: August 7th, 2023 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

Star Trek and pinball… in a board game? Yes!

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Andrew, Anitra, Geoff Englestein, pinball, roll and write, Simultaneous Play, solo, Star Trek, WizKids

SNAP Review – Kabuto Sumo

February 3, 2023 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

Let’s play a game about wrestling beetles! Slide items onto the board and try to push your opponent off.

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, AllPlay, Andrew, animals, Anitra, dexterity games, Kwanchai Moriya, Tony Miller

SNAP Review – Mada

January 27, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

So the goal of Mada is to have the most prickly pears in your winnings pile at the end of the game. Try your luck to get high values – but if you ever grab a lower value card by mistake, you lose the round!

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, Andrew, Anitra, Helvetiq, Sophia Wagner

SNAP Review – Head Spin

January 20, 2023 Updated: August 7th, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Two players race to solve four-color puzzles and indicate the answers on a spinner toy. Can you solve the puzzles faster, or will they make your Head Spin?

2 players, Andrew, Anitra, Project Genius, puzzle, puzzles, Simultaneous Play, speed games

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?

3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Andrew, Andrew Innes, Anitra, Anomia, Simultaneous Play, trivia

SNAP Review – Quarto

January 6, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

There’s a reason Quarto has been winning awards for over 30 years. It’s easy to learn, incredibly quick to play, and looks great on a table.

2 players, abstract, Andrew, Anitra, Gigamic, video

SNAP Review – The Root Beer Float Challenge

December 30, 2022 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Challenge your friends to hit, flick, throw, balance, and spin their way to victory, collecting all the ingredients needed for a root beer float.

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Andrew, Anitra, food, Gray Matters Games, move your body

SNAP Review – Winter

December 23, 2022 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Winter is a tiny abstract strategy game for two players that captures the freeze and thaw cycle of a mid-winter day.

2 players, abstract, Andrew, Anitra, card games, Devir, nature, small games, winter

SNAP Review – Oh What Fun!

December 9, 2022 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

What fun it is to play a game with family and friends tonight!

Packed with Christmas trivia and puzzles, with a side of terrible singing, this is a great game for a family gathering.

10 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, Andrew, Anitra, Christmas, Holiday, party game, Project Genius, teams, trivia

SNAP Review – Mickey’s Christmas Carol

December 2, 2022 Updated: October 14th, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Cooperate to complete puzzles that tell the story of A Christmas Carol – in order – before Scrooge wakes up!

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, Anitra, Christmas, Disney, Elliot, Funko Games, press your luck, puzzles, solo, young children

SNAP Review – Turtle Splash

November 25, 2022 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Splish, splash! Turtle races down the river to join his friends – but they’re already playing hide and seek!
Can he find them all?

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Andrew, Anitra, flicking games, Lucky Duck Games, memory game, young children

SNAP Review – Codex Naturalis

November 18, 2022 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Collect and arrange pages about the four kingdoms living in the forest: animals, plants, insects, and fungi, to add to the Codex Naturalis.

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, animals, Anitra, Bombyx, books, Card Game, Maxime Morin, nature, Thomas Dupont, tile laying

SNAP Review – Insert Coin to Play

November 11, 2022 Updated: August 7th, 2023 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

An unusual flip-and-write game with an 8-bit arcade theme. Draft shapes then try to fill them in effectively to get the most points without losing too many lives!

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Andrew, Anitra, Little Rocket Games, pen and paper games, roll and write, Simultaneous Play, Video Games

SNAP Review – Green Team Wins!

October 28, 2022 Updated: August 7th, 2023 Andrew Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Can you pick the most popular answers in your family and stay on the Green team? Green Team Wins is a party game that works surprisingly well across all ages.

10 players, 11 players, 12 players, 25th Century Games, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, Andrew, Anitra, Family Gaming, Nathan Thornton, party game, reading, Simultaneous Play, writing game

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