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 – Railroad Ink: Archipelago

November 1, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

These Archipelago boards match perfectly with the rest of the Railroad Ink universe… it’s just BIGGER. (And that’s good!)

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Anitra, Flat River Games, Hjalmar Hach, Horrible Guild, Lorenzo Silva, roll and write, solo, trains

SNAP Review – Race to Stupid

February 18, 2022 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Race to Stupid is a party trivia game that is surprisingly good for anyone who can read, write, and make up funny statements.

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, Andrew, Anitra, dry erase, Little Darlin' Games, party game, party games, trivia

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.

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Action Programming, Andrew, Anitra, audio, cooperative games, Plaid Hat Games, robot, Robots

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 – Qawale

September 15, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Qawale is another abstract board game from Gigamic – but this game forces you to think further ahead!

2 players, abstract, Andrew, Anitra, Gigamic

SNAP Review – Purrfect Match

November 25, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Purrfect Match is a tableau building game – your goal is to have at least two of each type of cat in your cafe, and there are six types of cat.

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Andrew, animals, Anitra, card games, cats, Flat River Games, Greater Than Games, tableau building, take that

SNAP Review – Power Failure

July 7, 2023 Updated: August 11th, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Can you generate enough power for the cities? Or will you knock over the “carbon tower” and cause a POWER FAILURE?

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Andrew, Anitra, Artana, card games, dexterity games, educational games, Genius Games

SNAP Review – POW!: Comic Equality

August 17, 2018 Updated: July 19th, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

POW! is a press-your luck game of comic book character drafting, from Reiner Knizia and Gigamic. Your goal: build a cast of characters for your comic book. Collect both superheroes and supervillians, to create a balanced comic. Listen to our SNAP review of POW! in 5 minutes, or read on below. Gameplay Setup by randomizing the superheroes (blue/teal) and supervillians

3 players, 4 players, 5 players, Andrew, Anitra, audio, comic, dice, Gigamic, Jonathan Aucomte, press your luck, Reiner Knizia, set collection, tiles

SNAP Review – Potions Class: Bubble or Boil?

January 18, 2019 Updated: March 16th, 2022 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Mix potions faster than your opponent in this micro-game from Button Shy. Potions Class sits at a low simmer for us; with just a few changes, it could hit a rolling boil.

2 players, Andrew, Anitra, audio, Button Shy Games, Card Game, card games, Family Games, magic, Microgames, potion, wallet games

SNAP Review – Popcorn Dice

August 27, 2021 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Let’s shake up some popcorn with Popcorn Dice, a simple press your luck dice game.

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, Andrew, Anitra, dice, Dice Rolling, Family Games, food, press your luck, Van Ryder Games, young children

SNAP Review – Pollen

May 19, 2023 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

No, it’s not about allergies! Attract pollinators such as bees and butterflies by planting appropriate flowers. You’ll need a variety of different bugs to win!

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, AllPlay, Andrew, Anitra, bees, Beth Sobel, butterflies, flowers, insects, meeples, Reiner Knizia, tile laying

SNAP Review – Poisons

July 12, 2021 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

It’s the Poison Vendor Association gala. Use this opportunity to prove how sneaky you are, and poison the drinks of the competition!

3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Andrew, Anitra, Ankama, Card Game, card games, Luma Games, video

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?

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

SNAP Review – Pocket Paragons

February 9, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Anitra and Elliot explain this quick and tiny dueling game. Perfect for on-the-go playing, with plenty of characters to keep from feeling stale.

2 players, Anitra, battle, Brian McKay, Card Game, card games, duel, Elliot, Family Gaming, Solis Game Studio, solo

SNAP Review – Pirate Blast!

April 7, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

How do monkeys help in a pirate battle? Find out in Pirate Blast! – a simple game for kids.

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Andrew, Anitra, card games, Family Gaming, Little Darlin' Games, pirates, young children

SNAP Review – Pigment

November 16, 2018 Updated: February 11th, 2020 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

You want to be a master painter? In Pigment, from Copper Frog Games, you can be. Send your apprentices out to collect or trade “pigment” cubes (red, yellow, blue). Then spend them in the right combination to paint Renaissance masterpieces.

2 players, 3 players, Andrew, Anitra, art, audio, Card Game, Copper Frog Games, painting, solitaire, solo, Tabletop, Tabletop Games, worker placement

SNAP Review – Picky Pixie

March 8, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Picky Pixie is best for kids and adults who already like deduction games. There’s a lot of flexibility, but that can also make the guessing very challenging for newcomers to this genre.

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, Andrew, Anitra, Button Shy Games, deduction, Elizabeth Hargrave, flowers, wallet games

SNAP Review – Peek-a-Mouse!

April 29, 2022 Updated: July 19th, 2024 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Work together to peek into the mice’s house and see what kinds of tchotchkes they’ve stolen from us humans!

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, Andrew, Anitra, cooperative games, Family Gaming, Gigamic, Jonathan Aucomte, memory game, observation, Théo Rivière, young children

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?

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9th Level Games, animals, math, memory game, Science

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.

2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, Andrew, Anitra, audio, deduction, detective, ghost, Lucky Duck Games, party game, party games

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