3 of a Kind: Kinda-Like This!
3 Of A Kind taglines itself as “a party game of creative connections” and we expected a silly good time. We found in playing the game that this is exactly what happened. Sometimes.
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SNAP Review – Obelus
Shift obelisk dice around the circle, banishing opponent’s dice and re-forming your own. Can you attain supremacy by blocking out your opponent entirely?
» Read morePyramidice: A Heavy Lift
If you and your teens want a thinky game with a good production value that doesn’t take hours on end, Pyramidice might just be a fit for you.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Streamer Standoff
We’d recommend Streamer Standoff for teens and young adults who are REALLY into streaming culture. Otherwise, save your subs for something less standoff-ish.
» Read moreÁgueda: City of Umbrellas – Showers of Colors
Águeda does a masterful job with sequencing. Within each sequence of the game, there are only a few decisions to make…
» Read moreSNAP Review – Tasso Banana
This small dexterity game surprised us. We recommend it for family fun when you’re in a constrained space.
» Read moreMaps of Misterra – Cartographic Curiosities
Maps of Misterra is gorgeous, but it may be a better fit for game schooling than family game night.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Circus Flohcati
I was surprised and impressed at how simple this game was while being simultaneously incredibly fun to play. This is the kind of game that you lose and then it’s pretty easy to convince yourself you can win the next go ’round.
» Read morePatrician: Towers of Influence
Step into the Middle Ages as a master builder in Italy. Construct magnificent towers for wealthy aristocratic families, known as the Patricians.
» Read moreSanta’s Workshop – Holiday Fun for All
We are really impressed with Santa’s Workshop. It manages to work for two very different audiences in one box.
» Read moreBottle Imp – The Devil’s in the Details
It’s hard to put a twist on trick-taking that really feels new. Bottle Imp does this, but in a way that makes us work a little harder than we’d like.
» Read moreSNAP Review – boop the Halls!
I saw the Christmas-tree board for boop the Halls and wondered if that was the only change, or if there was anything else that would make this game feel different than the original boop.
» Read moreNeuroriders – Messing with the Mind
One of the interesting parts of Neuroriders is that you don’t have your own meeple. Players manipulate all four meeples to increase the Memory Counter tracks they want to have the most points at the end of the game.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Mutton Bustin
Mutton Bustin is a speedy dice-rolling game for 2-4 players, ages 8 and up. Those folks would be too old to ride real sheep.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Super Snipers
This is a game about dueling cybernetically enhanced snipers. If that theme appeals to you – this is a very cool game.
» Read moreDonut Shop
Every time we played Donut Shop, the first few rounds felt like everyone helping each other, as we collectively made one or two large groups of donuts. But once everyone picked up a few Order cards, it became a race to fit the best boxes.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Hamster Roll
Every once in a while a game comes along that makes you stop and look at it. You’re just moving along on the hamster wheel of life and something comes out that is so clever, and so simple, that you just have to marvel at it. It helps when it looks great, and draws a crowd.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Sheep in Disguise
Sheep in Disguise is a light family game with just a little bit of take-that. We did have some hurt feelings when players would “expose” another player’s sheep, which meant they were abducted when an attack card was played – but the game is light and moves quickly enough that we could pretty much get past that.
» Read moreCosmoctopus – The Incredible Inky Immortal!
This is a game about managing your cult full of space octopus worshipers. For some of us this was silly, but for others it was a little uncomfortable.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Railroad Ink: Archipelago
These Archipelago boards match perfectly with the rest of the Railroad Ink universe… it’s just BIGGER. (And that’s good!)
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