SNAP Review – Skyrockets
If you’d like a super-fast game that will force you to cooperate in lots of different ways, you should try Skyrockets.
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Explosion in the Laboratory
Explosion in the Laboratory is best for families looking for a more challenging press-your-luck game. It packs a lot of options into a small box with a really interesting ramp up of risk and reward.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Tin Spin
Ever spun dice while waiting for someone else to take their turn? Surprpsingly Fun Games takes that cure for boredom and turns it into a game: Tin Spin.
» Read moreTiwanaku – Mother-Earth Minesweeper
With Tiwanaku, designer Olivier Gregoire has asked the question, “What if I embellished the old Microsoft Windows game Minesweeper and turned it into a board game?”
» Read moreFirst in Flight – Iterative Aviation
For all its flaws, First in Flight expands on an era of modern history that gets little attention, and does it well. It takes time to learn and patience to play. It’s best for gameschoolers or students of aviation history, willing to put the time in for a truly thematic experience.
» Read moreThe Perfect Wave
The Perfect Wave blends two of my favorite game mechanics – drafting and set collection – into a groovy mix that’s truly unique.
» Read moreDisney Villainous – Introduction to Evil
We jumped at the opportunity to review Disney Villainous and we weren’t disappointed. The mechanics of the gameplay are simple enough that it can be played by a ten-year-old, but there’s enough strategy here that experienced board gamers won’t just be moving pieces around and playing out the string.
» Read moreSilver Bullet and Silver Dagger – Werewolves Coming to Town
This game is a gem! It’s worth the intial mental climb… It’s just so fun to play once you get the rules down.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Get Bit!
Who ever thought that a game about surviving a shark attack could be family-friendly? It is when the shark is a bath toy!
» Read moreExpress Route
Cooperative games tend to be either quite easy or nearly impossible. Express Route doesn’t feel impossible, but it’s very tough.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Picky Pixie
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.
» Read moreArcheOlogic – Deductive Cartography
Mapping a hidden city full of traps is the theme of ArcheOlogic, a new logic and deduction game from Ludonaute. ArcheOlogic is a deduction and polyomino placement game for 1-4 players ages 12 and up. A game should take a little under an hour. Setup In ArcheOlogic, players race to determine the correct placement of six buildings (represented by polyominos)
» Read more10 Gallon Tank
10 Gallon Tank is a simple and fun drafting game that offers fans of “I-Split-You-Choose” an opportunity to use a favorite mechanism that is often overlooked in games.
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Redwood: Nature Photography as Puzzle
It’s rare that a game can move as quickly as Redwood does while allowing players to interact in a non-destructive way. It combines point-of-view with a photography theme in a way that’s fresh and easy to understand.
» Read moreHarvest Hoppers – A Holiday in Greenbranch
Harvest Hoppers is Snowbright Studio’s new “cute but cutthroat” board game, delivering heartwarming fun for 2 to 6 players over 30 to 60 minutes. This strategy game with area control components comes with dozens of produce tokens, uniquely configured neighborhood maps, and a heapin’ handful of adorable Hoptop bicycle delivery antics.
» Read moreGAP
There has been no shortage of clever family-weight card games over the past couple of years, and for us, GAP is another welcome addition to this category of games.
» Read moreDice Manor: Build for Prestige!
Dice Manor is light, family friendly, and quick to grasp. The multitude of choices make it a fantastic puzzle, and your choices will impact other players.
» Read moreGoats’ Day Out
In this polyomino shape placement game from Thinkfun, players ages 8 and up fill the belly of their goats with food, clothing, sports equipment, and school supplies. The player who most strategically arranges the shapes in their goat’s stomach after three rounds wins the game.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Trio
Trio is a light family card game that combines matching, memory, deduction, and a bit of luck. We think it feels like a classic card game, in the best way.
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