The Family Gamers - 6 players

SNAP Review – Smug Owls

January 12, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

This is a game that encourages outside-the-box thinking, and also allows multiple players to be recognized for their answers and insight.

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10 players, 11 players, 12 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, Andrew, Anitra, birds, card games, Family Gaming, Grace Kendall, Kevin Ruelle, Mike Belsole, party game, Runaway Parade Games, word games

SNAP Review – Ecosystem: Savanna

December 22, 2023 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

Another game that explores ecosystems – this time, the African savanna.

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

SNAP Review – Turbo Kidz

December 1, 2023 Updated: December 17th, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

“Drive” a blindfolded teammate with words – and by using their thumb like a joystick – to steer them around a racecourse on a dry-erase board.

We learned a lot about communicating with our kids through playing this game!

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, Andrew, Anitra, blindfold, dexterity games, dry erase, Emmanuel Gauvain, Family Gaming, Hachette Games, racing games, Scorpion Masque, teams, Zombie Kidz

SNAP Review – FORK: A Food Chain Trick-Taking Game

November 17, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Play your cards following almost-standard trick-taking rules, and try to “eat” (score) other players’ animals or kale, in FORK, a family-friendly card game.

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3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, animals, card games, Lili Chin, Sunrise Tornado, Ta-Te Wu, trick taking

2023 Board Game Gift Guide

November 5, 2023 Updated: September 4th, 2024 Anitra Smith Resources for Parents

We’ve compiled a list of great board games to help make your gift shopping a little easier.

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10 players, 2 players, 25th Century Games, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, AllPlay, Andrew, Anitra, Best of 2023, Buffalo Games, card games, Date Night, dV Giochi, educational games, Family Gaming, FoxMind, Funko Games, Gamewright, Gap Closer Games, Genius Games, gifts, Grand Gamers Guild, HABA, Holiday, Horrible Guild, Iello, Lucky Duck Games, Mandoo Games, party game, Randolph, Smirk & Dagger Games, sports, The OP, Underdog Games, WizKids, word games, young children

SNAP Review – CDSK

November 3, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

We recommend CDSK for gatherings of family and friends, maybe as a nice post-dinner, pre-dessert activity at your holiday gathering. It’s best for teens and adults, but younger kids can certainly join on teams. We had a great time with our family.

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10 players, 11 players, 12 players, 2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, Andrew, Anitra, Family Gaming, Hachette Games, Randolph, teams, trivia

SNAP Review – Gamestormers

October 27, 2023 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

Gamestormers is a creative, tableau-building card game where you take on the role of a game designer. But we found it hard to tell the STORY of a game.

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3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, Andrew, Anitra, game design, Gamestorm, story, Storytelling

Roll Camera! – Cooperative Filmmaking

October 23, 2023 Nick Martinelli Reviews

Cooperate to “film” five scenes and complete a (hopefully) successful movie in Roll Camera! It’s best for teens and adults.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, adults, cooperative games, dice, dice placement, Grand Gamers Guild, Malachi Rempen, movie, Nick, open draft, set collection, solo, tile placement, worker placement

SNAP Review – Castle Panic: Crowns and Quests

September 22, 2023 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

“This is the most important expansion that Fireside Games has ever released for Castle Panic. It adds so much, it changes so much, but it retains the core of what Castle Panic is.”

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, Andrew, Anitra, Anne-Marie De Witt, Castle Panic, cooperative games, expansion, Fireside Games, Justin De Witt, solo, video

Splito – Making the Family Share

August 21, 2023 Updated: October 17th, 2024 Andrew Smith Reviews

If you need a little bit of help getting your family to share, it might be time to deploy Splito.

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25th Century Games, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Andrew, card games, drafting games, Family Gaming, Luc Remond, numbers, Romaric Galonnier, Stephanie

SNAP Review – Nerd Words: Science

August 18, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Anitra holding blank cards from Nerd Words Science

Review science terms and stretch your brain in Nerd Words: Science – a party word guessing game for nerdy folks like us!

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10 players, 11 players, 12 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, adults, clue giving, Eric Slauson, Genius Games, guessing, John Coveyou, party game, Science, teenagers, word games

Miller Zoo – Beginner Zookeepers

July 24, 2023 Updated: August 7th, 2023 Anitra Smith Reviews

Miller Zoo is a great introduction to cooperative resource-management games and legacy games. The challenges will encourage players to try new strategies, while tempting them with more stickers to show their progress.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, animals, Anitra, cooperative games, Family Gaming, Hachette Games, legacy game, Randolph, Simultaneous Play, solo, Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance

SNAP Review – Blob Party

June 16, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

What do these words mean? And why do we have squishy dough with googly eyeballs on it?

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4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Andrew, Anitra, Family Gaming, guessing, matching, Pam Walls, party game, WizKids

Save Patient Zero – The Savior Stumbles

May 22, 2023 Updated: June 18th, 2023 Andrew Smith Reviews

I really like the core game here in Save Patient Zero. But there are multiple minor issues, that when taken together, really pulled me out of the experience.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, Andrew, deduction, Family Gaming, Helvetiq, medical, teams

SNAP Review – Roll to the Top: Journeys

May 5, 2023 Updated: August 7th, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Roll to the Top is a race. Your goal is to be the first person to fill all the spaces on your board, using the numbers rolled on the dice each round.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, AllPlay, Andrew, Anitra, Corné van Moorsel, dry erase, Family Gaming, Peter Joustra, roll and write, Simultaneous Play, solo

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.

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

Gift of Tulips

March 20, 2023 Anitra Smith Reviews

Gift of Tulips celebrates the promise of spring, with a competitive game that’s all about giving flowers away.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, Anitra, Card Game, flowers, plants, Sara Perry, Weird Giraffe

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?

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