The Family Gamers

Dairyman: Milking It

October 2, 2017 Updated: December 28th, 2021 Anitra Smith Reviews

In Dairyman, you are a dairy farmer, competing with your fellow farmers to see who can produce the most milk. Make cheese and ice cream along the way, and don’t let it spoil! Do we think Dairyman is a gouda game, or is it all jacked up? Read on to see if it hits a rocky road, or if it is the cream of the crop!

Problem Picnic: Attack of the Ants

September 4, 2017 Updated: April 14th, 2018 Anitra Smith Reviews

Ants are invading the picnic! In Problem Picnic: Attack of the Ants, you control the ants. Send them out from your anthill to retrieve the most food. Will your ants emerge victorious, or will they get squashed?

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Anitra, dexterity games, dice, food, insects, Kids Table Board Gaming

Number Ninjas: The Ancient Art of Arithmetic

August 28, 2017 Updated: October 17th, 2024 Anitra Smith Reviews

Add, subtract, and multiply your way to victory with Number Ninjas, a Dicecapades® educational game from Haywire Group. You and your fellow players are ninjas, competing to collect four quest items and race to the Golden Dragon.

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Anitra, dice, educational games, Haywire Group, math, ninja

Silly Street: Silly Fun for All Ages

August 21, 2017 Updated: April 16th, 2022 Anitra Smith Reviews

Every person who takes care of children knows the importance of play. But sometimes young kids need to be encouraged to stretch their imaginations. Sometimes their grownups need permission to be silly and simply have fun. Have you howled like a wolf today? Maybe you should!

Toasted or Roasted: A Marshmallow Victory?

August 10, 2017 Updated: May 9th, 2021 Anitra Smith Reviews

Nothing says family fun like marshmallows on a campfire. Can you toast your marshmallows to a beautiful golden brown, or will your opponents cause you to roast them, leaving you with nothing but a blackened crisp?

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Anitra, camping, card games, Education Outdoors, food, jeff johnston, set collection

S’mores: The Card Game – Delicious or Stale?

August 3, 2017 Updated: December 6th, 2020 Anitra Smith Reviews

A s’more traditionally consists of two graham crackers, one marshmallow, and one piece of chocolate. S’mores: The Card Game tries to re-create the fun of assembling a s’more in a card game. Can you craft a s’more from your cards before the deck runs out?

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Anitra, camping, card games, Education Outdoors, food

Potion Explosion: A Magical Concoction!

July 24, 2017 Updated: September 19th, 2022 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, Reviews

Whizz! Clack! At first glance, Potion Explosion looks like just a gimmick – a board game adaptation of digital match-3 games like Bejeweled. Pull out marbles, make matches. But there is so much more to this delightful game!

Kingdomino: Crown Your Territory

July 20, 2017 Updated: September 19th, 2022 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, Reviews

You are a king (or queen), looking to expand your kingdom. As you explore the terrain, you must decide which territories will be the best and most productive. But watch out! Other monarchs are scouting the territory, too, and may steal your most-coveted lands!

Tumble Tree: Build a Baobab

July 13, 2017 Updated: March 16th, 2022 Anitra Smith Reviews

A baobab tree has a thick trunk and flat, spreading branches. Why? Because the players have to build it that way! Can you build a spectacular canopy, or will your tree tumble?

Box of Rocks & Parent Quiz: Trivia Games the Whole Family Can Play

July 6, 2017 Updated: January 17th, 2019 Anitra Smith Reviews

Box of Rocks and Parent Quiz are two simple trivia games designed for family play. Each takes just a few minutes and encourage discussion among the players. Which one is right for your family?

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Anitra, Family Games, Haywire Group, trivia

Tournament of Towers: A Sophisticated Game of Dexterity and Planning

June 12, 2017 Updated: February 4th, 2021 Anitra Smith Reviews

The beauty of Tournament is in its difficulty. The pieces were intentionally designed to be difficult to use for building boring towers. Once I realized that, I embraced the difficulty; rather than trying to build the tallest tower, I began trying to build the most interesting tower instead.

Barnyard Roundup: Fill Your Farm by Fibbing

June 4, 2017 Updated: November 26th, 2019 Anitra Smith Reviews

Oh no! All the animals have escaped the barn and are hiding out. Can you fill your pen with the most valuable animals and avoid the sneaky crows? Barnyard Roundup is a simple bluffing game for 2-6 players designed by James Hudson and published by Druid City Games.

Hoyle Play games: Catch’n Fish, Sharks are Wild, Piggy Bank

May 15, 2017 Updated: April 14th, 2018 Anitra Smith Reviews

Hoyle, the familiar name in playing cards, is introducing its own line of original card games for kids, under the brand name Hoyle Play. Their motto is “fun with room for a lesson”. The Family Gamers were given three of these games to try. All three reinforce early math skills, but are they fun enough to keep playing?

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animals, Anitra, card games, educational games, Hoyle, Kids

Knot Dice: Knot What We Expected

May 7, 2017 Updated: March 27th, 2024 Anitra Smith Reviews

Whether it’s the intricate twists and corners, the woven patterns, or the unbroken strands, Celtic knots capture the imagination. Now you can build beautiful Celtic knot designs with Knot Dice, from Black Oak Games.

Dr. Eureka: Formula for Fun?

May 1, 2017 Updated: August 7th, 2023 Anitra Smith Reviews

Dr. Eureka - Mix the Molecules, Master the Formula

Test tubes clank as their contents are poured back and forth. “Eureka!” a voice shouts. “I’ve got it!” Dr. Eureka promises fast-paced, family-friendly gameplay. But does this dexterity-puzzle game master the formula for fun?

Cube Quest: Clash for the Crown

March 27, 2017 Updated: March 24th, 2018 Anitra Smith Reviews

Cube Quest promises fast-paced fun that is easy to learn. Are you ready to mobilize your fingers to defeat your opponent’s king and defend your own?

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2 players, Anitra, battle, dexterity games, dice, Family Gaming, Gamewright

Monsters in the Elevator: Cooperative Math Card Game

February 7, 2017 Updated: February 2nd, 2021 Anitra Smith Reviews

Monsters in the Elevator is a math-based card game from Yaya Play. Players work together to keep the elevator from overloading as monsters enter and exit. Reach the 20th floor without crashing to win!

Stories: The Path of Destinies

February 1, 2017 Updated: February 11th, 2020 Anitra Smith Reviews

Stories: The Path of Destinies is a video game that blends traditional action-RPG with choose-your-own-adventure style. This makes for a game that you must play through multiple times in order to “win”.

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animals, Anitra, fantasy, solo, Video Games

Cardventures: Stowaway 52 and Jump Ship!

December 15, 2016 Updated: September 22nd, 2017 Anitra Smith Reviews

Stowaway 52 and Jump Ship! inaugurate the new Cardventures series from GameWright. Do these solitaire, choose-your-own-adventure story games live up to their promise? In Stowaway 52, you have stowed away on an alien spaceship. You’re trying to escape, but first will you spy on the aliens to discover their plans for earth, or sabotage their spaceship on your way out?

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Anitra, card games, Cardventures, Gamewright, pirates, solitaire, solo, spaceship

Robit Riddle: Storybook Adventures

October 27, 2016 Updated: August 13th, 2020 Anitra Smith Reviews

Robit Riddle, by Baba Geek Games, is a co-operative storytelling game. Can you and your robot friends find the missing robits?

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