Avatar The Last Airbender: Aang’s Destiny
We love Avatar: The Last Airbender. Now we can work together to fulfill Aang’s destiny, while building each character’s strengths.
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Star Realms Academy
My youngest just wasn’t ready for a regular deck building game. So I had to take her to deck builder school. Or more accurately, Star Realms Academy.
» 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 moreSNAP Review – At The Helm
Build a tiny deck and play cards carefully to achieve your goals in this challenging solo game.
» Read moreTop 10 Games for Kids Age 7-10
Between the ages of 7-10, we struggled to get our kids to play games, unless they loved the theme. So, let’s focus on some popular themes your kid will love.
» Read moreValiant Wars
Valiant Wars is a unique deck-builder. Flip out cards one at a time to build your treasury and your strength to win locations and buy better cards… but don’t flip too many Dark Omens, or you’ll bust!
» Read moreAvant Carde
Move over, Modern Art! It’s time for Avant Carde, an innovatively simple deck-building game.
» Read moreGroundhog Day: It’s a Doozy
the movie – then one of the best parts of this game is reading the quotes and reminiscing about the scenes they came from. But will you enjoy the game itself?
» Read moreRescuing Robin Hood: Flipping the Script
Beyond these great mechanics, wonderful art, and it’s script-flipping hero-in-distress motif, Rescuing Robin Hood is a game that got us *talking*.
» Read moreToy Story: Obstacles & Adventures
Toy Story: Obstacles & Adventures is a cooperative deck-building game. Take on the roles of iconic Toy Story characters and work together to overcome hazards. The game includes six different adventures that will have players jumping back into action faster than Woody can say, “There’s a snake in my boot!”
» Read moreDale Of Merchants Collection
Dale of Merchants is my favorite deck-building game. Play cards to gain effects, or group them in sets to create your “merchant stalls” to win the game!
» Read moreSNAP Review – Baby Dragon Bedtime
Baby Dragon Bedtime is unusual because it’s a speed game and a memory game, and a deck-building game. We hoped it would hook both our children who prefer slower memory games, and our children who like speed games but aren’t keen on memory.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Abandon All Artichokes
Get the artichokes out of your hand of cards! That’s the concept behind this unique “deck-wrecking” game.
» Read moreMutants The Card Game: Survival of the Fightest
Bring your band of the biggest baddest mutants to the brouhaha and see whose arsenal of freaks can crush the competition in the arena. Whose mutants are fittest to fight the best together? Breed and fight your way to victory in Mutants: The Card Game, from Sen-Foong Lim and Jessey Wright, published by Lucky Duck Games.
» Read moreThe Tea Dragon Society Card Game: Adorable Deck Building
The Tea Dragon Society now has meetings in board game land! Does the game hold up to the tone and message of the comic? Is it still fun to play if you’ve never read the comic? Yes to both!
» Read more93 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Dobbers Quest with Darryl Jones
On this week’s podcast, we interview Darryl Jones about his game Dobbers: Quest for the Key.
» Read moreCentury: Spice Road – Trading for Fun and Profit
Transport yourself to centuries past to a time when the trading along the spice roads led to great wealth and power. As a spice merchant you’ll lead your caravan to exotic markets to sell your valuable spices. Do you have what it takes to play your cards shrewdly, time your trades just right to acquire five point cards first and
» Read moreFlip City: Urban Planning Upside Down
As a city planner, you naturally want to make the most beautiful and crowd-pleasing city. But watch out! Other players may offload their problems to your beautiful city, even as you upgrade your buildings to become more useful. Will you flip for Flip City, or is it more of a flop?
» Read more64 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Meeples Like Me!
It’s been quite a week! We define a handful of board game terms (what’s a meeple?) and talk about lots of games we’ve been playing. Andrew describes his recent cooking experiment “FOR SCIENCE” and we share a big announcement!
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