Trent, Author at The Board Game Family

Catan’s digital rebirth: Catan Universe

One of the most popular board games published in the last few decades is Catan.

Well, it used to be called Settlers of Catan – but within the last few years officially shortened the name to just Catan.

A number of years ago, Catan also made it’s way to digital devices where it continued to find its way into new players’ hands. And now it’s been updated with a new look and feel with multiple modes of play across all digital platforms (browser, Steam, iOS, GooglePlay, and Amazon Appstore).

June 26, 2018July 8, 2018 Trent 2 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, cards, Catan, dice, digital, luck, Mayfair Games, solo, strategy, variable set up

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15 Fantastic Card Games for Family Vacations

As much as we like board games, we say the best games to take along on a family vacation are card games.

Why?

Because most are compact, short, simple to understand, cover a wide range of player counts and ages, and have high replay value.

Here’s our list of 15 fantastic family card games for your next family vacation!

June 21, 2018December 18, 2018 Trent 4 Comments card, family, vacation

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Happy Father’s Day!

Since our kids never stop growing, every Father’s Day brings a new perspective. With only half our kids still living

June 17, 2018June 21, 2018 Trent 0 Comments children, father

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The Quest for El Dorado board game review

In The Quest for El Dorado by Ravensburger players traverse jungle, waterways, and native villages to find the elusive treasure. They must prepare well to make the journey. But they can’t spend all their time preparing or they’ll be left behind and another explorer will beat them to it.

How will you do on this quest?

June 14, 2018February 1, 2019 Trent 0 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, adventure, card, deck-building, luck, Ravensburger, strategy, theme, variable set up

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Young Inventor Challenge Winners find treasure

Did you know over 5,000 new board games are published every year?

That’s a lot of games.

And that makes it really tough to stand out in the game world – especially if you’re a 10-year old game designer!

Thanks to the Young Inventor Challenge, classmates Olivia and Brynna were inspired to invent a 3D board game called Ship of Treasures.

June 6, 2018June 14, 2018 Trent 0 Comments

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Unlock! Adventure Series game reviews

What does a submarine, train, buried treasure, hieroglyphics, mouse, and the emerald city have in common?

They’re all things you’ll discover playing Unlock! Escape Adventure games!

While the basics of how the games works may be the same, the elements and puzzles to solve within the games are completely unique. And they’re all loads of fun!

June 1, 2018February 1, 2019 Trent 3 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, 6-player, Asmodee, cooperative, escape, solo, strategy, theme, Unlock

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878: Vikings – Invasion of England board game review

When I was young, I thought history was boring. But that has changed tremendously over the years. And when I find a good board game that can bring together historical settings with fantastic game play, I’m super excited.

The beauty of 878: Vikings – Invasion of England delivers on both accounts!

Even if you don’t know anything about the Viking invasion of England (or care to), the game is still loads of fun. But chances are that once you start playing, you’ll discover an urge to find out more about the actual setting you’re playing around with.

May 25, 2018July 19, 2018 Trent 0 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, Academy Games, England, historical, strategy, theme, Vikings

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Jurassic Park Danger! board game review

When Jurassic Park first his movie theaters in 1993 I was blown away!

I was transported to Isla Nublar and caught up in a world with dinosaurs that exploded my imagination. And it’s remained a favorite movie of mine ever since.

Fast forward to now – 25 years later – where the Jurassic Park experience has been aptly transferred into a fun and challenging board game.

Over the years there have been a number of attempts at creating a Jurassic Park board game. But none of those have come close to recreating the feel of being on Isla Nublar with dinosaurs like Jurassic Park Danger does!

May 17, 2018July 19, 2018 Trent 10 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, cooperative, luck, Ravensburger, theme

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Not “Just” a Mom

We’ve had a great day today celebrating mothers and hope you’ve done so too.

It seems there are many voices in the world downplaying motherhood. We think that’s really sad.

The impact mothers have is immeasurable.

You’re not “just” a mom. You’re so much more!

May 13, 2018 Trent 0 Comments

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Carcassonne: Star Wars board game review

On Star Wars Day a few days ago we highlighted a number of fun Star Wars themed board games. We also teased another Star Wars board game in our queue to review this week.

Well, that day has come.

We’re happy to introduce you to another great Star Wars family board game — Carcassonne: Star Wars!