Trent, Author at The Board Game Family

Between Two Cities – why stop with just one city?

Between Two Cities is a very simple and fun game to play.

In the game, each player constructs two 4×4 tile cities made out of different types of building tiles. Each building type scores in a unique manner depending on how many and where they’re placed in the city.

However, players don’t construct their own cities. Instead, each city is built between two players. The neighboring players jointly construct the cities between them during the game.

It’s definitely a unique tile-laying, city-building game and one we really enjoy.

February 25, 2016November 2, 2016 Trent 0 Comments

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Dice City Review and Giveaway!

It’s time to build the best city around!

As the name so aptly describes, Dice City is a game about building your city using dice.

If you saw our review of Machi Koro last week, you may be thinking, “Didn’t I just read a review about a city-building dice game?”

While the short answer is “Yes”, the long answer is “We’ve got another game for you to check out – Dice City.”

February 19, 2016February 25, 2016 Trent 112 Comments cards, city, dice

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Machi Koro – Build your city in style

Machi Koro is a quick family game where players compete to build their cities to become the largest in the region.

Players do this by rolling dice, collecting money, buying establishments, and ultimately building 4 landmarks. Because the first player to complete all 4 of their landmarks wins the game.

February 11, 2016February 25, 2016 Trent 2 Comments

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SaltCon 2016 is almost here!

Less than a month from now, I’ll be enjoying a ton of gaming goodness at SaltCon – a board game convention near Salt Lake City, UT.

I’m especially excited for it this year because I’m going to be there all 3 days. That means 3 days of playing board games to my heart’s content!

It’s a special time of year when I can overdose on playing board games.

February 7, 2016February 18, 2016 Trent 5 Comments

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Let’s head to Venice! Rialto board game review

Caleb doesn’t care about Venice or gondolas.

So why was he so interested in playing Rialto again and again?

Because it’s a board game that keeps him thinking and strategizing. The multitude of decisions and the way they all factor into the outcomes really caught his interest. And he wanted to feel that mental surge again and again.

February 3, 2016February 10, 2016 Trent 0 Comments

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Love Letter: Batman card game review

If our 10 plays in the last few weeks is any indication, it’s clear that Love Letter: Batman is a hit with our family!

With how often we’re playing it, I don’t know if it will even make it’s way to the game closet. The little bag of cards and tokens just hangs around ready to play any time.

Every time we’ve played Love Letter: Batman we’ve had a great time laughing at how it plays out.

January 31, 2016November 4, 2016 Trent 7 Comments

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Dice, Dice, and More Dice – Photo Quiz!

Modern board games have come a long way in their use of dice.

While many games still come with standard D6 (6-sided dice with numbers 1 through 6), new game designers are now more likely to include custom dice to bring their game to life.

Why?

Because a lucky die roll can add a lot of fun to a game.

But it’s even more fun to roll dice with cool designs on them that tie into the game theme.

So we’ve pulled out dice from 25 games sitting in our game closet to make this new photo quiz.

January 27, 2016September 9, 2017 Trent 0 Comments

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4 Ways Board Games Help At-Risk Children Grow

We’ve found that being intentional in teaching kids through the use of board games, allows us to teach them so many important life lessons.

Here are 4 common challenges kids face today and how teaching through board games can help them grow.

January 22, 2016February 3, 2016 Trent 2 Comments life lessons

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Roll For The Galaxy is dice rolling goodness

With 111 custom dice, you can expect to do a lot of dice-rolling in Roll For The Galaxy.

However, mountains of dice aren’t all that’s included in the game.

While dice rolling may be the centerpiece of the game, the game wouldn’t be complete without all the 55 double-sided tiles. Because it’s those tiles that you’ll be working with to explore, develop, and settle throughout the game on your way to galactic victory!

January 19, 2016January 27, 2016 Trent 2 Comments

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Dimension puzzle game review

In Dimension, players must build their own pyramid using colored spheres before the timer runs out. It isn’t a race to see who can build their pyramid the fastest.

Instead, the crux of the game is making sure your pyramid complies with the 6 placement rules each round.

It can be a bit tricky. But each round goes by so quickly, it’s easy to play over and over while enjoying one another’s company.

January 13, 2016January 19, 2016 Trent 1 Comment