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Evolution has evolved – even better!

A year ago we previewed a fun strategy board game called Evolution.
We posted our video preview leading up to the North Star Games Kickstarter campaign and were happy to see it become a successful campaign.

Well, now it’s a year later and we’ve just recently been able to enjoy playing the official version of the game. And we’re happy to report that it’s even better than when we played it before!

And that’s not just because of having real components instead of prototype pieces. But the game itself is even more streamlined and fun to play.

April 17, 2015November 2, 2016 Trent 0 Comments

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Kid History the party game!

One of our favorite series of YouTube video to watch is Bored Shorts TV Kid Snippets. For those unfamiliar, Kid Snippets are short episodes of kids telling stories with adults acting them out. They’re a ton of fun.

So we were super excited when we found out that they’re creating a game!

Appropriately enough, the game is called Kid History – The Party Game.

April 14, 2015April 26, 2015 Trent 2 Comments

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Is Splendor a splendid family game?

Since the card game Splendor was released last year (2014), we’ve heard a lot of buzz about how awesome it is for a family card game. It seemed every board game podcast and review touted how great a game it is for families.

Thanks to Space Cowboys and Asmodee, we finally got our chance to find out if Splendor is indeed a splendid game for families.

What did we find?

April 9, 2015March 30, 2016 Trent 1 Comment

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International TableTop day this coming Saturday!

Are you up for a day of fun and merriment?

Because this coming Saturday, April 11, 2015, is International TableTop Day!

So join the party and get your TableTop games ready – otherwise known as board games, card games, dice games, and party games. Just no video games. Leave the screens behind and join in the face-to-face fun of tabletop games.

April 7, 2015April 14, 2015 Trent 0 Comments

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He Lives

It’s a wonderful weekend. It’s Easter. And we celebrate Easter because He lives. We love the message in this video.

April 4, 2015 Trent 0 Comments

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More Exciting Games Coming

We typically don’t write about board game projects on Kickstarter. But there have been a few noteworthy board game projects we just can’t pass up mentioning (like Ghostbusters the Board Game and The Great War in Feb). And this week two more Kickstarter projects began that we’re also excited about.

The Titan Series by Calliope Games
The Confrontation by Off World Games

April 3, 2015April 14, 2015 Trent 0 Comments

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Secret Code 13+4 board game review

“For months the agents have been preparing for this evening. Tonight is the night the secret mission ‘Amun Re’ begins. The team, made up of four cunning secret agents, breaks into the museum and thanks to their precise calculations cracks the tricky codes of the security installation. Who will be the first to overcome all the security’s laser barriers to get hold of the precious mask of Amun Re?”

And thus begins the children’s board game Secret Code 13+4.

As you may surmise from the game title, Secret Code 13+4 is a game that involves math. Players need to use their math skills to crack the security codes to get past the lasers and into the central chamber to win.

March 31, 2015November 9, 2016 Trent 0 Comments

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SaltCon Day #2: 9 more game mini-reviews!

Before the SaltCon Game Library closed on Friday night, we each checked out a game to hang onto over night so we’d have something new to play before the game library opened the next morning.

After a short but good sleep, Jake and I dove into our second day at SaltCon at 8:30 Saturday morning with a lot of game-playing energy.

Between the 2 games we checked out, we decided to play Scoville.

March 26, 2015April 6, 2015 Trent 0 Comments

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SaltCon: More board games – My Day #1 (part 2)

A couple days ago I started a mini-series of posts writing about my fun experience last weekend at SaltCon. After 2 days of solid board game and card game playing, I headed home having played 20 different games with a lot of great people.

Today, I’m sharing more about this fun gaming weekend – covering the rest of the games I played on my day 1 (Friday).

March 19, 2015May 4, 2015 Trent 1 Comment

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SaltCon: Board games Galore – My Day #1 (part 1)

After a week away on a business trip, I was sure looking forward to a couple days of non-stop board game playing at SaltCon this past weekend.

And I’m happy to report that it was just as fun as I had anticipated!

SaltCon game tables
Ready to dive into the “Hot Games”.
If you like playing board games, then SaltCon is for you. It’s non-stop open gaming for 3 days.

With a game library of over 800 games, there’s never a shortage of something to play.

And if you’re not familiar with how to play a particular game, there’s always someone close by happily willing to teach you.

Yes, the games I played were a lot of fun. But most of the fun is found in the “who”, not the “what”.

And the people that play games at SaltCon are a fantastic assortment of friendly, fun players.

March 17, 2015May 4, 2015 Trent 0 Comments