In one week from now, hundreds (if not thousands) of new board games, card games, party games, dice games, and pretty much any kind of game you can think of are going to descend upon the world.
Why?
Because it’s that time of year again – time for the biggest convention for board games in the world: Spiel Essen 2015!
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Are you all over Force Friday yet? Well, we understand if you weren’t aware before now that today is Force
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Educational board games have received a bad rap over the years. And rightly so–they tend to be nothing more than review questions or flash cards without much thought to creativity, originality, or real engagement.
Roll the dice, answer the questions, be the first to get to the end, and you win the game.
Creating a really good educational board game can be tricky. A delicate balance exists between ensuring the game’s educational component is solid and maintaining the entertainment value of the game so students don’t tune out!
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A couple weeks ago we heard about a game accessory that looks very cool. It’s a sweet looking Fantasy Treasure Chest to hold your gaming loot!
The first thing I’m sure we all think about when seeing a treasure chest is gold. What a perfect place to keep all our gold!
Of course, we don’t have any gold to store in it. But we do have a lot of board games that include money as either game currency or victory points (or both). And having a stash of game coins in this treasure chest could be pretty fun.
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As much as we enjoy playing board games as a family, we also enjoy doing a lot of other things
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How well do you know your games?
Can you identify tabletop games by sight?
Take this short 25-question photo quiz to see how your recognition of board games, card games, dice games, and party games stacks up.
Hint: All of the correct answers are games that we’ve reviewed.
Go ahead and see how well you do.
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As we’re looking back on the fun times we’ve shared as a family this summer, I’ve also taken time to look back on my year in games. For the last few years, I’ve posted a mid-year report on the many board games and card games I’ve played. And while I may be a bit behind on my past trend, it’s better now than never.
So it’s time for a mid-year review of the games I’ve played – with highlights of the ones I’ve enjoyed the most.
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How would you prefer to learn new knowledge and hone new skills?
If you had the ability to trade dry lectures, long book passages, and painful group projects for hours of playing a board game, would you? If games as a learning experience is the path you wish to take, here are three games that combine a fun experience with a valuable learning experience.
The best board games, card games, dice games, family games, and party games of 2014 have now been awarded!
With more than 3,000+ new games published in 2014, there’s never a shortage to choose from.
But don’t you fear! The 50+ top board game reviewers and podcasters around the world were up to the challenge.
And once again, we were happy to be a part of the selection and judging group.
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A fantastic book by Jason Kotecki was just released that we think you’ll love: “Penguins Can’t Fly +39 other rules that don’t exist”
I’ve followed Jason’s writings for many years because of how much he encourages having fun in life. And now that he’s published a book, we want to share it as well.
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