You may have never considered the question, but do you think you’re smarter than a box of rocks?
How about your family members and friends?
Well, now you can settle this unusual quandary!
Grab a copy of Box of Rocks and find out how smart you, your family, and friends are.
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It’s like an April Fool’s joke on unsuspecting families.
We see an enticing board game sitting on the shelf and think of the great stuff packed inside.
But when we open our new game box, it’s mostly empty space.
What a disappointment!
Sure the game may be very fun to play, but we still carry a feeling of being tricked.
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To be honest, I wasn’t tempted by Royals when I first came across it. The setting was very impressive at Gen Con.
They had a big Royals banner backdrop and a couple copies of the game set up to play on a nice table with a fancy throne at end.But the theme of influencing nobles across a map of Europe just didn’t appeal to me. At first blush, it all seemed kind of blah.
And then I played the game…
To my surprise, I found myself very engaged in the game and was disappointed when we were told that our game demo would end after just the first round!
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When I first heard about this rug market game called Marrakech, I sure didn’t think much of it. But I gave it a try and was quite surprise by how much I enjoyed it!
I’m happy to report that it’s been equally well received by all those we’ve introduced it to.
I could say it’s the best rug market board game I’ve ever played because it’s the only board game about rug markets I’ve played.
But it turns out that Marrakech is actually a fun family board game.
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Earlier this week we shared our review of the fun cooperative deduction board game, Mysterium. And back in December we shared our review of the fun family board game, Potion Explosion.
Today we’re happy to share our reviews of the recently released digital implementation of both games!
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Many people have compared Mysterium to a mash up of Clue and Dixit: Clue because of the mystery of trying to discover a person, place, and thing and Dixit because of the bizarre and evocative imagery on the cards.
But even that comparison can’t quite capture the essence of the game.
Because one of the differing aspects of Mysterium is that it’s a cooperative deduction game – everyone either wins or loses together.
Everyone we’ve played Mysterium with has loved it. And we’re more than happy to tell you why.
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Picking fruit from its natural source can be hard work; but when done with family and friends it can be a very enjoyable experience.
In HABA’s First Orchard, part of the My Very First Games series, you get to tap into the fun aspect of picking fruit as a family.
It’s a promising theme, but does this children’s game deliver the fun?
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Last weekend I spent many, many fun hours playing board games at our local board game convention — SaltCon. And once
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To be honest, when I first saw Hive Mind in the Calliope Games booth at Gen Con 2016 I didn’t think too much of it. From the outside, it looked like a children’s game that the everyone in our family would have outgrown.
However, after getting a copy from Calliope Games and giving it a shot, I’ve completely changed my tune!
Playing Hive Mind has been a lot of fun!
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Kids love to play pretend.
One of the many scenarios I commonly find my daughter pretending is being a princess.
She loves to dress up and have us play together.
In Action Princesses by Haywire Group, she can take control of a princess and together we can save her castle from a “mean ‘ol dragon” all while dancing, laughing and acting silly.
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