Superfarmer – kids board game review

Superfarmer is a kids board game where up to 4 players compete to become the Super Farmer by multiplying their animals.

Players roll dice, breed animals, and exchange those animals for other animals until they reach the winning conditions of being the first to have an animal herd consisting of at least 1 horse, 1 cow, 1 pig, 1 sheep, and 1 rabbit.

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Game of the Year – from 1979 to 2014

But rather than just take our word for it, this year we thought it would be a great idea to list out the games that have won Game Of The Year!

There are a few sources we could point to for Game of the Year. We often share the Game of the Year as voted on by game reviewers around the world through The Dice Tower Awards.

But there’s also another reliable source for Game of the Year each year and that’s the Spiel des Jahres.

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VOLT – Robot battling fun!

How good are you at programming robots?
Are you ready to take on your buddies in a battle of bots to find out?

Well, now you can test your robot-programming prowess in Volt: Robot Battle Arena.

Volt is a fun board game where players use colored dice to program their robots to score points by landing on certain locations and knocking out the other robots.

Players simultaneously choose how they want their robot to move and shoot. Then everyone reveals their commands and the battles begin. After multiple rounds, one robot commander will be victorious.

Will it be you?

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6 more Digital Board Games to play

There are a zillion digital games available to give us a break from time to time. The big caution is that we don’t let the ease and availability of so many fun diversions take us away from what truly matters – human relationships.

Don’t let all your time be sucked up in single-player digital games.

Share the enjoyment and play the games with others!

Here are 6 ‘new-to-us’ digital board game implementations we’ve recently played that are fun to play with others.

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BattleLore as a digital board game!

I’ve been excited to write about the digital board game implementation of BattleLore for a couple months now.
Why?
Because I’ve been lucky enough to be a playtester for the game as it’s been in development!

And it’s fantastic!

It’s also super close to being available for iOS, Android, and PC.
Knowing that a build has been submitted to the iOS app store means it’s very close.

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How to Host a Murder: The Chicago Caper

Last night we had a few couples over for dinner and murder.

Well, no one was actually murdered in our home last night, but we did have a very fun time playing How to Host a Murder: The Chicago Caper.

The How to Host a Murder games are a series of games that hit the game scene in the 1980’s. They’re murder-mystery, role-playing games where players take on the roles of potential murder suspects. Everyone arrives dressed, and in character, for a fun night of intrigue and accusations.

The few times we’ve played a How to Host a Murder game, we’ve had a great time. And last night was no exception.

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Great 5-Player Board Games

“We are looking for fun, quick games to play as part of family home evening. Like everyone, we have a lot of commitments so sometimes we don’t start until late. But I would like to end it with a fun game. Our children are 2 boys, 12 and 15, and a 14 year old girl. What is your favorite, QUICK (15-20 min or less), board or card game?”

While responding to her request, I realized it would make a great list for readers worldwide.

There are many great card games and board games that are well suited for 4 players.
But what about 5 players?

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Back to School Board Games

While we may be down 1 board game player, 1 board game reviewer, and our board game reviews video editor, that won’t stop our drive to tell everyone how great family game time can be.

Regardless of what grade your kids are heading into this year, there are plenty of fantastic board games and card games for you to play with them. Check out our short list of great games for different age ranges.

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