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7 Wonders Cities expansion review

One of mom’s favorite games is 7 Wonders. In fact, she placed it 2nd on her recent list of favorite board games.

So is it any wonder that we’d pick up a copy of an expansion for 7 Wonders?

If mom loves a game, we’re definitely going to get it out often. Because when choosing what game to play, you need to select one that the players will enjoy. So if we want mom to sit down and play, then we need to pick one she’ll enjoy. And 7 Wonders is that kind of game.

May 7, 2013March 21, 2016 Trent 7 Comments

King of Tokyo: Power Up! board game expansion

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King of Tokyo: Power Up! expansion review

King of Tokyo is a great party game and our copy has been used a TON. We’ve played it numerous times as a family, we play it regularly at Guys Game Night, and we’ve lent it out to neighbors and friends for some of their family gatherings.

So when we heard iello was working on an expansion for King of Tokyo, we quickly added it to our wish list.

May 4, 2013November 4, 2016 Trent 2 Comments

Carcassonne The River board game expansion

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Carcassonne The River mini expansion review

Our 3rd, and last, Carcassonne expansion board game review is for the mini-expansion: Carcassonne The River.

And since it’s a mini-expansion, this will be a mini-review because there isn’t a lot to say about it.

However, just because it’s mini doesn’t mean it isn’t great – because we play with the River every time we play!

May 2, 2013November 2, 2016 Trent 3 Comments

Carcassonne Traders and Builders board game expansion

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Carcassonne Traders & Builders review

Carcassonne Traders & Builders is another great board game expansion for Carcassonne. There are even more ways to score points and additional elements to add to your strategy. It keeps this great family board game alive with more fun.

April 30, 2013November 2, 2016 Trent 2 Comments

Carcassonne Inns and Cathedrals board game expansion

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Carcassonne Inns & Cathedrals review

Carcassonne Inns & Cathedrals is a great first expansion for Carcassonne! It adds new land tiles, new ways to score, and pieces for a 6th player to join in.

It’s also an expansion that we include every time we play Carcassonne.

April 28, 2013November 2, 2016 Trent 2 Comments

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Board game expansions – add more to the fun!

Board game expansions are becoming a much more common occurrence with modern board games. Look back just a decade and you won’t see many board game expansions. Sure Monopoly has spawned a ton of different versions, but they aren’t considered expansions. They’re just re-theming the same game and each game plays as a stand-alone.

Which board game expansions are worth getting?

April 26, 2013July 4, 2015 Trent 0 Comments

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Best Board Games of 2012 – Nominees are in!

Are you ready to find out what the best board games and card games are from 2012?
While we don’t quite have that answer for you yet, we do have the list of nominations. And it’s quite the list!

How on earth can we say which are the best?
There’s no way to play them all. So for that, we turn to game reviews and players around the world. And we’ve found the best compilation comes from The Dice Tower Awards.

Here’s the list of nominations for Best Board Games of 2012.

April 21, 2013July 4, 2015 Trent 0 Comments

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Don’t get Dementia – Play Board Games!

I love it when I’m flipping through the newspaper while I eat breakfast and come across an article on board games! Even when it covers something I know well – like today’s article on the Family Benefits of Board Games – it’s just great to see it published for more people to come to understand.

April 17, 2013April 24, 2013 Trent 0 Comments

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Relic Expedition – Preview of “Awesome” game

According to our 10 year old son, Caleb, Relic Expedition is “awesome!”

We had a chance to play a prototype of the board game Relic Expedition this week and Caleb loved it. Getting a prototype of a board game is something we typically don’t do. There are so many great board games and card games already on the market, that we typically turn down opportunities to play games in the making.

But there was something about Relic Expedition that seemed like it might be a great family board game that we’d enjoy. So I decided to give it a try.

April 13, 2013April 21, 2013 Trent 0 Comments