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?
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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.
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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).
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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.
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If your family likes light deductions games, Inkognito: The Card Game may be right up your alley. Read on and deduce for yourself…
In Inkognito players are secret agents at Carnival in Venice. Each player is on a secret mission to make contact with his or her partner agent and trade information to discover the code to break into a safe and win the game.
It’s a fun deduction game for 2-5 players that plays in about 30 minutes.
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If you’re looking for a light, short card game for the family, we definitely recommend taking a look at the Timeline series.
The latest game in the Timeline series by Asmodee is Timeline: American History. We’re not sure how much it will appeal to our readers outside the U.S.A., but for those living in America it’s a good addition to the series.
As the name implies, Timeline: American History is focused on historical events in America – such as presidential elections, battles, documents, famous deaths, and other notable events.
So if you’re a history a buff or have kids that are learning their American History, this is definitely the version of Timeline to choose.
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Red7 can be enjoyed by everyone in the family that understands numbers and colors. Which of course means that plenty of people can enjoy Red7.
The choices on each turn are pretty straight forward, but still require some thought.
It’s fun to see kids think through their options to win every turn.
Plus, kids love to be “winning”.
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If you have a lot of board games and are continually getting more, you may frequently wonder how to best organize your games.
Here’s our 3 step process on how we evaluate and organize your board game collection.
It’s a great way to give a fresh start to the new year.
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Now that we’ve rolled into 2015, it’s time to look back over all the board games, card games, and party games I’ve played during the past year.
For 2014, I’ve played 127 different games!
While 61 of those games (48%) are just single plays, that means I’ve played 52% of those games at least a couple times.
And just because I’ve only played a game once, doesn’t mean it’s a bad game. There are plenty of those 61 games that I’d love to play many times.
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The recent holidays have been great for get-togethers with family and friends. It’s always fun to hang out, relax, and catch
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