We’ve had a blast playing a bunch of new board games that we got for Christmas.
The extended time off from work and school is a great time for playing games – and we’re taking full advantage of it.
This Christmas we had 11 board games under our tree!
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With only a few days left before Christmas, you may be in a frantic rush to finish your shopping for gifts for friends and family.
Hopefully you’ve already selected some meaningful gifts to give. And now you’re just looking for a few little things that you can add to Christmas Stockings for your kids.
Here are a few games that make great Christmas Stocking Stuffers.
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We just saw that Amazon’s Deal of the Day today (Tuesday 12/16) is on Board Games! That means for today
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Last month our board game videos reviews surpassed 1 Million total views!
We’re only getting around to writing about it now because of the other reviews and articles that we’ve been posting about the last few week.
But now it’s time to celebrate!
Hitting 1 million total video views is an amazing accomplishment that we’re super excited about. And of course it’s not stopping now. Since the day we hit the mark we’ve had another 30,000 views.
As of this writing, our total views are at 1,034,452!
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Last week we received the annual Holiday Gift Guide mailer from a great board game store in our area – Game Night Games.
I always love seeing what they include in their mailer and this year they included a number of Top 5 Games lists. So I thought it would be great to share their recommendations.
Why? Because this is their “day job”.
They’re dealing with customers every day, all day and they know what people are most interested in buying and playing. So it’s always a fun activity to see what they list.
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Hip, hip, hooray – it’s time for our annual Board Game Gift Guide!
It’s time to start your game buying for Christmas and we’re here to help.
With the Christmas shopping rush upon us, it’s best to be prepared with fantastic board game and card game gift ideas for your friends and family.
And that’s where our Board Game Gift Guide can help!
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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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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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“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?
“What’s your favorite board game?” When people find out that we review family board games, this is the first question
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