Being stuck inside for long periods of time can really stink!
Since most of the world is now practicing this new hot term, “social distancing”, it can really get you down.
It’s definitely impacted our lives. And we’re sure it has yours too.
More time at home can mean a lot more family time to do things together. And that means things of every sort.
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Last weekend wasn’t what I’d expected.
But SaltCon still made me smile.
That’s because every year, I look forward to attending SaltCon — an awesome board game convention in Utah.
As you can see from my anticipatory post last month, SaltCon has tons to offer.
However, this year turned out to be much different for me.
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February just rolled around and it’s time to get excited!
Of course, there was a lot of excitement around the Super Bowl last weekend when the Chiefs triumphed over the 49er’s.
And Valentine’s Day is next week — which can be something to get excited about.
Then there’s also President’s Day right after — which brings a day off of work in the U.S. for many companies. So we can see people getting excited for that.
But what I really get excited about when February hits is that SaltCon is only a month away!
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You know you’ve found a hit game when your family plays it over and over and over.
Such is the case with That’s Pretty Clever dice game by Schmidt Spiele and Stronghold Games.
Since we first played it a couple weeks ago, we’ve played it at least once almost every day. And since it’s hard to just play once, we’ve played it back to back many of those days.
So what’s the big draw to this simple dice game?
Read on and we’ll tell you.
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2019 marked a huge milestone for The Board Game Family. We celebrated 10 years of doing family board game reviews!
With our video reviews hitting 2 million views and our written reviews and articles being read by millions more, it’s been an amazing 10 years.
But today’s not about looking back on all 10 years (we’ve already done that). Instead, we’re just looking back at 2019.
As I’ve done at the start of each year, let’s take a quick look back at the games we’ve enjoyed the most from 2019.
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Wow – what a fantastic decade in board gaming!
Now that we’ve rolled into 2020, we want to pay homage to the stellar board games published over the past decade. It just so happens that we’ve also been reviewing family board games, card games, party games and more for just over 10 years!
In October 2019, we celebrated the 10 year mark for The Board Game Family!
Which means we’ve been front and center with the amazing new games that have hit family tables across the world this past decade.
So, here’s our list of great family games from 2010-2019.
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Are you looking for fun board games as gifts for family and friends?
Then you’ve come to the right place!
Because for the 9th year running, we’ve got fantastic suggestions for you!
This year’s Board Game Gift Guide includes 43 great game ideas in various categories: children, family, dice, party, cooperative, abstract, and more!
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The heroic but aging Zorro is looking for a worthy successor to pass the torch. Do you have what it takes to defeat scoundrels and villains in his stead?
Now’s your chance to find out!
You’ll have to prove your heroism and proficiency against the others vying for the role in Zorro the Dice Game.
Only after the final battle will the new Zorro be crowned!
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One of our favorite game accessories (if you could call it an accessory) is our Game Canopy game bag.
Any time we want to take some games with us — whether on vacation, or to grandma’s house, or to a game convention, or over to a buddy’s house for game night — we fill our Game Canopy with games and we’re on our way!
While the Game Canopy can fit a bunch of games, not all game boxes are created equal. And unfortunately, this means some of the games we may like to take for a game night away just won’t fit in the Game Canopy.
Well, that’s now a concern of the past — because The Game Canopy Deep Space game bag is set to release!
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Another super fun weekend of board gaming at SaltCon is in the books!
I look forward to SaltCon with high anticipation every year and it never disappoints.
And that’s exactly how I’m feeling again looking back on last weekend of fun board gaming with friends and strangers.
SaltCon is our local board game convention that rolls around the first weekend of March. And like the previous years, it continues to hit record numbers.
For SaltCon 2019, more than 1,900 people came for the fun!
Here’s my quick run down on the 20+ games I played over the couple days I was there.
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