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Keeping it together

This beautiful time of year also means Spring Cleaning…

Not only are the lawn tools getting dusted off and the garage cleaned, but other areas of the house are getting their turn at fresh organizing as well — including the game closet!

And whenever it’s time for game organizing, we turn to Insert Here for game inserts. They make foam core game box inserts for over 200 popular board, card, and dice games!

Today we’d like to share our thoughts on 3 custom game inserts from Insert Here.

April 11, 2018April 15, 2018 Trent 0 Comments Board Games, Card Games, game insert, organizer

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Playing with 1,750 friends at SaltCon!

Last weekend was a blast.

For a couple days I was able to step away from everything else and just play games. It’s something I look I look forward to every year.

And once again, SaltCon hit record attendance. This was the 10th year of SaltCon and attendance clocked in at 1,750!

Without further ado, here’s my recap of this super fun event.

March 10, 2018July 28, 2019 Trent 1 Comment abstract, board, Board Games, card, Card Games, cooperative, dice, friends, luck, SaltCon, strategy, theme

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5 Fun Games for You and Your Valentine

It’s fun to play games with your kids. But it’s also nice to get in some games without the kids as well.

That’s why today we’re going to focus on just you and your sweetheart!

Here are 5 fun 2-player games you can enjoy together.

February 14, 2018March 10, 2018 Trent 0 Comments 2-player, board game, Card Games, cooperative game

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Time to divide the Spoils of War

The first time I saw a version of Liar’s Dice was in the movie, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. Will challenges Davy Jones to a game aboard the Flying Dutchman to find the location of the key to the Dead Man’s Chest.

With it being such a common game, you’d think I would have encountered it long before seeing that movie. But I hadn’t.

Since then though, I’ve come across a number of iterations of Liar’s Dice.

The latest iteration of the game was published last year by Arcane Wonders called Spoils of War.

January 28, 2018February 5, 2018 Trent 0 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, Arcane Wonders, betting, dice, guessing, luck, Spoils of War

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Top 5 Family Board Games of 2017

Happy 2018!!

Ok, so we may be a little late on wishing everyone a Happy New Year since we’re already 3 weeks into 2018. But we still wish you a great new year!

Now let’s get on with which family board games, published in 2017, we’ve enjoyed the most as a family…

January 21, 2018December 20, 2023 Trent 2 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, 6-player, Board Games, Card Games, Family Games, Star Wars, Top 10 lists, year in review

Machi Koro Bright Lights Big City card game

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Machi Koro: Bright Lights, Big City adds a lot more variety to an already fun game

Machi Koro is a family card and dice game where players compete to build their cities to become the largest in the region. Players do this by rolling dice, collecting money, buying Establishments, and building Landmarks in their city. The first player to complete all of their Landmarks wins the game.

The exact same thing can be said for Machi Koro: Bright Lights, Big City.

So why do we like this new game so much more?

We’re happy to tell you why.

December 30, 2017February 1, 2019 Trent 4 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, card, city building, dice, IDW Games

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Race to the top in Dicey Peaks

As I look out our front window at the snowy peaks along the Wasatch Range, I’m sure glad there aren’t any Yetis around here. Because if there were, it would make our winter snowshoeing in the mountains a bit more treacherous.

My opinion is quite different when it comes to Yetis in the new, fun dice game Dicey Peaks by Calliope Games. Bring on the Yetis!

December 16, 2017December 21, 2017 Trent 0 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, 6-player, Calliope Games, dice, Dicey Peaks, theme, tiles

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Great Board Game Inserts

With Christmas quickly approaching, many families are looking to get awesome family board games for their family to enjoy together. Like them, we’re also