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Set Sail with Dominion Seaside

As you can see from many of our Top Game lists, we think Dominion is a fantastic card game. The Dominion card game that has taken the world by storm since it was published 5 years ago (2008), starting a whole new card game genre – Deck Building – and spawning many copy-cat games. Publishers everywhere have been trying to mimic the success of Dominion.

If you’re not yet familiar with Dominion, there’s no time like the present. Go check out our original Dominion video and written review to discover the basics of this super addicting game.

February 6, 2013April 18, 2020 Trent 4 Comments

Descent: Journeys in the Dark 2nd edition board game

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Descent: Journeys in the Dark 2nd Edition – a board game the boys can’t get enough of!

I don’t think we’ve had a board game that our boys have begged me to play as much as Descent: Journeys in the Dark (2nd edition). It has been such a hit at our house that I have many praises for the game!

But the biggest praise is that my boys are eager to spend time with me playing the game. They’re chomping at the bit to play as soon as I get home from work or the instant we finish dinner.

January 30, 2013March 30, 2017 Trent 11 Comments

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Big-Time Card Game Battles in – Smash Up

Smash Up is the latest card game from AEG that does what the name suggests – Smashes things Up. Not only do players battle to smash up bases to score points, but they do so by having a ‘smashed up’ deck of faction cards to do it with.

January 21, 2013July 4, 2015 Trent 3 Comments

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Great news about some Favorite Board Games

There’s a lot of great stuff happening in the family board game world.

(Of course we think that anything that gets your family together is something great.)

But there are a few things we’ve heard about board games recently that have us really excited.

January 18, 2013January 30, 2013 Trent 1 Comment

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Does your family have a Wise Alec ?

It’s pretty common that parents seem to think they’ve got the smartest kids around. Well, now’s the time to put that belief to the test with this family board game from Griddly Games – Wise Alec.

January 16, 2013July 4, 2015 Trent 0 Comments

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Let’s get creative – Morphology Junior

Kids love using their imagination to create stuff.
That’s why LEGOS are such a hit. Give a kid a tub of LEGOS and they can build all sorts of stuff.

Morphology Junior is a family board game that taps into that creative imagination and turns it into a game. But rather than just having blocks to build with, Morphology Jr includes a variety of objects that players use to build things.

January 10, 2013July 4, 2015 Trent 0 Comments

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The Big Fat Tomato Game – Fun to harvest

We think it’s funny with a board game has the word “game” right in the title of the game. So when we saw The Big Fat Tomato Game by Gamewright we knew it had to be something lighthearted and funny.

If you know anything about Gamewright games, you’ll know they’re all about publishing family games. And The Big Fat Tomato Game is no different. It’s targeted directly at families everywhere (you don’t have to be farmers).

January 7, 2013July 4, 2015 Trent 0 Comments

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128 Different Games Played in 2012!

What a year for games!
In 2012 we played a ton of different board games, card games, dice games, and party games – 128 to be exact!
That’s a lot of games.

At the start of last year I set a goal to play over 100 different games. For each of the 2 previous years, I had played 98 different games. So I set the goal to get over the 100 mark in 2012.

Goal accomplished!

January 5, 2013July 4, 2015 Trent 1 Comment

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Wanna buy some Snake Oil?

Snake Oil is a fun party game of pitching crazy products to all sorts of customers. Players take turns being the customer and listening to sales pitches from the other players. Then they must decide which product they’re going to buy.

The catch is that players can’t just sell anything they want. They’re limited to what they can come up with from the cards in their hands – which makes for some pretty crazy product pitches.

December 31, 2012November 9, 2016 Trent 6 Comments

Descent: Journeys in the Dark Second Edition board game

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Great Board Games to Go Around

We hope you had a fantastic Christmas break and are looking forward to a nice New Year’s break as well (if even for only 1 day). We had a great time with family and friends and even got to play a few board games during the festivities.

December 29, 2012January 5, 2013 Trent 0 Comments