Timeline – Card game review
Timeline is a light card game that’s great for families. Not only is it simple to play, but chances are you’ll learn something along the way as well.
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Family Games
Board game blowout weekend
Our nephew (and cousin) returned last week from his 2 year church mission and we got to spend the extended weekend with their family catching up on many things as well as playing lots of board games!
Knowing that we’d be spending a long weekend at their home, and that Jake loves playing board games, we had the tough choice of which games we should first introduce him to upon his return. We wanted to take games he’d already be familiar with, but we also wanted to play games that we’ve added to our game shelves over the last 2 years that we thought he’d love.
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100th Board Game Played this year!
I just played my 100th board game this year!
And we picked a great family board game to play for the 100th different game played – Stone Age!
In January I wrote about the number of board games we played in 2011 and which games we/I played the most. By keeping track of the board games I play, it’s easy to look back and see which games I’ve played the most and how many different games I’ve played.
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Shrimp Cocktail – Quick spotting card game
Shrimp Cocktail is a card game that’s great for kids and helps develop their visual recognition skills as they race to be the first to spot matches among the shrimp on the cards.
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Top 5 Cooperative Board Games for families
Our family loves cooperative board games!
The first time we played a cooperative board game we knew we’d found something cool. There weren’t hurt feelings from being beat. And there weren’t accusations of being picked on by a sibling. Instead there was a lot of teamwork as we tried to win the game together.
We just Can’t Stop! rolling the dice
If you like to press your luck and like to roll dice, then you’re going to love Can’t Stop. Can’t Stop is a dice game that’s all about simple fun. Can’t Stop is all about taking chances and seeing how far you can get each time without busting.
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Monopoly Millionaire Board Game Review and Giveaway!
With all the new board games available, you may have given up on Monopoly a long time ago like many others. However, Hasbro has changed things up and delivers a digestible Monopoly game that’s very familiar yet has enough tweaks to keep it fun.
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You can be the King of Tokyo
Are you ready for a battle for supremacy in Tokyo? Not the kind of supremacy that takes a lot of strategic thinking and maneuvering. But a battle of supremacy with monsters storming Tokyo and knocking each other out.
Then you’ll love King of Tokyo.
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Wits and Wagers Party is another big hit
Wits and Wagers Party is another fantastic family party game from North Star Games! It brings the best of both worlds from the original Wits & Wagers game and the Wits & Wagers Family Edition, but adds a twist that we really like.
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Reverse Charades Junior is fun for family play
Reverse Charades Junior is a great charades game for families. Last year we reviewed Reverse Charades and Rollick – a couple games that employed the same new charades game mechanic. But now there’s something even better for families looking for this type of fun.
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