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 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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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.
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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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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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 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 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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When asked how we got started doing video reviews of family board games and card games, our story revolves around Bang!
We bought Bang! near the start of 2009 and it was an immediate hit in our family. After watching a few times, Caleb (then 6) said he was ready to play. As luck would have it, he got the role of Sheriff – which meant that most of the other players would be gunning for him.
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We’ve reviewed some fun party games over the last few years that are always a hit when we get a big group of people together – whether that be family or friends. Another party game that’s been a big hit is Time’s Up: Title Recall.
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