We recently stumbled across a list of best board games at Ranker.com. This website provides a way for people to create lists and have others vote on the items on the list. Items will move up or down the list depending on the votes.
At the time we saw the list, there had been 7,000 people cast their votes. These were the top 76 board games of all time according to the voters.
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Matching games are great for young kids. The simple process of matching can build confidence and give kids plenty of enjoyment.
Wig Out is a quick card game of crazy hairstyles that rewards fast matching for up to 6 players. Since its a card game, there’s plenty of luck – which also means victory can be up for grabs.
And with the frantic pace of play, there’s plenty of energy in getting that victory.
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We’ve played some big board games before – games with a ton of components that sprawl across every inch of a large table. But we’ve never played a game with such huge dice!
While a game with only 16 dice may not sound like much, the size of these dice draws attention. Each chunky die is a 1 ¼ inch cube and has nice brightly colored pips. The game also comes with a game board to hold the dice in a 4×4 grid for play.
But do the high quality components deliver a high quality game?
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I was quite surprised this morning when I saw not 1, but 2 articles about board games in our local newspaper today!
The first headline that caught my eye on the front page of the Entertainment section was “We are living in a board game renaissance“. Which got a hearty “You bet!” from me.
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It’s time to pull out another fun family dice game – Take It Or Leave It!
If your family loves games that involve rolling dice and you’re looking for a simple, light game that has a lot of luck with a bit of strategy mixed in, then Take It Or Leave It might be just what you’re after.
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Modern family board games have come a long way from just “roll-and-move”. With so many fantastic board games to choose from, what are the best?
What family board games should be on everyone’s shelf so no matter the situation, they’ve got a great game ready to play for some fun family time?
The first sure sign that summer’s coming to an end is Back To School night. While it means an end to summer, I always get excited for Back To School night. I love taking our kids to see their classrooms and meeting their new teachers.
Whether your kids are getting back in school this week or next week or next month, chances are they’ll be dusting off their thinking caps pretty soon.
So we thought we’d cover a couple of board games that are well suited for school time.
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Forbidden Desert is a fantastic cooperative family board game!
There you have it. No need to beat around the bush.
We love Forbidden Island and when Gamewright announced last year that they were coming out with a sequel of sorts, we were super excited. And we’re even more excited now that we have the game and find that we enjoy it even more!
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We’ve written about a number of annual board game awards numerous times. However, we haven’t written before about Hall of Fame Games.
What would you put in a Games Hall of Fame?
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How many board games have you played this year?
Here’s our mid-year report listing the board games and card games we’ve played the most this year so far. That’s one of the best ways to see what our favorite games are.