Chocoly – playing with chocolate!
Grab yourself a tasty chocolate bar, sit back, and enjoy it while you read our review of Chocoly by FoxMind.
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Game Reviews
Gen Con 2016 Game Publisher Interviews
Earlier this week I shared an overview of my first Gen Con experience.
I had a great time being immersed in the spectacle of so much gaming goodness. But without a doubt, the best part for me was meeting with people I’ve only interacted with via email and online for so many years.
And many of these were board game publishers with fun games that we’ve done reviews of.
If you’d like to jump to a video interview of one of these fabulous game publishers, simply click on their name in the list below.
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Had a blast at Gen Con 2016!
Last week marked a big first for me — my first Gen Con experience! I’ve wanted to go to Gen
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Mech Command Real Time Strategy Game
We don’t typically share information about future board games. However, when they get as good of a reception as the one
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Karuba – Fun Family Jungle Exploring
It’s time for your family to venture off on an exploration through dense jungles in search of long-lost treasure.
Join the expedition in Karuba!
Karuba is a fun tile-laying game that’s been a hit in our family. And we think it will be a hit with yours as well.
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17 Things I Love About Scythe
Scythe is a game with a lot of things to keep track of. There are plenty of rules for players to understand and then figure out how to get all of them working together.
It’s not for a casual gamer.
While there are some elements of luck in the game, the bulk of the game is strategic – driven by the choices the players make. And there are plenty of choices to make.
Players that don’t like that much thinking in a board game aren’t going to like Scythe.
But for players who like to grow their faction through strategic choices, territory control, resource management, construction, upgrades, and combat, there’s a lot to love with Scythe!
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Star Trek Panic is a blast!
I can still clearly remember the first time we played Castle Panic.
From the very first turn, the monsters streamed from the forest and wrecked havoc on our castle walls and towers. We were on the defensive immediately and it never seemed to let up.
It was awesome!
So when given the chance to play the just-released Star Trek Panic, we didn’t hesitate a second.
And we’re so happy we did — because Star Trek Panic is a blast!
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Time to get some Mow Money!
In Mow Money, a new family board game from Mayday Games, everyone in the family can try taking a fledgling landscaping business to greatness.
Have you got what it takes to take your neighborhood business to the top?
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It’s fun to Bring Your Own Book
We’ve always enjoyed reading books in our family.
Jaden and Caleb in particular absolutely devour books. I don’t know where they got their ability to speed-read, but they read circles around me.
So when we got a recently released game from Gamewright that involves books, we were anxious to play it.
And now that we’ve played it, we can confirm that Bring Your Own Book is a fantastic game for families.
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Best Games of 2015! – The Dice Tower Awards
The best board games, card games, dice games, family games, and party games of 2015 have now been awarded!
Just a couple days ago, on July 9, The Dice Tower announced the winners of the Dice Tower Awards — the annual crowing of the best board games published.
With thousands of new games published each year, there’s always so many great games to choose from.
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