Two months ago we wrote about some of the fantastic family board games that have been made available in digital form for mobile devices like iPads, iPhones, and Androids. And one of our favorites to make the jump is Ticket to Ride by Days of Wonder.
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I love amusement parks and carnivals!
I love the feeling of zooming all over on roller coasters and other contraptions. I also have many fond memories of lazy summer days with my cousins at state fairs with cool rides.
And on those fun summer days I’d imagine what it would be like to work at an amusement park. I’d dream of how cool it would be around all those rides every day and ride as much as I wanted to.
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There are a lot of party games that have a moderator asking questions or making statements. Chances are you’ve played a number of them.
But have you ever played any that have people slapping the table for the answer?
In Trigger, players get that chance.
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Since we started doing video reviews of family board games (just over 2 years), we’ve posted 110 board game and card game reviews and over 100 articles related to family time and board games. And as of today (2/29/12), our videos have been viewed more than 320,000 times!
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This past weekend I spent a lot of time playing games. And it was a lot of fun!
It was the annual board game convention in our area – SaltCON – and I was once again asked to be a judge in the new family game design competition.
And I just have to say that it was pretty cool to take a day off of work to go play games.
Have you had the enjoyable experience of being whooped by your kids in a board game?
Well, this week I had that great experience again.
After having been on a business trip for most of this week, I returned home nice an tired. My flight home lasted most of the day and when I finally got home, I was ready to just plop down and close my eyes for a good rest.
Like many, when we first heard the board game title “Lemming Mafia” we weren’t sure what to make of it. Sure we’re familiar with the inclination of lemmings to follow each other into dangerous situations. And when we think of Mafia, we think of things dark and sinister. So what in the world could bring the two together?
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If your boys are like our boys, they’ll be very interested in playing a game about Ninjas. They’ve had fun pretending to be ninjas since they were little – lurking around the house, seeing how hidden and sly they can be.
So when they heard about a hidden movement game based on Ninjas, they were pretty excited. And once they had the chance to play Ninja: Legend of the Scorpion Clan by AEG, the big question was – is it a good game?
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Confusion: Espionage and Deception in the Cold War is a great 2-player board game full of deduction. So if you’re looking for a head-to-head game that keeps your mind ticking, then we recommend you take a look at Confusion.
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we can’t claim that our game closet has always been organized either. In fact, we didn’t start out with a board game closet even on the list. Our current board game closet was actually built to be a storage closet. And we planned for a cabinet in the family room where we’d place our games so we could easily pull them out to play. But then the family board game bug struck and before you know it, we got carried away.
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