Another great SaltCon gaming weekend!
Last weekend I spent many, many fun hours playing board games at our local board game convention — SaltCon. And once
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Party Games
Hive Mind rewards thinking alike
To be honest, when I first saw Hive Mind in the Calliope Games booth at Gen Con 2016 I didn’t think too much of it. From the outside, it looked like a children’s game that the everyone in our family would have outgrown.
However, after getting a copy from Calliope Games and giving it a shot, I’ve completely changed my tune!
Playing Hive Mind has been a lot of fun!
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America Trivia Party Game Review
How long is the Golden Gate Bridge?
What’s the annual attendance at Disneyland?
People in which state listen to Christmas music the most?
When did Butch Cassidy form the Wild Bunch?
How many movies did Ronald Reagan appear in?
You may not know the answers to these questions. But that’s perfectly okay in the new trivia party game America by Bezier Games.
Because in America close counts!
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12 Great Games for Your Valentine
Valentine’s Day is just a few days away.
So there’s no time to waste in finding something to give your sweetheart.
Of course, if you’re on this board game site, odds are high that you’re looking for something game related.
With that in mind, here are 12 suggestions of fun board games and cards games to play with your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day.
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Best Board Games of 2016
What are the Best Board Games of 2016 for families?
After playing more than 180 different games in 2016 we’re ready to make the call.
Total number of game plays = 449
Total number of new games played = 131
That’s right, I played about as many “new to me” games in 2016 as I did total games in 2015.
We also posted 57 game reviews during 2016 – the most we’ve ever done in 1 year!
Here are the 7 games we consider the best board games of 2016.
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Codenames: Pictures is better than the original
Codenames became an almost instant hit with our family when we got it. It quickly achieved a place among our Family Favorite Board Games.
So when we first heard a new version of Codenames was being published using pictures, we thought it sounded ridiculous. After all, how could Czech Games Edition improve upon the original Codenames?
Boy, am I glad we were wrong!
Because we’ve found that we actually like Codenames: Pictures more than the original!
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Top 10 Board Games of All Time
This time of year, many board game video reviewers run through their Top 100 Games of All Time. With thousands
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Board Game Gift Guide 2016!
Once again it’s time for our annual Board Game Gift Guide!
The time of year when we share a bunch of ideas for fun games you can get your family and friends.
This year we’ve got a list of 42 fun board games, dice games, party games, and more.
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Our Favorite Family Board Games A to Z
This time of year it’s popular among board game reviews to list their Top 100 games of all time.
However, we don’t want to do what everyone else is doing. Instead, we’re trying a new guideline for our favorite board games list.
We’ve narrowed our list down to our favorite games starting with each letter of the alphabet.
That’s right. It’s time to reveal our favorite family board games from A to Z!
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Speechless = fun charades without talking
In Speechless, players all take their turn at acting. However, when it’s a player’s turn, they have a limited time to act out 6 words for everyone else to guess.
Instead of shouting out answers, each player has a dry erase board with 6 lines. They only write down a single word for each thing the person acts out.
So instead of getting closer and closer to the right words by elimination, players just make their best guess and move on.
After the timer runs out, the actor reads the words they were acting out and the other players score their answers.
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