Do you ever wish you had a wish-granting genie?
I’m sure we’ve all let ourselves get carried away with imagining a genie magically appearing and granting us 3 wishes.
What would we wish for? Would it be fame and fortune? Or would you go straight for world peace?
In the recently released card game, 3 Wishes, by Passport Studios you may have a chance to get all 3.
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Have you ever dreamed of being a colorful unicorn bouncing from cloud to cloud and sliding down rainbows while collecting pink cloud crystals?
You may not have. But if you have a young daughter, chances are high that she’s had such a dream.
With HABA’s Unicorn Glitterluck you can now make that dream a reality!
No doubt it’s super cute. But is it worth having on your game shelves?
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When I heard Crazy Karts from Portal Games was like Mario Kart in board game form, I could hardly contain my excitement. Now was our chance to battle it out on the table instead of the screen!
I finally bought a copy of Crazy Karts at the Portal Games booth at Gen Con 2016.And since the game can play up to 8 players, I wanted our first experience to be a full one – and a Guys Game Night was the perfect chance for it.
So now that we’ve taken Crazy Karts through its paces, the big question is – does it live up to my grand expectations?
Let’s see.
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Do you think having a board game calendar on the wall would get you to play more games? Well, we’ll
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In Vikings on Board, players maneuver for control of the many ships docked in the harbor to score points from supplies once a ship sets sail. It’s an action-selection game where turn-order changes every round and players alter the state of the game with every choice.
If you like a little chaos mixed in with your choices, then Vikings on Board may be just the family board game you’re after.
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When I first saw Get Rich Quick at the FoxMind booth at Gen Con 2016, the ever-popular Monopoly board game quickly came to mind.
The great news is that it didn’t take long for me to realize Get Rich Quick is a far cry from Monopoly. In fact, there’s hardly any resemblance at all to Monopoly other than there’s a board and paper money.
And no one is trying to bankrupt anyone else!
The even better news is Get Rich Quick has been a lot of fun to play!
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Onitama is a fantastic board game the entire family can enjoy!
The game play is super simple, yet requires strategic thinking.
It has chess-like elements and feel, but the play time is short.
It doesn’t require any reading, yet demands spacial understanding.
The options for movement each game are limited, but the variability is huge.
And the game can be quite addicting.
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When we first heard about Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle, we got excited.
After all, we love cooperative games. We enjoy deck-building games. And we love Harry Potter!
So the thought of having all those elements combines into a game was wonderful to hear.
It also created very high expectations.
The big question was – could it live up to our high hopes?
Well, it’s time to find out…
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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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We wish you a Merry Christmas!
There’s so much to love about Christmas.
As the year comes to an end, we get to take time to reflect on all that we’ve experienced over the past year and appreciate our blessings.
We also get to spend lots of time with family – a grand blessing indeed.
But the biggest blessing of all is found in the reason for the season.
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