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Rubik’s Race and other puzzle challenges

Earlier this year, Caleb noticed a Rubik’s Cube on one of our shelves and set out to solve it.

The colorful puzzle cube captured all his attention for quite some time. Before long he had figured it out and was challenging us to mix it up “harder” to see how long it would take him to solve it.

On average he was solving it in 1 minute 10 seconds. And like you’d imagine, he loved getting under 1 minute.

So when we saw a game called Rubik’s Race, of course we were interested.

December 20, 2016February 28, 2017 Trent 2 Comments

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Playing with marbles is fun in Potion Explosion

Games and toys are made to be fun.

After all, having fun is why we get together with friends and family to play games. And kids love playing with toys because they’re fun.

So when we see a game with a big toy factor to it, we naturally tend to think it’s going to be fun.

Such is the case with Potion Explosion. The game has a big toy factor that revolves around playing with marbles!

December 16, 2016February 28, 2017 Trent 0 Comments

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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!

December 12, 2016March 31, 2017 Trent 1 Comment

Star Wars Imperial Assault Insert Here game insert

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Star Wars: Imperial Assault game insert

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story opens in less than a week!

I can hardly wait.

And to keep my excitement alive and well, Star Wars: Imperial Assault is staying set up on our game table for playing a number of times this week.

The game also has a lot of components including the miniatures, tokens, dice, various card decks, and plenty of tiles.

But with a great game insert, like this one from Insert Here, keeping it so well organized in the game box makes set up much simpler.

December 9, 2016December 20, 2023 Trent 0 Comments game insert, Star Wars

Scythe Factory Meeple Realty game insert

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Scythe Factory is a great addition

When you’ve got something you love, you want to treat it with care.

The same holds true for board games.

Rather than having cool game pieces get banged around inside the game box, more and more people are now buying game inserts to organize the components in games they love.

This rise in demand has also fueled in increase in the options and quality of such inserts.

And today we’d like to introduce you to such a quality insert from Meeple Realty — Scythe Factory.

December 6, 2016December 9, 2016 Trent 0 Comments

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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

December 4, 2016March 30, 2017 Trent 0 Comments

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Digital Board Games just keep coming!

We know one of the great reasons to play board games is the social interaction.

Sitting down at a table face-to-face and engaging in a shared activity with family and friends is a lot of fun.

There’s also a great tactile element of fun to playing board games in moving items and cards around the table or on a board.

But it’s hard to ignore the tons of fun board games and card games that are now being published in digital form.

December 1, 2016December 5, 2016 Trent 1 Comment

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Car racing with Anki Overdrive rocks!

Wow has car racing come a long way since I was a kid!

Bridging video games, mobile games, and physical track car racing, Anki Overdrive is a ton of fun!

Or as we like to call it in our house, Mario Kart Live.

Why? Because Anki Overdrive is the modern way to race cars in your living room.

November 29, 2016December 1, 2016 Trent 0 Comments

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It’s Garbage Day! (and a Giveaway)

Parents around the world all know what it’s like trying to get their kids to clean their rooms. It’s a constant battle we all go through.
And even when a child says their room is clean, all it takes is a peak under their bed or in their closet to see where they really stashed everything.

Well, we’ve got just the game for you – Garbage Day!

In Garbage Day, no one wants to take out the garbage or clean their room. So players try to see how much garbage they can get away with stacking on the growing pile or stashing in their rooms.

November 24, 2016November 29, 2016 Trent 28 Comments

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Full of Gratitude

With Thanksgiving this week in the US, we want to take some time to express our gratitude.

There are so many things to be thankful for that this post could be a very long one.

But we’ll keep it short.

The first thing we’re most thankful for is our family. It’s not easy being a parent (or sibling) and some days are tougher than others, but it’s so worth it. There’s no other place where we can learn to love another so much as in our own homes.

November 22, 2016November 29, 2016 Trent 0 Comments