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Crossing is a fun game for families

If you’re looking for a light and quick game your whole family can enjoy playing together, we’ve got a game for you — Crossing.

While the name of the game may sound very generic and non-descript, the game play is rather fun.

Actually, even the objective of the game is a very common goal for games: Collect sets of valuable gems to get the most points by the end of the game.

However, the fun of the game is the way in which players go about snagging the gems — or “life stones” as they’re called in this board game.

April 30, 2016May 7, 2016 Trent 1 Comment

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International Tabletop Day – April 30, 2016

If you’re looking for an excuse to play a bunch of board games, card games, dice games, and party games this weekend, you’ve got one — International Tabletop Day.

You won’t be alone in your game day this Saturday because a gazillion people around the world will be doing the same thing.

Ok, maybe not a gazillion. But there will be a ton!

April 26, 2016May 19, 2016 Trent 0 Comments

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Awesome Washington D.C. Game Store – Labyrinth

Last week, I was away on a business trip on my birthday.

Since I love spending time with family and friends on special occasions, being on the road for my birthday didn’t sound too enticing. But I wouldn’t let that slow me down.

Instead, I’d just find a different way to celebrate and have fun on my birthday.

I figured the proper way to spend a birthday is with others. So I made my way to the Labyrinth game store!

April 24, 2016May 2, 2016 Trent 3 Comments

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How awesome is Awesome Kingdom?

“If I’m going to rule a kingdom, you bet it’s going to be Awesome!”

Of course that’s what we all thought when we dove into Awesome Kingdom: The Tower of Hateskull.

After all, the game title is pretty compelling for a bunch of boys.

Just seeing the game title, the boys were intrigued. But they were also a bit skeptical. (Because they’re sure they know what it takes be to super awesome.) And they were ready to see if the game fit the bill.

April 19, 2016April 27, 2016 Trent 0 Comments

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The Last Spike board game review

The Last Spike is a pretty straight forward and easy to learn game.

In the game, players cooperate to build a continuous railway from St. Louis to Sacramento.

Yet this isn’t a cooperative board game where everyone works together to beat the game. Instead players are competing against each other to earn the most money by the end of the game.

April 14, 2016April 19, 2016 Trent 0 Comments

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The Little Prince: Rising to the Stars game review

Are you kids familiar with the story of The Little Prince?

If so, here’s a great game for you to check out — The Little Prince: Rising to the Stars.

The modular game board allows players to reconfigure the route among the clouds differently each game. And kids will enjoy moving their plane from cloud to cloud on their way to The Little Prince’s planet.

April 9, 2016April 19, 2016 Trent 0 Comments

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Family Game Night Rules Enforcement

When you last settled into a family game night, did it go a little something like this?… We sure hope

April 7, 2016 Trent 0 Comments

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Love visiting great board game stores

Last week I was traveling for work and decided to take advantage of some of the evening time visiting a couple game stores along the way.

I stopped by the Fair Game store in Downers Grove, IL as well as the Fantasy Flight Games Center near Minneapolis, MN.

I had a great time visiting both stores and would highly recommend them to anyone either living in those areas or passing through.

April 3, 2016April 9, 2016 Trent 1 Comment

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Steampunk Rally building & racing fun!

Playing Steampunk Rally reminds me of building crazy contraptions with LEGOs as a kid and racing them around the room.

Sure they could have some wheels hooked on like you’d expect in a race car. But wheels weren’t required because I’d just imagine they were rocket-propelled and could fly instead.

And I could lose a part here or there and it wouldn’t really matter because I’d adjust and keep on flying.

If you’ve ever done such imaginary races, then you’ll have a good feel for what it’s like to play Steampunk Rally.

March 28, 2016April 3, 2016 Trent 2 Comments

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The Game Canopy = best game bag!

How do you carry your board games when you’re heading out somewhere else to play?

We’ve used a variety of options when going away for a family vacation, extended family gathering, or off to game night — such as plastic totes, cloth bags, and standard duffle bags.

Some of those options severely limit the amount of games we can take and don’t protect the games very well.

But recently we found out about The Game Canopy, by Level 3B, and now the issue is solved!

March 25, 2016May 13, 2019 Trent 2 Comments