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!
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“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.
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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.
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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.
Read moreWhen you last settled into a family game night, did it go a little something like this?… We sure hope
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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.
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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.
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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!
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After a couple great days at SaltCon, I was looking forward to one final day of fun.
So with just a few hours of sleep, I was happily diving back into action before the main gaming hall opened.
Knowing it was the final day of SaltCon, I had to make the most of the day playing games at the top of my want-to-play list. And there were still many people I was hoping to meeting up with before the end of the con. It would be a busy and fun day!
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After a full Day 1 at SaltCon 2016 into the wee hours, I headed to my hotel room for a few hours of sleep before diving back into many more tabletop games on Day 2.
Of course, in addition to playing games, I took more time on Friday to visit with the exhibitors in the game hall and talk to publishers and game designers. I also perused the Game Swap area every now and then for a hidden game gem.
After the main game hall opened that morning, I once again found a couple friends and we headed for the Hot Games area.
Now on to mini game reviews of the 11 games I played on Day 2!
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