Celebrating Mothers
I love seeing Mother’s Day on the calendar. I love that there’s a special day to celebrate mothers. But more
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Best Board Games 2015 – Nominees are set!
What are the best board games and card games from 2015?
We’ll soon find out because the annual Dice Tower Awards are upon us.
The annual awards recognize the best board games published every year and the 2015 nominees were just announced.
Over 4,000 new board games, card games, dice games, and party game are published each year. So finding the best board games and card games takes a bit of time.
Lucky for you, board game reviewers from around the world take part in The Dice Tower Awards.
Check out this year’s nominees!
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
Read moreFamily Game Night Rules Enforcement
When you last settled into a family game night, did it go a little something like this?… We sure hope
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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.
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