Today marks the 68th anniversary of D-Day – the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. On June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France.
For such an occasion, there are many different was people commemorate D-Day around the world. This year, we’re commemorating D-Day by playing Memoir ’44.
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Through our video reviews over the last few years, many people have become familiar with Trevor and Jaden. We started doing video reviews about 3 years ago and it’s fun to see how they’ve grown over that time.
Well, we’re as proud as can be to report that they were just awarded their Eagle Scout – the highest rank Boy Scouting!
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Our family had a great time the other night playing Befuzzled. And though we’ve had this card game for a while, we haven’t yet posted a review of it. Well, it’s time to change that because Befuzzled is a fun family game.
Even though I just mentioned Befuzzled as a card game, it feels more like a party game. Mostly because everyone’s acting out at the same time and there’s a lot of laughing.
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This weekend in the US is Memorial Day weekend. Many people get excited about Memorial Day weekend because it means a 3-day weekend with no work on Monday and signifies the start of the summer season.
Of course, it’s also a time where many families spend more time together and we applaud that!
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The 2011 Game of the Year nominees were posted this week. If you’re not familiar with the Spiel des Jahres awards, they’re the most talked-about worldwide gaming awards.
We love that the whole purpose behind the Spiel des Jahres is to “promote games as a cultural asset to encourage gaming amongst family and friends”. That’s what playing board games is all about.
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I don’t know about you, but when I heard they were making a Battleship movie based off of the famous board game I rolled my eyes big time. I was very skeptical.
On one hand I love the idea of taking fun family board games to the big screen. What a great way to promote a fun family pastime. Make a great movie and get people interested in playing fun games with their families again.
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We love making homemade pizza.
Decorating a pizza with your own toppings to satisfy your own whim is simply fun and tasty. And if we everyone creates their own personal-sized pizza then there isn’t any fighting over any of the toppings.
Happy Mothers Day!
Today’s the day set aside in the US to celebrate the wonderful role of mothers. And what a wonderful thing to do. It gives us a reason to pause and think of all the amazing things mothers do for us.
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Have you ever wondered what it would have been like building the amazing wonders of the world? What if you lived in those ancient civilizations? Do you imagine slaving away at their construction or commanding those that did?
What if you could play a game that took you back in time, put you in that setting, and let you build those wonders and civilizations in less than 45 minutes?
7 Wonders set out to do just that.
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Our Screen-Free has come to an end.
Let the rejoicing begin!
That’s right – there’s plenty of rejoicing in our house now that Screen-Free Week is over. And not just from the kids.
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