Do your kids love to tell stories – the crazier the better?
We know our kids do.
And we think it goes back to those first bedtime stories that we’d read to them. Bedtime routines are perfect for spending one-on-one time with kids. They cherish the dedicated time they have trading off with mom or dad to read to them or tell them stories every night.
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If someone were to wish you a Crappy Birthday, I don’t think you’d be too pleased with them. But if they were to give you Crappy Birthday (the party game) as a gift, then you’d probably have them pull up a chair and play the game with you.
One look at this new party game from North Star Games and you’ll know right away that saying Crappy Birthday is all in jest.
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“YEOW!!” Timothy screeched as the reckless researcher injected him with yet another dose of who-knows-what. This was ridiculous. He had been in this white-washed lab for only two days, and Timothy already felt like Swiss Cheese because of all of the holes that had been made in him for “research.” Unbelievable.
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It’s that time of year again – time for the biggest convention for board games in the world: Internationalen Spieltage SPIEL!
So for anyone looking for a new game, you’ll have about 400 more to choose from by the end of this week. Is that enough for you to choose from?
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When you play a board game or card game, do you find comfort in the solid rules of the game? Or do you like coloring outside the lines and making up your own rules?
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Sometimes you just want to sit down and play a nice light, fun family card game. Well, next time you’re in that mood, you ought to grab the recently released card game by Gamewright – FlipOut.
At the core, FlipOut is a set collection card game. You’re simply trying to collect sets of 4, 5, or 6 similarly colored cards at a time. Sound easy right?
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It’s National Chess Day!
Of course, like many others, we weren’t aware that there even was a National Chess Day until just this week. But now that we do know, we’re spreading the word.
So pull out your chess boards and get playing.
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Have you ever wanted to live on a farm and have a bunch of animals to care for?
My grandparents had a big farm and had all sorts of animals on the farm – from cows and horses, to sheep and chickens. Visiting them was always full of adventure. And I recall one year when one of their sheep gave birth to two baby lambs on my birthday – it was pretty cool.
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Haven’t seen a board game video review for a while?
Don’t worry, we have a bunch on the horizon. But for some reason we’ve been running into software problems recently. It’s curious since it’s the same editing software we’ve used for our more than 80 board game and card game reviews that are posted on the site.
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Are you ready to gather your family around the table for games Wednesday – September 28 for National Family Game Night?
Of course, you may not even know about National Family Game Night. It’s only the third year after all. And it’s promoted by a large American game company – Hasbro. But even still, it has our overwhelming support.
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