On Star Wars Day a few days ago we highlighted a number of fun Star Wars themed board games. We also teased another Star Wars board game in our queue to review this week.
Well, that day has come.
We’re happy to introduce you to another great Star Wars family board game — Carcassonne: Star Wars!
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It looks like Avengers Infinity War smashed all global box office records with the biggest opening weekend of any movie with $641 million!
Wow!
While we didn’t see Avengers Infinity War opening weekend, we did the next best thing — we played the about-to-be-released board game, Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War!
That’s right, we were lucky enough to get our hot little hands on a copy of Thanos Rising from USAopoly before it’s release to stores and we’re going to tell you all about it!
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Regular visitors to our site may already know that one of my favorite board games is a WWII game called Memoir ’44. The game we’re reviewing today is also a WWII-themed board game – but it’s cooperative!
Instead of battling against each other, in V-Commandos players work together to take out enemy objectives in a WWII setting. Yet rather than relying on brute strength to take out enemies and objectives, this game hinges on stealth operations.
Let’s see if V-Commandos is a game that might strike your fancy.
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How about playing a board game where the board floats above the table?
Playing Gravity Warfare you’ll almost get exactly that!
While it’s not technically floating in the air, the way it’s suspended it might as well be. Because as players place their pieces on the board, it will tilt, sway, and swing based on gravity.
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Ticket to Ride is one of the most popular modern family board games in the world today.
It was first published in 2004 and has taken the world by storm. That’s also why the game has spawned countless expansions and new map collections.
And today we’re giving a closer look at the 5th volume in the Ticket to Ride Map Collection series – United Kingdom and Pennsylvania.
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When I first heard from Ares Games about Divinity Derby, I didn’t think much of it. After the game arrived, I took a quick look at the rules and because the game play isn’t very complicated, and it plays up to 6 players, I decided to give it a shot soon after.
That’s when I discovered how much fun it was!
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UNO is one of the most popular card games in the world.
Although it may be relatively new when compared to such games as Poker and Bridge, we don’t think you’ll find anyone referring to UNO as a “new card game”. That’s because to most of us, UNO has always been around. And aside from a standard deck of playing cards, it’s also the most-likely card game you’ll find in homes today.
So it’s safe to assume that if you’re reading this, you know how to play UNO. And with that assumption in mind, today’s game review will be simple to cover.
It’s time to take a closer look at UNIMO!
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Today we’re taking a look at the latest evolution of such games by diving into dexterity games!
In Beasts of Balance, players stack physical animals and items to create all sorts crazy creatures.
It’s a cooperative dexterity game where players make the best world they can by adding animals, evolving them, and nurturing them before the tower falls down.
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It’s fun to play games with your kids. But it’s also nice to get in some games without the kids as well.
That’s why today we’re going to focus on just you and your sweetheart!
Here are 5 fun 2-player games you can enjoy together.
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In Ethnos, by CMON, players channel the help of giants, merfolk, halflings, minotaurs, and other fantasy tribes to help them gain control of the land and gain Glory. After 3 Ages of play, whoever has the most Glory wins!
When we first saw Ethnos, it made us think about Small World – another fun area control game with a variety of fantasy creatures. But once we looked further, we realized both games are vastly different in how they play out.
It’s time to take a closer look at Ethnos, it’ll be worth your while.
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