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A Dog’s Life family board game review

Have you ever wondered what life would be like as a dog?

Well, now there’s a good option for seeing life through the eyes of a dog in the new family board game, A Dog’s Life!

A Dog’s Life let’s players take on the role of a dog when they step away from their master for a bit of fun. They’ll roam the neighborhood, beg in restaurants, deliver newspapers, search through trash cans, drink from fountains, piddle on lamp posts, and bury bones all while staying clear of the dog catcher.

November 13, 2017November 28, 2017 Trent 0 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, 6-player, A Dog's Life, artwork, board, kids, luck, theme

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The kingdom continues in Queendomino

Queendomino is a colorful tile-laying game that can be enjoyed by young and old alike.

While Queendomino isn’t an expansion to Kingdomino, both games can be joined together to create even larger kingdoms or play with more players. But that’s just an extra bonus.

Queendomino is a stand-alone game that gets big thumbs up in its own right.

November 1, 2017November 17, 2017 Trent 0 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, artwork, Blue Orange Games, colorful, luck, puzzle, strategy, tile-laying

Board Games Dice Games Family Games Game Reviews

Customizing your dice rocks in Dice Forge!

In Dice Forge players customize their dice throughout the game to make them more powerful as they compete to gain the most Glory points.

But it’s not all about the Glory points.

Players gain Gold, Sun Shards, Moon Shards, and Heroic Feat cards to increase their powers and influence their outcomes.

There are many reasons why we’ve had a blast playing Dice Forge.

October 19, 2017November 17, 2017 Trent 0 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, Asmodee, colorful, customizable, dice, Dice Forge, luck, special powers, strategy

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Between Two Cities: Capitals expansion review

One of our favorite tile-laying games in the last few years has been Between Two Cities by Stonemaier Games.

So when Stonemaier Games published an expansion for Between Two Cities earlier this year, I immediately put it on my “must play” list.

Does Between Two Cities: Capitals live up to my high hopes? Let’s find out.

October 15, 2017October 29, 2017 Trent 0 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, 6-player, 7-player, Between Two Cities, board, city building, drafting, expansion, puzzle, solo, Stonemaier Games, strategy, tile-laying, variable set up

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Exit: The Game – The Secret Lab game review

Escape rooms have popped up all around the world in the last few years. They’re set up as entertainment venues

September 26, 2017November 17, 2017 Trent 3 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, 6-player, cooperative, deduction, escape room, puzzle, solo

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Create stained glass windows in Sagrada

Stained glass windows are a beauty to behold. There aren’t many near where we live. But when we’ve visited historic

September 13, 2017November 17, 2017 Trent 2 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, colorful, dice, drafting, luck, solo play, strategy, variable set up

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Star Wars Rebellion – May the 4th be with you!

Every once in a while a game comes along that totally captures my attention.

Star Wars Rebellion is such a game!

It was released last year by Fantasy Flight Games and once again, the completely knocked it out of the park!

May 3, 2017February 1, 2019 Trent 1 Comment 2-player, Asmodee, Fantasy Flight Games, Star Wars, strategy, theme

Mansions of Madness second edition board game

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Immersed in Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition

The line between physical board games and digital board games has been shattered by Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition!

It’s no longer “either/or” – now it’s completely both. That’s because the digital Mansions of Madness app is the only way to play the physical game.

In Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition, players interact with both the physical game components as well as the digital app. Players use boards, cards, tokens, miniatures, and dice while the app unfolds the story before them.

It’s an immersive experience that pulls us in and keeps us wanting more.

April 27, 2017February 1, 2019 Trent 2 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, Asmodee, cooperative game, fantasy, Fantasy Flight Games, solo, strategy, theme

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Mysterium is an awesome cooperative mystery

Many people have compared Mysterium to a mash up of Clue and Dixit: Clue because of the mystery of trying to discover a person, place, and thing and Dixit because of the bizarre and evocative imagery on the cards.

But even that comparison can’t quite capture the essence of the game.

Because one of the differing aspects of Mysterium is that it’s a cooperative deduction game – everyone either wins or loses together.

Everyone we’ve played Mysterium with has loved it. And we’re more than happy to tell you why.

March 19, 2017February 1, 2019 Trent 1 Comment 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, 6-player, 7-player, artwork, Asmodee, cooperative game, Libellud, theme, visual

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America Trivia Party Game Review

How long is the Golden Gate Bridge?
What’s the annual attendance at Disneyland?
People in which state listen to Christmas music the most?
When did Butch Cassidy form the Wild Bunch?
How many movies did Ronald Reagan appear in?

You may not know the answers to these questions. But that’s perfectly okay in the new trivia party game America by Bezier Games.

Because in America close counts!