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Gulo Gulo board game review

How hard can it be to pull a little egg out of a bowl?

In Gulo Gulo, it’s much harder than you think.

Especially when the bowl is packed with different-sized eggs, you’re only allowed to use one hand, and setting off the alarm can ruin your turn.

That’s the basic premise behind this children’s dexterity game originally released more than 20 years ago.

The game has been out of print for a number of years, but thanks to Pandasaurus Games, Gulo Gulo is back with a new edition!

Although the game is primarily designed for kids, it’s quite the challenge for adults as well (mainly because of our bigger fingers).

August 28, 2026August 28, 2026 Davin Perkins 0 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, 6-player, children, dexterity, kid, Pandasaurus Games

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Board Game Gift Guide 2024!

Our 14th year of Board Game Gift Guides is here!

For each of the past 13 years, we’ve recommended around 40 games to get your friends and family as gifts.

We know that’s a lot to look through, so we’ve dialed it back a bit this year to 25 great games!

Below, you’ll find a few games in each of the following categories to get your juices flowing about what game gifts you can give this year.

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024 Trent 0 Comments Best Board Games, board game, card game, children, cooperative, dice game, friends, game gift guide, gift guide, gifts, party, solo

Mickey and Friends: Food Fight Board Game

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Disney Mickey and Friends: Food Fight Game Review

As I sit here reminiscing about my lunch times in middle school and high school, it occurs to me that we didn’t see many food fights in our cafeteria. And I’m certain I was never a part of any of the ones that did occur. Of course, my memory isn’t what it used to be, but I’m pretty sure I’m innocent.

Mickey and Friends: Food Fight is a fun, fast paced game of dice chucking and food flinging for the whole family.

Are you ready for a good ole gut luggage grapple? If so, sit back and relax and enjoy Mickey and Friends: Food Fight.

March 25, 2022April 10, 2022 Dane Trimble 0 Comments children, dice game, luck, The OP

Minecraft Builders and Biomes board game

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Minecraft Builders and Biomes – More Than Punching Trees

Back in early 2019, my four boys started asking me if we could get the hit game–Minecraft. I said “No” for a long time. Until after much research and finding out that you can play solo and in private servers, I finally relented and Minecraft entered our home.

Flash forward a year and a half and Minecraft has become a huge hit in our house, not only by my kids, but also by me!

Many hours have been spent creating worlds, adventuring to find treasure, and fighting the steady stream of monsters placed in our way.

When Ravensburger released the board game Minecraft Builders and Biomes, in late 2019 we were all very interested in how it would compare to its digital counterpart. I watch some play-throughs and sure enough, it looked like something we would enjoy very much. Once I got connected with The Board Game Family, I asked Trent to hook me up, and boy did he come through.

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 Dane Trimble 0 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, children, expansion, family, luck, Ravensburger, strategy, toy

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Board Game Gift Guide 2020!

It’s that awesome time of year again when we look for great fun ideas for gifts for family and friends.

With this crazy year, we know many families have already been grabbing a lot more board games to pass the time together throughout the year.

But it’s always nice to get some ideas for fresh games to play too.

This marks our 10th annual Board Game Gift Guide and we love sharing great gift ideas!

November 14, 2020November 19, 2023 Trent 1 Comment children, cooperative, dice, family, game gift guide, kids, luck, party, strategy, theme, tile-laying, top 10

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Favorite Games of the Decade!

Wow – what a fantastic decade in board gaming!

Now that we’ve rolled into 2020, we want to pay homage to the stellar board games published over the past decade. It just so happens that we’ve also been reviewing family board games, card games, party games and more for just over 10 years!

In October 2019, we celebrated the 10 year mark for The Board Game Family!

Which means we’ve been front and center with the amazing new games that have hit family tables across the world this past decade.

So, here’s our list of great family games from 2010-2019.

January 11, 2020December 20, 2023 Trent 4 Comments best, card, children, cooperative, dice, family game, kids, luck, Star Wars, strategy, Top 10 lists

Charlie Harper's Spot The Birds board game

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Quick Look: Charley Harper’s Spot the Birds Board Game

If you are a fan of Charley Harper (like my family is!), you are in for a treat with this new game… if you’re not a fan, just wait… you will be!

Charley Harper was an American modern artist who used a style he called “minimal realism” to create prints, posters, and illustrations of the natural world, mostly birds, in a brightly charming style.

Pomegranate Communications and designer Cory Mimms have collaborated with the Charley Harper Art Studio to create an endearing, engaging board game for kids and families that features his signature style illustrating a variety of North American birds in five common habitats.