Tag Archives: Card Games

Silver Dagger (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on September 1, 2020 by

Designer: Ted Alspach Publisher: Bezier Games Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 14 and Up Time: 45 Minutes Times Played: > 10 (On Review Copy from the Publisher) Silver Dagger is the fourth game in the hit Silver line of fast-playing … Continue reading →

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Spicy (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on May 13, 2020 by

Designer: Győri Zoltán Gábor Publisher: HeidelBÄR Games Players: 2 – 6 Ages: 10 and up Time: 15-20 Minutes Times Played: > 10 Spicy is a bluffing card game for 2-6 players that feels a little bit like Liar’s Dice with … Continue reading →

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10 Great Card Games (Article by Chris Wray)

Posted on April 27, 2020 by

When we tell people we’re into “board games,” what we often mean is “board and card games.”  If you just say card games, people often think of the standard deck of 52, but if you just say board games, people … Continue reading →

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Cabo Deluxe Edition (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on February 20, 2020 by

Designers: Mandy Henning, Melissa Limes Publisher: Bezier Games Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 45 Minutes Times Played: > 5 (On a review copy.) Cabo is a fast-playing card game designed by Mandy Henning and Melissa Limes.  … Continue reading →

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Silver Bullet (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on October 21, 2019 by

Designer: Ted Alspach Publisher: Bezier Games Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 14 and Up Time: 45 Minutes Times Played: > 10 Silver is a fast-playing card game designed by Ted Alspach.  Based on the system from Cabo, Silver is a … Continue reading →

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Hats (Game Review by Brandon Kempf)

Posted on August 26, 2019 by

Designers: Gabriele Bubola Artist: Paolo Voto Publisher: Thundergryph Games Players: 2-4 players Time: 20-30 Minutes Times Played: 6 “Offff with your hat!” I love simple card games that play quickly, but yet make you think. Games that aren’t bogged down … Continue reading →

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Cabo (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on April 27, 2019 by

Designers: Mandy Henning, Melissa Limes Publisher: Bezier Games Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 45 Minutes Times Played: > 5 Cabo is a fast-playing card game designed by Mandy Henning and Melissa Limes.  A second version of … Continue reading →

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Fast Forward: Fortune (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on April 13, 2019 by

Designer: Friedemann Friese Publisher: 2F-Spiele, Stronghold Games Players: 3 – 5 Ages: 10 and Up Time: 15 Minutes Times Played: > 20 (On Review Copy from Publisher) Fortune is the fourth game in the Fast Forward series by Friedemann Friese. … Continue reading →

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L.A.M.A. (Game Review by Brandon Kempf)

Posted on March 24, 2019 by

Designer: Reiner Knizia Artists: Rey Sommerkamp & Barbara Spelger Publisher: AMIGO Players: 2-6 Time: 20 Minutes Times Played: 4 So anyway, are you in or out, Rob? – Charlie “High Fidelity” Small box card games are a dime a dozen. … Continue reading →

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Lost Cities: Rivals (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Posted on September 9, 2018 by

Designer: Reiner Knizia Publisher: Kosmos Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 10 and Up Time: 40 Minutes Times Played: > 5 Lost Cities: Rivals is the latest game in the award-winning Lost Cities/Keltis line of games.  Released earlier this month at … Continue reading →

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