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Tag Archives: Family games
Fill in the Game The ______ Party Game! (Review by RJ Garrison)
Designer: Bradley Boothe Artist: Raymond Warren Publisher: Self-published Players: 3+ Playing Time: 30-60 minutes Ages: 13+ MSRP: $15.00 http://www.fillinthegame.com Fill in the Game, a self-published party game is a new release by Bradley Boothe. From the box: “Challenge other players … Continue reading
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Tagged Card Games, Family games, Fill in the Game, Party Games, Team building
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Essen in Photos: Friday/ Saturday
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Tagged board games, Card Games, Essen 2022, Family games, Spiel des Jahres
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Key To The Kingdom: A “I Never Played The Beloved Original and That’s Not A Problem” Review
By the time the original Key to the Kingdom came out in 1990, I had already spent 3 years as a DM (that’s Dungeon Master for those who’ve never played and/or watched Stranger Things), played pretty every stand-alone board game … Continue reading
Kohaku (Game Review by Brandon Kempf)
Designers: Danny Devine Artists: Danny Devine Publisher: 25th Century Games & Gold Seal Games Players: 1-4 Time: 30-45 Minutes Times Played: 3 Koi ponds are relaxing and can be quite beautiful. Unless of course you don’t like the smell of … Continue reading
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Tagged 25th Century Games, Danny Devine, Family games, Gold Seal Games, Kickstarter, Kohaku, Tile Placement
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Sugar Blast (Game Review by Brandon Kempf)
Designer: Leo Almeida, Matthew O’Malley & Ben Rossett Artists: Gabriel Burghi, Hannah Cardosa, Julia Ferrari, Giovanna BC Guimaraes & Max Duarte Publisher: CMON Games Players: 1-4 Time: 20 Times Played: 7 I don’t review many children’s games anymore, my kids … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Rossett, CMON, Family games, Leo Almeida, Matthew O'Malley, Sugar Blast
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Surviving the Purge: Indigo (Game Review by Brandon Kempf)
Designer: Reiner Knizia Artists: Eckhard Freytag, Walter Pepperle, Stefan Wingen & Betty Yao Publisher: Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH Players 2-4 Time: 30 Minutes Plays: 22 By 2013, my family and I were playing a lot more board games. It had become … Continue reading
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Tagged Abstract Games, Betty Yao, Eckhard Freytag, Family games, Indigo, Ravensburger, Reiner Knizia, Surviving the Purge, Tile Placement, Walter Pepperle
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