Kingdomino was one of our first favorite Blue Orange games. And of course, we have loved all the other games that have come out with a similar theme including the Age of Giants Expansion and the fantastic QUEENDOMINO! If you’re fans of Kingdomino, you will love this expanded version with a few extra mechanisms and … Read more
Chess is probably the MOST PLAYED game in our collection. It’s classic for a reason. We have several sets, but none is as well-loved as this themed Toy Story chess set. Each specialized piece has a small picture of the corresponding traditional piece on its base. You might think it would be difficult to remember … Read more
This year, National Parks Week was April 17-25, an extra special week to spend learning and playing games all about our nation’s most amazing places. One of our favorite National Parks games is this one, GET WILD! It’s a fast-paced, simultaneously played animal-swapping game, a race to return North American wildlife to their native parks. … Read more
We LOVE dragon games. My boys are drawn to dragons and magic and fantasy games faster than any other kind. They love Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, so it’s no surprise…and Incubation definitely has a very cool Tolkien/Hagrid feel since the object of the game is to hatch and raise dragons! The graphics … Read more
Our family loves puzzles and we really love games to hat have a puzzle-like feel. Manipulating shapes and spaces to strategically fit things together is a favorite gaming element of ours, and Tiny Towns is one of the best games that does this! The original Tiny Towns is a fantastic puzzle challenge to use resources … Read more
Westward Expansion is one our very favorite time periods to study in American History. There are so many great stories of adventurous people doing brave things in beautiful new places including John Jacob Astor, the New York investor and entrepreneur. His fur trade business established Fort Astoria and quickly monopolized the fur trade in the … Read more
Games with a historical, geographical, or cultural connection are amazing for gameschooling because they get kids excited to learn more about different people and places. Reading the story behind the game always provides such interesting context and opportunities for deeper learning. Targi is a game about The Tuareg, a semi-nomadic group who live in the … Read more
Attention astronauts! Can you and your team complete 50 missions to discover whether or not the suspected ninth planet actually exists? Can you work as a team? Can you master challenges, communicate effectively, and achieve your mission??? The Crew is a trick taking game, played cooperative by 3-5 players ages 10+. The game has a … Read more
Cooperative games are great for kids, and this one is the most recent in the very popular FORBIDDEN GAMES series by Gamewright. There’s a lot going on, some really cool electrical components, weather challenges and lots of collaboration, teamwork, and fun! The premise of the game is this: Your team is landing on a top … Read more
Riding the subway/metro/tube is a real-life strategy game for beginners and country folks, but Metro X is a “Rail & Write” game with a subway theme that is way less stressful and just as fun! (I love traveling to big cities and riding the subway, but it takes some focus! We always have at least … Read more