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
A tiki is a carved statue in the form of an exaggerated human face that is significant in ancient Polynesian cultures for its supernatural power over evil. Tikis were believed to give people protection, strength, power, and productive crops. The tikis in this game aren’t authentic replicas, they are stylized to show the beautiful variety … Read more
Ocean/water themes games are always so eye-catching, don’t you think?? The vibrant blue of the water board is just stunning and so appealing, making this game one we pull out regularly to visit a tropical and exotic location in our imaginations! Dragon Market has a great theme – it’s the royal wedding day and … Read more
The King and Queen invite YOU to celebrate The Bellfaire! The busy lives of the Everdellian Critters carry on, and this expansion tells another spellbinding story of a year-long celebration to commemorate the Everdell Founding’s 100th birthday! This lovely expansion adds to the growing family of Everdell games. Read my reviews about the original Everdell … Read more
Have you ever wanted to create your own planet? Manipulate matter?? Gather and move elements with gravity??? Planetarium is a interstellar battle between players to best guide the formation of a new planetary system. Players earn points throughout the game for creating/evolving planets, but must be focused on the end game, the final state of … Read more
If you haven’t experienced the magic of Everdell, you are missing out! The base Everdell game is an amazing storytelling masterpiece that creates a mythical world of industrious and friendly forest folk. The artwork and design is incredible, gameplay is perfectly complex, and each experience is unique and challenging. Everdell has all the elements of … Read more
Has some part of you always wanted to be a smuggling pirate?? I have! The danger, the romance, the adventure…it seems intriguing! But dangerous…and dirty…and probably not really much fun at all. An imaginary plundering expedition is much better. Ship Shape is just that, a game where players get to be plundering pirates who are … Read more
Logic games are really popular in our family. We have several single-player logic games, which we all love. We use them for math work and my kids enjoy playing them independently. We do love single player logic games, but THIS logic game is extra special and awesome because it is a multi-player logic game, the … Read more
You’ve read about the world’s great explorers: Christopher Columbus, Marco Polo, Henry Hudson, Amerigo Vespucci…they traveled to new and distant lands, they traded for supplies, they had adventures, and now you can too! Almanac: The Dragon Road is an adventure filled caravanning, traveling, trading, exploring board game with unique and beautifully designed elements. Players travel … Read more
CALLING ALL MONSTER SLAYERS, ORC WARRIORS, AND GOBLIN GETTERS!!! These ruffian creatures are hiding in the shadows of the forest surrounding the castle and it is YOUR JOB to gather your army and put up a defense. You will defeat the monsters together or be defeated together in a cooperative Panic to save the castle! … Read more