YOU are the captain of an intergalactic crew of space hunters. Your prey? The legendary, elusive, and dangerous SPACE DRAGONS! Players begin by building their “crew”. Each player is dealt a hand of 9 cards, out of which one is selected and placed face down to keep as a crew member. Players pass their remaining … Read more
The quirky city is under construction again, but the architects and engineers have changed things up with this newest stand-alone game variation! Machi Koro 2 is a dice rolling, city-building game for 2-5 clever and quick-thinking players, ages 10+. To begin the game, sort the cards into the three types of cards. Place 5 unique … Read more
The dream of becoming a millionaire is finally within reach! Can you build your fortune and keep it??? That’s what Cover Your Assets is all about. Build AND protect your fortune before someone steals it! Grandpa Beck’s card games are some of our very favorites. They are games we are always pulling out to play … Read more
Greetings Sir/Madam Mayor of the most perfect, happiest-ever city! This is your character in Happy City, a city-building card game for 2-5 players, ages 10+, in about 30 minutes of strategic, productive competitive fun where the goal is to grow your city to ten building types of your choice. Players each begin their city with … Read more
Space exploration is one of our favorite board game themes, and one of our favorite science topics to study. We have found a handful of favorite space themed games, most recently, SPACE PARK for 2-4 players. The game is simple to learn, but the strategy is fun to experiment with and master! The … Read more
One of the reasons we use so many games for math instruction is that games often require deductive and inductive reasoning, or thinking forwards and backwards about a problem. Some games, like Wilson & SHEP, feature these deductive reasoning skills but at the level of younger children. Six years old, in this case! Games … Read more
Board game art has come a long long way from the games of my childhood, and Shifting Stones, a new game from Gamewright Games, incorporates lots of really fun art elements that I find so appealing! I see whispers of Scandinavian and other folk art in these beautifully designed tiles, which just adds another layer of … Read more
Get ready to sleuth your way through an evening’s entertainment at the Cloaked Cats Ball, a game of deduction and logic for 2-4 players ages 7+ where CATS are the honored guests of the ball. The cats are disguised, but each has a few features that will give you clues including pose, coat color, coat … Read more
Lots of kids want a pet and they all PROMISE they’ll be the one to look after it. Before taking the plunge, maybe try out this game where players MUST care for Honga, a very needy saber-toothed tiger. Maybe the experience of making sure he’s attended to will make kids think twice about wanting a … Read more
Citadels is a city building game with a twist – become the Master Builder and create a city with 7 separate and thriving districts while switching characters and abilities each round. You might be familiar with this game from its original release in 2000, but it now has a fresh look with new unique districts … Read more