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
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
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
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
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