The elegant Everdell saga continues into the misty and unexplored regions of the Spirecrest mountains, where friends and foes alike will be met, disasters encountered, and adventures surely had! New and exciting elements and mechanisms come to life with new meeples, a rabbit traveler (one for each critter type in the base game and all … Read more
In our gameschooling adventures, we have found a few excellent astronomy themed games to add to our yearly rotation/unit study on space. Planetarium gets pulled out much more often than just when we’re studying planets, but both the base game (read my review here) AND the Primordial expansion contribute so much interest, fun, and rabbit-hole … Read more
“They say” that change is the only constant, and that is never more true than in a game of Fluxx, where rules become more complex (and then less), there’s no way to win (and then there is), actions and creepers keep popping up (and then going away). Fluxx games are hilarious, quick (or not), easy … Read more
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