Dice, card and board games reviews, rules and how-to's for the whole family
The Game isn’t Over ‘till the Kings go Wild 1 to 7 players ages 8 and up Five Crowns is a runny style card game that I knew we had to try. It comes in their purple box, their black anniversary box, mini round and […]
It’s kids vs grown-ups in this fun-filled trivia challenge. 2 plus players ages 6 and up. We like trivia games but don’t take them too seriously; ones we’ve tried included Anomia, Pictopia and Christmas Trivia. When a friend introduced us to Beat the Parents we […]
2 to 4 players ages 10 and up In Splendor, you are a merchant who is working toward making the best jewels out of raw gems. The first time that we played, we found it complicated. However, once we had played one time it became […]
You can pick your nose, but you can’t pick your family 4 to 12 players ages 14 and up Relative Insanity is an Apples to Apples style game. But it is NOT for kids. In fact, you need to be a very open family to […]
Tenzi looked like such a good dice game that we got two copies of it one year at Christmas time—and we kept both copies of it! We haven’t regretted that decision as time has passed. I’ll tell you why later. Not only is Tenzi a […]
Codemaker vs Codebreaker 2 players ages 8 and up The Mastermind game has been around since the 1970s and is still on the market today for good reason. It is a challenging game of logic and deduction. It is also the game that my 12 […]
Left Center Right dice game is for 8 players ages 3 and up. LCR is maybe the simplest dice game ever. It might be simple but it is addictive and great for players of all ages (although they should know their letters; the recommended age […]
A Royally Rousing Card Game 2 to 5 players ages 8 and up I had heard so much about the card game Sleeping Queens that I decided to get it for my girls for Christmas one year. It was created by a 6 year old […]
Bounce it in. Line ‘em up. Rule the table. 2 players ages 7 and up Our copy of Bounce-Off is the Fast Fun edition. This means that our game board is smaller than the original. The original Bounce-Off also has rules for 2 and 4 […]
A card game for people who are into kittens and explosions and laser beams and sometime goats. 2 to 5 players ages 7 and up It seems everywhere I look these days I see someone is talking about Exploding Kittens. It sounds like a wild, […]