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Mix enemies and allies in Marvel Smash Up
Smash Up, much like Munchkin, is a board game that many people have played or at least heard of in their time in the board game space. There have been several different versions of Smash Up, but my first time playing this game has actually…
Munchkin Spongebob Squarepants brings us back to Bikini Bottom
Munchkin is a game that everyone has at least heard of, if not played. There are tons of variations of the game, including lots of brand collaborations, that bring their own twist to the game. We got our hands on Munchkin Spongebob…
Word on the Street rewards good spelling
Word on the Street is an educational tabletop game for two to eight players, split into two teams where players need to capture letters to win. Dann’s phone is full of spelling games. He can spell so many different words and basically is a…
Move Food Around in Takeout: The Card Game
We love food and we love games about food, so we were pretty excited to try Takeout: The Card Game! This game is designed for two to four players and takes about 30 minutes to an hour to play through, while you shuffle food to and from your…
Foul Play: Once Upon a Crime is a pocket sized murder mystery
Murder mystery games have always been popular with people and we have played many iterations of the formula before, but Foul Play: Once Upon a Crime brings the concept of murder mystery into a single deck of cards that you can take anywhere…
Night at the Movies Puzzle is more than an average jigsaw
Big Potato Games is most known for their adorable board games, which are often easy to pick up and play with a group of friends. Our board game group has been a big fan of Big Potato Games for quite some time, especially as they changed…
Nice Buns delivers on mechanics and cuteness
You may already know that I love food-based games. I just think they are so fun, like a good cross between my hobbies. I have a particular love for Asian and Japanese food. It’s easy to say that I have had a lot of buns in my life. We’ve…
Hero Master feels like a cool idea, with bad execution.
Have you ever played a board game, and felt like everything you've been doing is wrong? Like there is no possible way you are playing this game correctly? Then, you re-read the rules, your friends read the rules, and you all come to the…
7 Wonders Architects: Easily one of the top seven gateway games
Board games are so vast, so luscious and so packed with interlocking mechanisms these days that I’m beginning to wonder whether making a game that is both simple and brilliant might not be the true sign of a masterful designer. Up step…
Find Funny Animal Creations in Mixups
When it comes to games that can be played with both young and old, often you can find there isn’t much that actually works for all age groups. Our family includes some quite young players; aside from the two adults there's a 5 year old, a…