Mother Nature has been anything but friendly recently. Over the past couple of years, the school district has added a mid-spring “snow day makeup” so we’re not constantly adjusting the last day of school. Somehow (knock on wood), we haven’t needed to tap into that coveted spot on the calendar and what could have been a schoo ...
There have been an uncountable number of games that are similar to UNO. That should be no surprise as success breed imitators. Many times it is the exact same game with different art or a unique theme. Other times it introduces a new feature which makes it unique enough to warrant publishing. Such is the case with this week’s Thrift Treasure ...
I’m going to start off by saying I’m struggling to find a really good description for a card game we played recently. LUPO: The Space Adventure by LUPO World falls somewhere in between the categories of card games and role-playing games. And it really is hard to classify it as a game since there are no real goals to achieve or points to ...
I was listening to an interesting conversation on the radio the other day. It was about surnames but went a step beyond the typical “Should a woman take her husband’s last name?” conversation. This time, it was addressing whether a woman has the ultimate say over the name that will be given to the child or whether the husband (and ...
Soon we’ll be hearing the familiar broadcast from ice cream trucks traversing the neighborhoods and kids will be begging for a couple dollars to claim a frozen treat. As tempting and easy as that may be, there are plenty of other places around the Quad Cities to grab dessert! From artisan and handmade chocolates to French pastries and award-w ...
There are more than a fair share of games that require you to come up with a word and have everyone else guess it. This is a theme that has been around for longer than I have and it is still popular today. We’ve featured a number of them over the years, from Last Word to Truth Bombs. All have their own twist on the word-guessing genre so it&# ...
When we’re shopping for games at thrift, we usually pass over copies whose boxes are well-worn. Torn corners and frayed edges usually means the contents will be in the same condition or pieces will be missing. We’re fine with that as it means the game was played a lot. We have just decided that they don’t make for good photographs ...
One of the things I enjoy most about modern board games is their artwork. Today’s publishers put almost as much effort into creating an attractive product as they do the game’s mechanics. I guess it is becoming more necessary to do so thanks to so much competition in the marketplace. It is us, the consumer, that ultimately benefits. Gam ...
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