Every time I talk to the masterminds behind the game of Fluxx from Looney Labs, I revel in the fact that they can continue to create similar (yet different) games all based on the same basic game mechanic. Once you learn the concepts for pl ...
We’re big movie fans and have no shame in seeing a movie more than once at the theater if we really enjoy it. We also have been known to watch the same movies over and over again when we see them on Netflix or cable. We add to our lis ...
Last week I participated in a survey with a major technology company that was seeking details on a typical day in the life of our family. While Scott and I are retired, SahmReviews keeps us pretty busy. But we’re mostly at the mercy o ...
As much as I enjoy cooperative games, not everyone is good at playing as a team. They simply want to play then claim victory or loss on their own merits. Any chance you have someone like that in your family or group of friends? Yeah. Us to ...
It isn’t very often that I’ll invite you to join me in reminiscing about my high school or college years. Other than saying that’s when I met Scott, I don’t chat much about it. That means I most certainly never told ...
We play a multitude of games on a regular basis. Sometime we play as a family, other times hosting friends here in our home and of course, our weekly game meetup. Despite being able to constantly be in “game mode” offline, there ...
When you were a kid, were you allowed to shake your Christmas gifts? I know a lot of people consider it taboo but it was the norm for me and encouraged by my family. I would dive under the tree and shake away until I found what I was lookin ...
When I was a kid, we would jump rope, play jacks and spin tops (or quarters if we didn’t have a top around). There was something comforting about the simplicity of these activities while at the same time offering up a challenge. When ...
I think we’re starting to appreciate a new-to-us type of board game. Just a little over a month ago we told you about 5 Minute Chase, a two-player game where one person played as prison escapees while the other tried to chase them dow ...
When our schedules all align, we like to have dinner as a family. It’s an important part of how we make sure our lines of communication are open with our girls. The other way, of course, is to play games. But every once in a while, we ...
