It’s that time of year again! The weather is starting to chill and people are starting to unpack and display their holiday decorations. There’s no doubt about it that it’s time to start shopping for gifts… if you hav ...
It’s always been amazing to me the number of “better Checkers” or “better Chess” games that have tried to make headway in the marketplace. They scream desperation and the lack of creativity. If a designer wants ...
We recently shared exciting news about game designers Daniel Skjold Pedersen & Asgar Harding Granerud starting their own company, Sidekick Games, to publish one of their latest creations, Bloom Town. The fact that they have their o ...
Newsflash: Thanksgiving is only a couple of weeks away. Hey, I’m not any happier about that than you are because I’m having to admit that time keeps slipping through my fingertips. Seems like not long ago we were packing up the ...
I’ve always been a collector. I probably picked up the trait from my father who shared his love for collecting stamps and coins with me from a very young age. If he could have afforded it, he would have collected cars. Instead he woul ...
Last month I got on my soapbox while talking about all the trash in the ocean and orbiting around our planet. Astro Trash had a unique (and plausible) solution to the problem for all that space debris – fling it into the Sun! It’ ...
When it comes to raising our kids, we try to find ways to open doors to conversations. Board games continue to be a good avenue for that. While a game may be dungeon-themed or we are playing games about trees, we talk about the real world s ...
Last week while showing off our find of Dr. Eureka at thrift, I mentioned that we pass on a lot of games that one would consider more common. If you’re ever in the market for Trivial Pursuit, Scene It or AdverTeasing, head to your loc ...
You’ve probably figured out by now that we play a lot of games as a family. There are very few game types we haven’t tried and enjoy nearly all of them. If I was asked to state my most and least favorite genres, my answer would ...
About a year or so ago, my cousin shared aerial images of his new patio and backyard. The photos were amazing quality and incredibly close up that I couldn’t believe they were from an airplane. That’s because they weren’t. ...
