Have I mentioned a few times lately that the girls have been ridiculously busy. Between Kennedy’s new job at Starbucks and planning a graduation party with Madison, we really haven’t had a lot of time to sit down and play games. ...
It is my hope that by now we’ve impressed upon you the fact that not all games of a particular type are the same. There are a multitude of different games that may fall into the same category but that doesn’t mean you’ll h ...
Don’t you agree the 1960’s and 1970’s had a ton of unique and interesting games? Whether known classics like Hoopla or Battling Tops, or something a little scarcer like Knockout, publishers certainly put a lot of effort in ...
After a long night of playing games that challenge the mind, we usually like to end things with something a little silly. While we love thinky games like Alan’s Adventureland, Old West Empresario and Lost Ruins of Arnak, sometimes we ...
Right about 10 years ago today, I played my first Pokémon game, Pokémon Platinum. I was only 8 years old and the Nintendo DS was my first gaming system. Pokémon Platinum is the third game in the Diamond/Pearl/Platinum series, and takes plac ...
It doesn’t happen often, but when it does it is exciting. This is the third or fourth time we’ve found a vintage game at thrift which wasn’t in the BoardGameGeek database. Often it is a regional release like Py or educatio ...
Since the girls were babies, we have paid the fees to keep their passports active. It ensures we are ready to take a family cruise, visit beautiful places like Turks & Caicos or even be able to cross over into Canada while visiting ...
Thinking back to my youth, there are a number of games that stand out in my memory. We played a lot of cards including Spades, Hearts and Euchre. I remember my parents teaching me Pinochle and it was where I honed the card-counting skills t ...
The past couple of weeks of shopping at thrift hasn’t yielded much. Normally we look for more expensive games which we can grab at a huge discount. Or at the very least a game that has been out of print for a few decades. No such luck ...
This past weekend marked a milestone for us as we celebrated Madison’s graduation from high school. Maybe it was the fact that we were juggling life in a pandemic or perhaps a serious medical crisis, but the time seemed to really fly ...
