This week’s Thrift Treasure find is proof that there are few new game ideas in the market. Everything has always been done at least once. Most new games are just variations of a title issued years before. Up a Bit by Cheatwell Games&n ...
After sharing our Cave Paintings game overview, I got to thinking about how drawing games are usually set up in one of two ways. Either you’re on teams or it’s every man for himself. You don’t see solo mode drawing games, ...
I like to think I have a handful of talents. Singing is not one of them. Nor is learning a foreign language. I also can’t cook. They’re trivial and life goes on just fine with me doing the best I can. But there’s one that ...
One type of game our family has played for years is drawing games. I even remember playing Pictionary and Win, Lose or Draw when I was younger. Our collection of games includes standouts like Cartooner, Pictomania and Picassimo. We may or m ...
One type of game that never seems to go out of style are drawing games. Classics like Pictionary or Telestrations are on many of our game shelves. New ideas in this genre, like NObjects where you draw with your finger instead of a pencil, a ...
Whenever you read an overview of a game, whether here on SahmReviews or another site, it is extremely common to hear the author make comparisons to other games already on the market. “This game uses a similar mechanic as found in this ...
Something you may have noticed about the games we tend to play as a family is that we don’t play a lot of games that require artistic talent. There have been all kinds of drawing games over the years, but since my repertoire isn’ ...
From the time the girls were little, they’ve loved to draw. I think that’s pretty normal for children as they envision something and use crayons and markers to bring it to life. Somewhere along the line, many kids move on to oth ...
A few days ago I was watching the 10 o’clock hour of NBC’s Today Show, which had guest host Christian Slater along with regulars Kathie Lee and Hoda. They were discussing doodles and the results of a recent study that analyzed w ...
Over the past year, the girls have really flourished in so many ways. I’ve been impressed by how well they’ve done in various activities and have encouraged them along the way. But the other day something happened that surprised ...
