I remember getting my first Dungeons & Dragons set when I was around 7 or 8. As much as I would like to say that I dove in and embraced my inner geek at the time, I can’t. I hadn’t played before and trying to learn the ins a ...
One theme which is prevalent in today’s modern games is food. Whether it’s collecting wheat and corn in the latest euro or serving up fast food in card games like Fast Food Fear, it’s a topic that is approachable by all ag ...
Labor Day weekend was nice since we had both the girls under the same roof for the first time in a couple weeks. Unfortunately, it was also the last time until who knows when. While Kennedy still lives here, we feel like empty nesters since ...
When Scott and I first met, he earned spending money by selling baseball cards and sports memorabilia. Always the entrepreneurial type, he took a different approach to marketing his collection than what most of the vendors at the card shows ...
Like most of you, we own more than one copy of the classic game of Dominos. That doesn’t stop us from buying more at thrift when the game adds a new twist. Over the years we’ve found quite a few variations of the theme. Doublecr ...
This past July we first told you about 25th Century Games and several current games they offer. Christmas Lights had previously been included in our roundup about Christmas-themed games and had been in our top ten best sellers for 2019, eve ...
After hearing how much fun Madison was having since starting college, I wasn’t sure she was ever going to want to return home. Thankfully, she still made her sister a priority in her life and returned home to celebrate their first bir ...
On a recent trip to Stuff Etc. in Iowa City, we happened across a puzzle game that reminded us of the fidget toy craze from a few years back. Coggy by Fat Brain Toys was hanging on a wall of games, missing its original box. Priced at only $ ...
Getting old can be so frustrating. Half of the time I can’t remember the reason for walking into a specific room and the other half I experience feelings of déjà vu. Until recently (when we stopped regularly seeing people in person), ...
I remember entering a coloring contest when I was in elementary school; second grade if memory serves me correctly. My school was in a rural area where a good portion of the kids, including my best friend, Liz, were from farm families. As I ...
