When my parents first started teaching my sister and I board games, we were given some of the basics, such as Backgammon, Mancala, Yahtzee, and so forth. Most were simple and easy to learn as a way to introduce us to a new family hobby. I c ...
As someone who left the traditional workspace to raise kids, the stay at home mandates haven’t been too different for my indoor life. The better part of my days are spend in front of the computer working on this website, doing househo ...
Back when Farmville was a huge hit on Facebook, I knew tons of people who played it. I may have only been in elementary school, but my mom would allow me to make my own account and run wild with it! I planted my crops, decorated my farm, an ...
My freshman year of high school I had the amazing opportunity to fly to Nintendo of America’s headquarters in Seattle, Washington. That experience was one of the best things I have ever done in my entire life. Being able to go up and p ...
As much as I enjoy playing board games and love recommending them, I have to admit that this is one of my favorite holiday gift guides. We play games on a regular basis but cycle through different types by different publishers. These h ...
One of the board game series that I’ve been most excited about is the video game series announced by IDW Games a couple years ago. Their first release was Centipede, a two-player head-to-head battle where one player got to play as the ...
Ever since I could remember, I’ve been playing video games. From the original Wii and DS to the Wii U and most recently, the Nintendo Switch, I’ve enjoyed playing a variety of games. The first game I remember playing was Super Mario Bros. o ...
Life for teens now is far different than it was when I was my daughters’ age. Online bullying, the challenges that come with getting a driver’s license (we never had to worry about texting while driving) and all the things kids ...
I starting playing the Pokémon series when I was about seven or eight years old. I had a neighborhood friend who introduced me to Pokémon and helped me learn the mechanics of the games. The first game I had played was the original Platinum ...
There are scores of different classifications of board games. Cooperative, strategy, tile-laying, bluffing, economic – the list goes on. Some categories can be broken down much easier than others. Is a game cooperative or competitive? ...
