Every time I talk to the masterminds behind the game of Fluxx from Looney Labs, I revel in the fact that they can continue to create similar (yet different) games all based on the same basic game mechanic. Once you learn the concepts for pl ...
Refill that cup of caffeine we talked about yesterday because here’s the second part of our list of games debuting for sale at Gen Con. I don’t know about you, but it feels like Christmas as a kid where you take the various stor ...
At this point in time, there are few games out there that are too intimidating to consider trying. Yes, I get more anxious when I play games with people I don’t know but that’s because I tend to over analyze the various options ...
When games are designed for entertainment, inclusiveness and education, they can go a long way into making the world a better place. We featured our Mega Giveaway Day 138 prize in our guide to family games because it’s one that fill m ...
In the early days of attending our local game meetup, we regularly sought out games that accommodated multiple players to ensure the girls could play a game with either Scott or myself as well as more than a couple other people. A couple pe ...
It’s important to us that we continue to promote the importance of playing games as a family. The time sitting around a table with any type of game removes technology from the equation, promotes bonding and is entertaining. During the ...
It isn’t very often that I have difficulty classifying a game. Usually they fit nicely into certain categories. Card games, board games, abstracts, dexterity… There are dozens of well-defined descriptions we use to describe the ...
There are some games that can stand on their own as being a fun game, but adding a license to it can drive interest from a whole group who might not have otherwise tried it. Uglydoll Loonacy from Looney Labs is our Day 89 prize and we think ...
When my girls started bringing home the order forms from Scholastic, my childhood flashed before me. When I was a kid, we had the opportunity to purchase through the schools and one of my favorite things to buy were Mad Libs. Unfortunately, ...
What is it that makes people so afraid of math? I hear people all the time complain that it is/was their least favorite subject in school and I simply don’t get it. Understanding it is key to figuring out so many things in life, parti ...
