Something I enjoy about shopping for games at thrift is the off chance we’ll find something we’ve never seen before. This happens quite often. There have been so many games published over the years there is no way one could be f ...
Whenever we happen upon an older game at thrift, we do spend some time researching its history. This is certainly the case for games which are no longer in print or by companies that are no longer in existence. Each time we learn a little b ...
A bit over a year ago we were fascinated to find not one, but two copies of a German language board game, Deutschlandreise. In our area we have a military base (Rock Island Arsenal) which has soldiers and officers transferring in and out on ...
As we near the end of our Mega Giveaways, we couldn’t help but circle back around to a couple shelf-friendly games for kids. If you missed out on winning this prize package when we gave it away earlier in our guide, here’s anoth ...
Have you noticed that WWE has been a very popular license this year? In our various gift guides, we’ve featured three different including WWE Legends Royal Rumble Card Game from Ravensburger. This game is an example of how Pop Culture ...
I’m starting to realize that it doesn’t take much for me to realize I’m old. It sometimes happens when realizing I don’t understand what my kids are saying or have to look up some acronym they texted me. Those things ...
Every time I turn around, I swear I see Ravensburger products. Friends sharing pictures of puzzles and others playing their games, it seems like the brand is everywhere. More often than not, it revolves around people my age so I o ...
Every summer, we sign up the girls for the Kids Bowl Free program which provides two games of bowling per day at no charge. It was a cool program and we regret that participation this past summer was stifled by concerns for their health. Ga ...
If there’s one thing that frustrates me when making purchases, it’s excessive packaging. We find ways to be earth-friendly and recycle as much as possible. But I roll my eyes when I buy something only do discover that almos ...
Yesterday Scott pointed out the variety of dragon-themed games we’ve been playing lately and even touched on some we had played a while back. Some (like Dragon Strike), are actually focused around a dragon. Others (like Dragon Market) ...
