This week’s Thrift Treasure has a feature that we’ve only seen in a couple games. That is the ability to purchase additional copies and play the game with more people. Roll for It by Calliope Games comes to mind. So does Castell ...
Hopefully by now you’ve figured out that we not only love board games but think they provide wonderful windows of opportunity for family bonding. Many of the games we feature may sound overwhelming, but the reality is, games aren̵ ...
When you’re a kid, you have dreams of working the perfect job. You picture fun and friendships, laughing while you work. As you grow older, you begin to realize it’s not reality. Most jobs aren’t happy fun places. They are ...
In the past I’ve made light of board games that come in a box resembling one from Domino’s Pizza. I even went as far as to ask whether a good game could really be expected when corners were cut. Planetary Strike was self-publish ...
It’s weird how sometimes you don’t know you want or need a product until you actually see one. That was the case with one of last year’s biggest Kickstarter campaigns for the Fidget Cube. They were able to raise over six m ...
By now, I think I’ve made it abundantly clear that I love dice games. The randomness of the dice levels the playing field or at least gives me an excuse if I don’t do well. I’m also pretty sure that I’ve not been shy ...
If there’s one game I know every reader has tried at some point in their life, it is Connect 4. And I’m sure like everyone else, you enjoyed it most when you were younger. Then you had kids and re-discovered it with them! This w ...
How much is nostalgia worth? I know I’ve purchased games just for the sake of reliving something from my youth. This Pac-Man Game from the early 80’s is a good example. So was my purchase of Crossfire. Even newer games like Ghos ...
At 47 years old, you would think that I would have outgrown the problem of blushing whenever someone mentions anything unmentionable. Yes, I turn beet red at the slightest inference to (shhhh) S-E-X. But I’m also talking about the oth ...
We were at a restaurant the other night and lo and behold, the waitress seemed to forget about us. I understand when things are busy it is difficult to juggle all the customers, but how hard is it to ask if we need refill on water? It’ ...
