Scott Brady

A former manufacturing executive, Scott now balances his family life with ownership and backend administration of websites such as SahmReviews.com, GiftCardCollector.com and a number of other online properties. He also is an award-winning board game designer with notable titles such as Hues and Cues and boop.

Because we're in Iowa, we know our pigs! Dirty Pigs by North Star Games seemed to be a perfect fit for our region. Read more to find out if it was! - SahmReviews.com

Dirty Pig Card Game Overview

Scott Brady October 9, 2019

Disclosure If you didn't know it already, the team here at SahmReviews is based in Iowa. What do you think...

This cylindrical find houses four different games! Circulo by University Games was one of the three things we picked up at an out of town Goodwill! - SahmReviews.com

Thrift Treasure: Circulo Strategy Game

Scott Brady October 6, 2019

A new school year means the girls will be trying to make All-State for the various instruments they play. Leading...

Joust is the third in the series of video games converted to board games by IDW. This one is the most true to the original so far! - SahmReviews.com

Joust Board Game Overview

Scott Brady October 4, 2019

Disclosure One of the board game series that I've been most excited about is the video game series announced by...

Finding a good filler game can be tough. We found one by Green Couch Games that not only fit our criteria, it was conveniently named "Filler"! - SahmReviews.com

Filler Card Game Overview

Scott Brady October 2, 2019

Disclosure The hobby of modern board games has a lot of unique words and terms that probably don't make sense...

Ducks in a Row is a themed version of the ancient game of Nine Men's Morris. We also saw a copy at our local yogurt shop! Check out this week's thrift find! - SahmReviews.com

Thrift Treasure: Ducks in a Row

Scott Brady September 29, 2019

The other day we were at a local yogurt shop that had recently set out some classic board games on...

Gold West is still our go-to game for introducing new players to hobby games. Tasty Minstrel Games has followed up with Rolled West set with the same theme! - SahmReviews.com

Rolled West Roll-n-Write Game Overview

Scott Brady September 27, 2019

Disclosure One of the hottest trends in board games right now is a genre being called "roll and write". This...

If you don't want to play with monsters, you can run a business instead! That's the feature of the GoVenture card game - you can choose which theme you use! - SahmReviews.com

GoVenture Card Games Overview

Scott Brady September 26, 2019

Disclosure There have been many times we've played a game and thought to ourselves how the game would appeal to...

When was the internet invented? If you know, you'll probably do well at Breaking Games' new Order of Invention game! But can you put them in order? - SahmReviews.com

Order of Invention Game Overview

Scott Brady September 23, 2019

Disclosure I have to imagine that conversations with teens in other households are very similar to ours. Around here we've...

Pick a Paint is a memory game where everyone works together (or competitively) to fill up the board with unique colors. It's this week's Thrift Treasure! - SahmReviews.com

Thrift Treasure: Pick a Paint Game

Scott Brady September 22, 2019

It's been over a year since we've found a game by Playroom Entertainment at thrift that we didn't already have...

Board games weren't the only things on display at Gen Con. Goliath brought out their new DC Glowbots - which made us reminisce about our old Lite Brite! - SahmReviews.com

Are DC Glowbots the New Lite Brite?

Scott Brady September 17, 2019

Disclosure I have a funny anecdote to share about this summer's trip to Gen Con in Indianapolis. Amongst all the...

Chicago and New York weren't the only cities famous for their gangs. Gangs of Britannia by Gangly Games introduced us to five notorious ones in Britain! - SahmReviews.com

Gangs of Britannia Game Overview

Scott Brady September 16, 2019

Disclosure Living close-ish to Chicago, one board game theme we adore are those set in the Windy City in the...

Nicole got real excited to find another dice game at thrift. Combo King by Gamewright turned out to be one of her favorite finds of the year! - SahmReviews.com

Thrift Treasure: Combo King Game

Scott Brady September 15, 2019

Lately it seems like we pass on more games at thrift because they are incomplete. Missing parts can be hard...