Generally speaking, about once a year a game comes along that becomes the game of the group. Two years ago it was Sync and Sand, and last year Subway Squeeze took that crown. If I had to go out on a limb and say what...
Category - Older kids
Matthew Bailey
Skyrise
“Skyrise” is a city-building bidding game that is a remake of the 2008 game “Metropolys” that has an incredible table presence. It gives the feeling of a weighty game but is actually fairly simple to play...
Cyber Pet Quest – Preview
today Jack(.8.) and I are going to be looking at “Cyber Pet Quest” a narrative-driven area cooperative movement campaign game made by “Dead Alive Games” and currently on Kickstarter. please be aware that the...
Tossit
Today, we’re going to look at Tossit, a physical dexterity game that has received a lot of promotion recently on social media.Played by everyone in the family Essentially, the game is very similar to how you...
Wok and Roll
Today we are going to be looking at “Wok and Roll” played with Jack(.8.) and Toby(5).“Wok and Roll” is an Asian restaurant-themed roll-and-write game centred around preparing meals...
Bullet (Orange)
“Bullet” is a tile-clearing cascade puzzle game where each player chooses a heroine that comes with a multitude of different abilities. You start the game with an empty grid, and at the beginning, around you...
Tokyo Poo Divers
Disclaimer: The review below contains a few adult themes but is intended to be informative and in no way offensive.So… I’ve been sitting on this review for almost three months, continuously debating whether...
Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest
Today we’re going to be looking at something a little bit more complex for game 6 in our “Reviews Leading Up to the February Half Term and Valentine’s Day” series is...
Guess in 10: Deadly Dinosaurs
Game 5 in our “Reviews Leading Up to the February Half Term and Valentine’s Day” series is ”Guess in 10: Deadly Dinosaurs.” Played with Jack(.8.) and Toby(5) “Guess in 10: Deadly...
Alice’s Garden
“Alice’s Garden” has a bit of an unusual pedigree, being designed by Ikhwan Kwon, a Korean designer whom I must admit I have not had much experience with, and published by Lifestyle Board Games, a...