A wonderful dexterity game that stands apart from its older brother.
Category - Dexterity
Matthew Bailey
Ambie ValdésBarbecubes
We kick off game 1 of our “Travel Games Log” with “Barbecubes”, a small tin-box game from Alley Cat, and the sequel to the highly recommended group favourite “Tinderblox”. You begin...
KO Corral
As we approached half-term, all the boys were absolutely shattered, so we decided to play something a little less involved. That’s how we ended up playing “KO Corral”. Now, I had fairly high hopes when I...
Stacking Dexterity Games you should play
A guide to six Stacking dexterity games that are definitely worth playing.
Hungry Hungry Hippos
On the 12th day of Christmas, my children played with me… Twelve Hungry Hippos, Eleven jigsaw pieces, Ten Farting Canines, Nine Naming Words, Eight Hamster Homes, Seven Toiling Train Lines, Six locking safe keys…...
Tower Stack
“Tower Stack” is a dexterity game that has been marketed quite heavily in recent months, so I decided to pick it up and share my thoughts. Generally speaking, the gameplay is very straightforward. You take...
Fishing Day
Today, we are going to be looking at Fishing Day, a short and quick dexterity game from Blue Orange that I played with Jack(9), Toby(6), and Katie(38) recently. Now, the premise of the game is simple. You turn over...
Nekojima
I’m always on the lookout for brand-new dexterity games that offer something unique and interesting. Recently, I’ve really enjoyed playing games such as “High-Rise Penguins”, “Beasts of...
High Rise Penguins
Over a year ago, during the 2023 summer marathon, I reviewed a game called “ゆらゆらペンギン (Yura Yura Penguin)”, a really fun Japanese card-shredding dexterity game that I regularly recommend but it was a real...
Beasts of Balance
Game 51 of the “Now & Then Summer Marathon 2024” is “Beasts of Balance” played with Henry(3), Toby(6) and Jack(9). “Beasts of Balance” is an app-based dexterity, puzzle, and...
Morris the Dodo
Game 47 of the “Now & Then Summer Marathon 2024” is “Morris the Dodo” played with Toby(6).Morris the Dodo is a sweet, logic-based dexterity game where you are trying to save as many eggs as...
Jurassic Feud – Preview
Game 39 of the “Now & Then Summer Marathon 2024” – “Jurassic Feud” played with Toby(6) and Jack (9).Back in January of last year, Toby and I played “Catapult Feud,” a really...
Pigs on Trampolines
Game 40 of the “Now & Then Summer Marathon 2024” and technically the 6th “Then” game is “Pigs on Trampolines” played with Henry(3) Toby(6) and Jack (9). My history with...