Doomlings is a colorful 2-6 player card game about the cycle of life and the end of the world. Navigate catastrophes and strengthen your species while trying to be the best to survive against other players.
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Hues and Cues Review
Hues and Cues is a vibrant board game from The Op where you try and pinpoint what color is being described with one and two-word clues. Let’s take a closer look at this colorful game.
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I’m Pretty Savvy Game Review
I’m Pretty Savvy is a party game where you have one minute to answer as many cards as possible with prompts ranging from trivia questions to listing 3 to 4 things fitting the card. I played this with my family and we had quite a fun time, so here are all of my thoughts on the game.
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Master Dater Review
Master Dater, the messed-up dating game, is a new game from the folks behind Cyanide and Happiness. I went on some dates and here are my thoughts.
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Hunt A Killer’s Whodonut Review
Think you can solve a murder? Hunt A Killer has been giving us the chance to try for many years, and they gave me the chance to try their first-ever jigsaw puzzle mystery game Whodonut?
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Sorcerer’s Arena: Epic Alliances Expansions Review
Sorcerer’s Arena: Epic Alliances has a couple of expansions out now that further supplement the game, and I wanted to talk about them and whether they are worth getting.
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Board Games I Want To Add To My Collection
I’ve been enjoying watching board game videos recently, and it has caused me to have an influx of games I want to acquire and play. So I’ve decided to share what games have caught my eye recently and maybe you too will want to give them a play.
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Ghibli Roleplay, Magical Familiars, and Cozy Card Games: Kickstart Your Week 9
Kickstarter is always full of cool new projects to check out, and it has been a while since I have. But after a deep dive, here are some that caught my eye!
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Aquamarine Review
Aquamarine is a print-and-play game where you play as a diver trying to discover as much as you can with the time allotted and air available in your tank. With my printed map and a pair of dice, I got to go under the water and explore this new game from Postmark Games.
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Sorcerer’s Arena: Epic Alliances Review
Disney’s Sorcerer’s Arena began as a mobile game but has now made its way to our tables in Sorcerer’s Arena: Epic Alliances.
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Spotlight On: Drags 2 Riches
Drags 2 Riches is a two-to-five-player deckbuilding game that brings the artistry of drag right to your table. You will build your wardrobe to slay the competition with your perfectly coordinated looks and overall fierceness.
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Love Wordle? Try These Games Too
Wordle, the daily word game that became an overnight sensation, has gotten the world into word games. So I thought why not suggest some other fun games, both table and video, to play that get your word-guessing skills working.
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Suffrage Review
Suffrage is a card-based board game about the iconic and pivotal struggle for women’s suffrage in early 20th century Britain and Ireland. I got the chance to play it and here are my thoughts on it.
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Fantastic Factories Review
Fantastic Factories, published by Deep Water Games is a dice placement, engine building tabletop game where your objective is to best utilize your factory and workers to build the best buildings and monuments. Here is what I thought of the game.
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Field Trip: Game Devs of Color Expo 2021
The Game Devs of Color Expo is dedicated to amplifying the creative power held by people of color in games, which they do so by showcasing and uplifting diverse voices in the gaming industry in a multi-day event. The 6th Expo was this past weekend and I was granted the opportunity to attend and share my experience.
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Quick Takes: Game Devs of Color Expo 2021 Direct
Game Devs of Color Expo was this weekend and so many great creators got to share their work and insight. They had an Indie Showcase Direct that shared a bunch of games and here are my quick takes on them based on the showcase.
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Jungle Cruise Adventure Game Review
The classic Disney attraction is now a board game! You’ll be a skipper on the world famous Jungle Cruise striving to get cargo and passengers through the perils of the river to win points.
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A Little Wordy Review
A Little Wordy is a two-person tile game where you must use your tiles to create a secret word and then use different clue questions to guess your opponent’s secret word. But be careful, because you need to have the most points to win. This game is from the creators of Exploding Kittens, and I wanted to share my review with you.
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March Madness: Board Game Bracket
Day 2 of my March Madness is here and today’s bracket has my favorite board games going head to head!
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Board Games By Women Designers You Should Play
March is Women’s History Month so I decided to share some great board games designed by women!
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Aroma Review
Aroma – A Game of Essence is a board game that utilizes essential oils in its gameplay to create a new experience for gamers. With four different game modes at varying player counts, there are numerous ways to put your sense of smell to the test.
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Board Games for Nature Lovers
Taking in nature has been a bit scarce lately, but thanks to board games we can experience a small taste of the great outdoors in new and engaging ways.
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MonsDRAWsity Review
MonsDRAWsity is a drawing-based game where a witness will have to memorize as much about the monster they see in a short amount of time. The witness then has to describe what they saw without a reference to the sketch artists. The artist whose drawing is closest to the mysterious creature is the winner. I got to play this game over the holidays with my family and want to share my experience with you!
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DIG! Review
DIG! is a two-player quick play game about uncovering items at a dig site to get more valuable items than your opponent. But watch out as there are bombs hidden about as well that can low you, and all your items, to pieces.
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Board Games to Take to Your Thanksgiving Table
One tradition my family has is Thanksgaming, where we play board games throughout Thanksgiving day. And here are some board games that are perfect for the occasion.
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Villainous Review
Villainous is a board game all about the villains of Disney. You get to play one of these villains and are competing to finish your objective before the other villains, but heroes can block your way. I have had this game for a long time and finally played it so here is my review.
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Board Games for Cat Lovers
I am very, very much a cat person to the point where if I was an animal it would most definitely be a cat. And I have found that board games are also cat people as there are so many with cat themes out there. So here is a collection of them if you love both cats and board games.
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The Haunted Mansion: Call of the Spirits Review
Disney and Funko have released a new board game all about the Haunted Mansion! Since I love this attraction I knew I wanted to play this and share my thoughts.
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Board Games for Horror Fans
For all the horror fans, you can take the scares to your table with these horror games!
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Cindr Review
Cindr is a new board game all about the wonderful world of dating dragons. You’ll swipe to find your match and take them on a date to see if you are compatible. Can you take the heat or will you be left burned?
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Video Games To Play To Learn A New Skill
Video games are a fun way to spend your free time, but did you know that you can also learn something while gaming? Here are some great games that can teach you a new skill during your play time.
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2020 Tabletop Writers Diversity Initiative: Challenge One
The Tabletop Writer’s Guild is hosting a diversity initiative with different weekly prompts for all the board game writers out there. The first challenge is the talk about the game(s) that brought you into the hobby.
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Board Games for Sports Fans
Fall sports have arrived and it got me thinking about sports in board games. So I’ve found some great board games all about various sports for the athletics fans out there.
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Here To Slay Review
Here To Slay is a strategic fantasy card game from the makers of Unstable Unicorns. I was a backer of the Kickstarter and wanted to share my thoughts on their latest game.
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Board Games for Artists
There is a board game for everyone out there, so I am looking for them. This time I’m focusing on artists and some games I think they’d enjoy.
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Board Games By Black Designers You Should Play
With Black Lives Matter on everyone’s minds, I want to highlight and share various things from Black creators to amplify them and their work. While I found many lists for things like books and video games, I couldn’t find one for board games. So I have curated one myself.
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Board Games for Superhero Fans
Have you ever wanted to become a superhero? Now you can with the help of these board games that are perfect for superhero fans of all kinds and IPs.
Board Games for Disney Lovers
Are you a lover of all things Disney and enjoy playing board games? Well, I have some great game suggestions for you!
Boards Games You Can Play Solo
Many associate board games as a group activity where you need a few friends in order to play. But more and more games are coming out with solo variants or just solo in general! So here are some recommendations for solo board games you can play.
Board Games for Introverts
I recently shared suggestions for board games for extroverts and it is only fitting to make some for us introverts too.
Board Games for Foodies
With tomorrow being the premiere of the new season of Top Chef and me being a huge nerd for that show, I decided to share some board game suggestions for all of the foodies out there.
Board Games for Extroverts
If you’ve been around for a while, you will have seen my series of posts that are game recommendations for different personality identifiers, like zodiac sign and Myers-Briggs. One identifier that is certainly one of the most popular is extrovert and introvert. So let’s fix that shall we?
How to Teach Board Games Based on Learning Styles
Back in my undergrad days when I would mentor first-year students, we’d cover the different learning styles to better their understanding of how they can learn the best in college. One thing in the geek world that always involves learning is board games. So I am sharing ways to teach people board games based on their learning style.
Board Games to Play Based on Your Enneagram
Continuing my personality based recommendations, I am sharing board games to play based on your Enneagram type!
Aeon’s End: War Eternal Review
Gravehold remains the last bastion of The World That Was. As the otherworldly incursions from the creatures known only as The Nameless intensify, a cadre of strange survivors emerges from the void itself. Will they be Gravehold’s salvation or its undoing?
Board Games to Play Based on Your Zodiac Sign
A while ago I did a post recommending video games based on your zodiac sign. So I asked if anyone would be interested in a board game equivalent, and responses were positive. So here is that post!
Board Games for Book Lovers
I’ve been reading and playing board games a lot lately, and have found that there are a bunch of board games that book lovers will love. So I am recommending some!
Agatha Christie’s Death on the Cards Review
Think you can solve a mystery worthy of the queen of crime? You can test that in the new card game Agatha Christie’s Death on the Cards!
Christmas Lights Review
In Christmas Lights, a card game from 25th Century Games, you are trying to put together the perfect string of lights. The catch, however, is that you can’t see what bulbs you have. Plus there are different events that could help or hurt you on your quest for the best light display.
Love D&D? Try These Games Too
Dungeons and Dragons has gained so much popularity and is easily one of the most well-known things in gaming. So for those who love D&D, I’m sharing some other tabletop games you’ll enjoy. Continue reading