Posts Tagged ‘games’

Let the games begin. Games can be great party fun. They teach players about rules, following instructions, and gamesmanship. I want to recommend one ideal for early and primary kids although the manufacturer says seven to adult. It’s Blue Orange’s Spot It! card game. Game time for two to eight players (no judge required) averages [...]

The top-selling Rubik Magic Cube puzzle game arrived on the scene in 1974. Consider it the best puzzle of its time, but, watch out Rubik’s, there is a new cube on the block. Its name is SCRUBLE Cube. The standard SCRUBLE cube measures approximately three inches on each side. It consists of 96 miniature cubes [...]

NorthStar Games award winning Say Anything has updated and added the Say Anything Family Edition Game. It’s better and it plays faster. If you want a party game that has fun then this one is for you. Life is too short to be taken too seriously. Instructions are simple and easy to read so within [...]

They say that good things come in small packages.  If they are referring to Marina Games Take-Out dice game, I must agree. This little game with its ten red dice, two white dice, and a little cup is fun for two or more players aged  8+.  It’s short, easy to learn, and moves quickly.  Best [...]

Tiny Token Empires is a turn-based strategy, match-three puzzle game.  Its five games, five nations, five heroes, twenty-five generals, fifty units, five puzzles, three levels of difficulty, and five game modes make for fifteen+ hours of play.  I love its characters, its colors, its cartography.  With a design eliminating the non-relevant and concentrating on esthetics [...]

I appreciate board games. The games I played first as a small child – Monopoly, Scrabble, and Clue – still remain my favorites. So when I was asked to review Clue World of Harry Potter Edition board game, I eagerly agreed wondering if the manufacturer would be able to improve the best.  Well, they  outdid themselves with its 2011 [...]

Tired of real estate, home improvement, and reality shows along with summer reruns, I ask hubby to play a game with me. “Monopoly?” “Too long.” “Scrabble?” “Can’t spell.” “Dominoes?” “Lost one of the tiles.” “Cards?” “Not with just two of us.” I don’t think that hubby really wants to play.  Then I remember Hasbro’s Ratuki (Ra-too-kee) [...]