Posts Tagged ‘games’

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) [...]

The original Scrabble is one of my favorite games so when I was asked to review Scrabble Slam (see 8/3/2010), I agreed. Recently Hasbro sent me Scrabble Turbo Slam, its electronic counterpart (three AAA batteries not included). Scrabble Turbo Slam is a family game for 2-4 players aged 8+ that takes about 15 minutes to [...]

Back in grade school I remember how we folded paper and used our nimble fingers to play a fortunetelling game a half century ago.  Well, that game is back in style again.  Its manufacturer calls it Cahootie and it is aimed at tweens 7-12.  Players use the Cahootie to move the cootie catcher, spell words, [...]