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Tag: family games

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‘Cobra Paw’: Develop Your Ninja Skills in This Tile Grabbing Game

February 6, 2019February 5, 2019Sophie Brown

Cobra Paw is a fast-paced game in which players compete to be the first to spot the tile with the correct symbols on it.

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‘Show and Tile:’ The Game of Abstract Tangram Artistry

January 31, 2019January 30, 2019Sophie Brown

Show and Tile is a party game for three to six players aged eight and up which asks you to create pictures from colored tangram tiles.

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‘Crayola Scoot’ – Flip, Trick, and Grind Your Way to Colorful Fun

November 3, 2018November 2, 2018Sophie Brown1

‘Crayola Scoot’ is a family-friendly scooter game in which you perform flips, grinds, and tricks in order to paint your world with color.

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Family-Friendly Robot Building Fun With ‘ROBiTS’

January 30, 2018January 29, 2018Sophie Brown1

‘ROBiTS’ is a fast, family card game designed by GeekDad John “Hex” Carter and Mat Nicholson. Players compete to take the robot pieces they need from the production line, earning bonuses for matching colors.

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Fishy Tactics: Family Friendly Fishy Fun

January 22, 2018January 22, 2018Sophie Brown

Fishy Tactics is a pocket-sized game for two to four players aged four and up. Players collect fish from their boat, watching out for the Croc, and for other players trying to steal their catch.

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3 Ice-Themed Tabletop Games for Chilly Days

January 17, 2018January 21, 2018Sophie Brown1

Some of us in the northern hemisphere may have already had too much snow and ice for one year, but for those who haven’t, here are three very different ice-themed tabletop games for you to play while you avoid the real thing outside.

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4 Modern Stacking Games That Rise Above the Rest

July 13, 2017December 12, 2017Sophie Brown

I want to introduce you to four hugely different stacking games that all have one element in common – you win by placing items on top of one another.

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‘Timeline’ Gets All Your Dates in a Row

January 27, 2017June 24, 2019Sophie Brown1

‘Timeline’ is a cute card game that’s all about getting your dates in a row.

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10 Fantastic Family Games for Your Game Closet

October 22, 2016December 9, 2017Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley2

Our family loves board games and, as a homeschool mom, I rely heavily on board games as a resource for learning. Our homeschool routine is built upon carefully selected read-alouds and educational family games. I’ve seen so much learning happen in this way.

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‘Unbored Treasure Hunt’ Sparks Imagination and Creativity

October 21, 2016December 15, 2017Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley

We are a game loving family and we cannot resist a new find. Today I’m going to tell you about a new favorite game in our closet: ‘Unbored Treasure Hunt.’

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ThinkFun’s ‘Memory Yoga’: A Fun Twist on an Old Classic

September 28, 2016December 8, 2017Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley1

What happens when your traditional memory game meets yoga poses? ‘Memory Yoga’ from ThinkFun! Work on balance, coordination, mindfulness, and memory in this fun twist on an old classic!

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Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Cake Duel’

September 27, 2016December 8, 2017Sophie Brown

In Cake Duel, use your army of Sheepies and your cunning skills of deception to relieve your opponent of all their cakes.

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Kickstarter Alert: ‘The Animal Games’

August 11, 2016December 9, 2017Sophie Brown

The Animal Games is an imaginative card game that asks players to explain how various animals would compete, and win, in dozens of sporting activities.

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Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Alienish’

July 7, 2016December 8, 2017Sophie Brown

‘Alienish’ is a part-quick-fire, part-memory game that helps you to quickly learn the basics of an alien language.

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Review: ‘Space Match’

March 9, 2016December 15, 2017Shiri Sondheimer

The kids think ‘Space Match’ is better than TV. Which in and of itself makes it worthy.

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‘Littlecodr’ Puts Your Pint-Sized Programmers in Charge—of You!

February 26, 2016December 7, 2017Kelly Knox

Littlecodr is an active, hands-on option for teaching young kids simple programming concepts.

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Escaping a Locked Room With Your Gifted Geek

February 25, 2016December 7, 2017Lisa Natcharian

Are you raising a gifted child? Starting to worry that as she gets older, you won’t have as much in common, or that he’s paying way more attention to video games than to you? It’s time to lock yourselves in a room together.

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Firefly Clue Pieces © Sophie Brown

Popular Games vs. Geek Gamers: Can They Impress?

August 31, 2015December 15, 2017Sophie Brown3

Sophie and her husband decided to play two hugely popular, yet non-geeky games—Yahtzee and Clue—both of which recently received a Firefly-themed makeover, to see if they could be won over.

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'King's Quest: A Knight to Remember' is a Game to Remember

July 31, 2015December 3, 2017Kelly Knox

King’s Quest: A Knight to Remember heralds the return of Sierra Games’ classic adventure game franchise.

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‘Splatoon’ is a Blast For Squiddos of All Ages

June 1, 2015December 2, 2017Kelly Knox

It’s an all-out, all-ages turf war in ‘Splatoon’ on the Wii U!

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