Late to the Game: Formula D
Formula D attempts to recreate the thrill of Formula One and illegal street racing in a board game. GeekMom Sophie shows us how well it did.
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Late to the Game: An Ingenious Family Game for Christmas
We’re always on the lookout for a new family game to play on Christmas Day and Ingenious might be the perfect one for your Christmas list.
Continue ReadingCatching Fire: Seeds of Rebellion The Board Game
My fear for Catching Fire: Seeds of Rebellion was that it would be a badly designed product existing purely as a movie tie-in; but there is quite a bit more to this game than first meets the eye.
Continue ReadingLate to the Game: Pandemic–iPad vs. Board
Pandemic is the latest game to offer a digital experience, so I’ve taken a look at both the 2013 tabletop remake and the recently released iPad game, comparing the two.
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'Scrabble' Meets the Periodic Table in 'Elemensus'
Hands up, who has ever tried to make words from the elements on the periodic table? It’s a game that most people who have ever spent time in a science lab have played at some point, and Elemensus has evolved the concept into a fully fledged board game that will have you tearing your hair out trying to think of a word that incorporates the chemical symbol for lead or magnesium.
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Late to the Game: Castle – The Detective Card Game
A lot of us here at GeekMom are Castle fans, and as with most successful TV shows, Castle has now spawned a spin off tabletop game. I was curious to how the police procedural would be translated into card game format whilst retaining the feel of Castle, and was lucky enough to receive a copy of the game to see what it’s all about.
Continue ReadingLate to The Game: Dice Games
As fantastic as board games are, they can be very long and very complex. During game nights it can be nice to break up the more long-winded games with short, simple ones and dice games fit the bill perfectly. Here are three of my favourite dice games to play quickly between longer rounds of Catan and Magic.
Continue ReadingLate to The Game: Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures
The Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures Game brings space battles between the Galactic Empire and the Rebels to your tabletop by allowing you to fly your favorite ships from the Stars Wars saga into battle. I had never played a miniatures game before and was looking forward to trying out a whole new style of game-play in one of my childhood fictional universes.
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