We have a lot of family stories about our trips to zoos, aquariums, and animal parks. It was at San Diego’s Wild Animal Park that we discovered that the way to keep a 5 year old motivated for a day … Continue reading →
I always enjoy a stroll through the “family fun pavilion” in the exhibit hall. There, the games are brightly colored, game explanations are quick, and it’s great to see younger kids saddling up to a booth and having a good … Continue reading →
Prey Designer: Toru II Publisher: Allplay Players: 3-4 Age: 11+ Time: 20 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Prey is a 12-trick trick-taking game where 3-4 players play the first six tricks with one side of numbers (predators), … Continue reading →
I love the variety of games you get at Gen Con. There are the big name, high strategy games that appear on lots of lists but I have a soft spot for the slightly goofier titles and perhaps nowhere is … Continue reading →
Caesar & Cleopatra Designer: Wolfgang Ludtke Publisher: Kosmos Players: 2 Age: 8+ Time: 30 min Played with review copy provided by publisher Theirs is one of history’s most famous stories: a bittersweet struggle between love and power. Caesar wants to … Continue reading →
At both ends of the alphabet and almost at both ends of the exhibit hall, I’m smooshing Bézier Games and Wise Wizard Games together in the same post anyway. Bézier had the kitchen-sink of mechanisms of The Game Makers on … Continue reading →
Vegas Strip Designer: Peter C. Hayward Publisher: Allplay Players: 2-6 Age: 11+ Time: 40 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher In this 2-6 player bluffing game, players have hidden information about which casinos are corrupt. Take turns playing … Continue reading →
Another reliable color is the blue Kosmos booth. In addition to their popular line of Exit puzzle experiences (now with CATAN!) there were several other games on display. Astralis is a very fishy dice-drafting engine building game. The Crew: Family … Continue reading →
Jungo Designer: 荒尾 俊樹 (Toshiki Arao) Publisher: Happy Camper Games Players: 2-5 Age: 6+ Time: 15 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Amazon affiliate link: Jungo is a hand-building game in which you try to be the … Continue reading →
The happy orange colors of Pandasaurus Games was easy to spot in the exhibit hall but it seemed like there was a dearth of actual dinosaur games there this year. There was the 2-player person-tile drafting game Gatsby with 3 … Continue reading →
