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Happy Labor Day everyone! For our non-American readers, today is a national holiday here in the States, in which we celebrate... well, labor. And as a reward for our hard work and labor, we get the day off, huzzah!
But for our friends up north at Lamp Light Games today brings an exciting event as their Kickstarter for Nautilus Industries comes to a close, they'll be hosting a live play through and Q&A!
Read MoreFamily Games is kind of a hard category. I mean, if you're playing a kids game, is that a family game, too? What about families with young kids, or older kids, or no kids? Basically, these are games that we play with our families, but that aren't designed specifically as kids games. And our kids are between the ages of 5 and 9, so the games will skew that way.
DC Comics Deck-Building Game—So deck-building games are a little bit...ya know...SUPER POPULAR!! But what kid wants to play Dominion and build Markets and Cellars? None that I know. The DC Comics Deckbuilding Game is the PERFECT game to teach kids about the basics of deck-building.
Cost: $40
Ages: Probably 8 and up, as there’s definitely some reading involved.
Review: http://wp.me/p2hTk7-Gn
Relic Expedition—In this game you'll be exploring the jungle, looking for relics, managing the tools in your backpack, and trying to stay one step ahead of the dangers—which include snakes, panthers, boars, and monkeys. This is Foxtrot Games' first game, and they thoroughly impressed us with their out-of-the-gate offering.
MSRP: $49 (Find it online)
Review: Coming soon!
Forbidden Desert—If you’ve played Pandemic or Forbidden Island, then you’ll know just what to expect from Matt Leacock’s latest co-op game. But that’s not to say this is just like those. This has new and interesting gameplay mechanics—including deadly sand that will cover important tiles until you can dig them out. Look for our full review soon!
MSRP: $24.99 (Find it online)
Ages: The box says 10 and up, but an 8-year-old who's played Forbidden Island should have no problem here.
Walk The Plank—This is a fun little take-that game, designed by some friends of mine! (Firestone) You’re playing cards that will let you push, pull, and drag your opponents off the plank and into the briny sea. Lot of fun!
MSRP: $20 (Find it online)
Ages: 8 and up, as there's some reading on the cards.
King Of Tokyo: Power Up!—This expansion for the terrific game King Of Tokyo adds one more character (the Pandakai!), but more importantly it adds Evolution cards, which are monster-specific special powers that increase the complexity a bit, but also increase the fun!
MSRP: $19.99 (Find it online)
Ages: 8 and up.
Riff Raff—This dexterity game has you putting pieces onto a swaying ship. It's ridiculously clever, and kids are naturally good at dexterity games, as they seem immune to the laws of physics—plus they're fearless in their placement! This one is a little tricky to track down—and expensive—but worth the effort.
MSRP: $69.99 (Find it online)
Ages: Box says 8 and up, but we've played with my 5-year-old.
Review: http://wp.me/p2hTk7-14s
So what did we forget? What are some of your family's favorite games? Let us know in the comments!
- by Jeremiah
For those of you who are reading from the US we don't need to tell you that today is the day we celebrate our independence as a country. We are grateful for a country where we have the freedom to write our thoughts, speak our minds, and worship our God! So what better way to celebrate than to eat delicious food, and watch flashy explosions in the sky!? Well blowing up stuff of your own would be fun, except the state of Ohio is one of the few states in America's heartland that doesn't allow its citizens to set off fireworks on their own.
Speaking of the heartland... You can celebrate our country's independence yet another way: by entering to win a free
copy of Jason Kotarski's "The Great Heartland Hauling Co." from Dice Hate Me Games. We couldn't be more excited about that—we really LOVE this game!! How?? I'm glad you asked!
It's simple: This month, as we celebrate our blogiversary, we'll be giving away as much stuff as we can get our hands on! And as our way of thanking our readers, we're giving them away to the folks who have subscribed to the blog.
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And then tell your friends and family about our contest and have them do the same; yes, this does lower your chances of winning yourself, but it makes our little marketing scheme a success and will enable us to keep doing cool stuff like this in the future! (Plus, if your mom wins, she'll probably just give it to you anyway...) If you're already subscribed, then you're already entered; thank you for supporting us during our first year!
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Happy 4th of July!
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