I’ve owned a copy of Jungle Speed for over 10 years. I remember playing it at a game night, before I really started building a collection and buying it almost immediately after. At that point as a non gamer, that was fairly significant. Now I’ll buy a game without thinking twice, I’m at the game…
Category: Great for the family
Board Game Reviews – Great for Families
The Classics – Sorry!
Sorry! is a game I grew up playing, it was easy as a child to pick up and a lot of fun. As an adult I still feel the same way. For me there’s a bit of nostalgia attached so I could be biased, but who doesn’t like mischievously saying sorry. This is a simple…
King of Tokyo
We all act like monsters at one time or another. King of Tokyo is living the old movie monster dream. Goal is to be either the last monster standing or at least the most destructive. This game is for ages 8 and up and is for 2 to 6 players. It combines fighting and basically…
The Classics – Yahtzee!
The first Classic game to review is obviously Yahtzee. I have been playing Yahtzee as long as I can remember. Whenever we would visit my grandparents there was always a game and I loved it. It was so great for quality time and it gave me a lot of good memories. So I might be a…
Scrabble Slam
During the middle of summer if you are looking for a very small game to pack when travelling or for camping this could be the one. Scrabble slam is a 10 to 15 minute game for 2 to 4 players, ages 8 and up. This is a good game for kids to work on vocabulary…
The Mind
The Mind is quickly becoming one of my absolute favourite games. Its a card game for 2 to 4 players, ages 8 and up and takes roughly half an hour. Don’t let the simplicity fool you this one becomes tense pretty quickly. I brought this one to a cottage. It was definitely the hit of…
Happy Salmon
Happy Salmon is one of my absolute favourites. The game is super simple and it takes only a minute or so to play a round. This is for ages 6 and up and for 3 to 6 players. The Green and Blue packs are pretty much identical except the card stacks have different colours….
Saboteur
Saboteur is a 3-10 player game for ages 8 and up. For this game, the players take on the role of either gold diggers or Saboteurs. Gold diggers are searching for treasures, Saboteurs are creating obstacles. During the game you’ll create a maze of pathways going from the start card to the goal cards. You…
Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle is a deck building game for 2-4 players for ages 11 and up. The first level takes roughly 30 minutes and each level takes longer from there. The theme just works. It definitely keeps Harry Potter fans happy, but also you dont have to know the books or movies to play. The game…
