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When you have a hallway full of games there are often ones that you know you like but they just never get pulled out and played. I really have no idea why this happens but I think it’s like certain movies. You love them but you need to be in the right mood to watch them. And then when you finally are in that mood you’re like I LOVE THIS MOVIE! Well, that recently happened with TriBond. We played a little bit at the bar during the Toy and Game …
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Since Black Friday is right round the corner and present buying is starting to trickle into everybody’s mind, this seems like the perfect time to review the game that is all about gift giving, GiftTRAP. Its inventor, Nick Kellet, sent this game to me a couple months ago because he saw that I love party games. So into the game night mix it went. Unfortunately it didn’t play so well the first time – why? Because some of the people didn’t know each other and had just met that night. …
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Continuing the theme from my last article (travel games) this game may not be the easiest one to find, but if you do, it will make any road trip feel like a party. ReFraze is a trivia game that takes movie, song and TV show titles and changes them (using synonyms) so you have to decipher what the names actually are.
Want to try one? It’s a TV show: “Carpet Mice” Do you know what it is? If not, there is one clue each card – for this it gives the …
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I know LOTS of people shy away from drawing games because often they think their drawings would be identical to that of a preschooler’s if instead of a marker they were using a bright green crayon. I’ll admit it – I’m in that group. I think I can hold my own pretty well but I avoid participating in any drawing contests if they include any of my designer friends. I’m just not that great of an artist when it comes to sketching.
So then why would I give a good review …
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Since I just got back from a trip to beautiful Las Vegas, it seems like a great time to review a game with a gambling theme. I’m talking about Wits & Wagers!
North Star Games was nice enough to send me a copy to review which I was thrilled about since it’s been on my “to buy and try” list for a very long time. Truthfully, I’m not a big gambler; in fact I lost $4.52 in Vegas. (I was playing the penny slots…but that’s 452 pennies!! Thank god I don’t …
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Another free game that landed on my doorstep this spring was a relaunch from the toy/game industry guru, Tim Walsh. Knowing my affinity for games, Tim sent me a copy of his game BLURT! which arrived just in time for one of my many game nights. This particular game night was a little different since I had invited a lot of newbies and instead of making the selections myself I let the group choose. From a table stacked with fifty of my favorite games guests chose a nice mix of …
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You know what’s great about being in the game industry? Free games.
Of course, there are a zillion other reasons I could have given but free games are definitely a perk. As with anything free you’re stuck with what you get and sometimes I get games I already have but more often it’s a game I don’t own so it requires some further investigation.
Recently, I got really lucky and a couple of free games came my way (this will be a 2 part entry). One was a fun party game from …
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Typically, all it takes to get a game lover interested in a new game is a glowing review from another game junkie – that’s it, they’re sold! Earlier this year, I raved about Apples to Apples to my sister so she bought a copy and when it came time for her to buy a gift for my party game-loving aunt, she bought her a copy too. Normally, I would expect excitement since this game was coming to her so highly recommended, but she didn’t seem excited. Now, maybe it was …
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If your family is anything like mine, there’s a whole shelving unit dedicated to old games in the basement of your parent’s house. There are some well-worn classics like Monopoly, Sorry and the version of Clue with the stable and fountain from the late ‘80s. But it’s also teeming with games you’ve never heard of and definitely never played because they sound so dull you’d rather clean the basement than play the game. Like “The IRS Game” I recently unearthed in my father’s house. He’s a CPA so I’m sure …
