Nerni Invents Clock is a simple children’s story with whimsical art that depicts a young gnome inventor named Nerni. Nerni loves to invent things and eventually focuses her attention on inventing a clock to help her keep track of time. Not being satisfied with just any old clock, Nerni’s inventive natures compels her to improve her creation. By doing so, Nerni invents a clock that is a bit too smart for its own good. Continue reading
In Orbit: Rocket Race 5000, the players jump behind the wheel of a racing rocket ship and play an abstract strategy game where the final goal is to play your cards as fast as possible. Combining elements of Uno, tile matching, and special abilities with card combo playing, this game provides a fast and engaging light abstract strategy game. Continue reading
Jump Gate is a wonderful game that plays light but provides a heavier game experience without feeling heavy or difficult. Few games can provide this level of play and experience without demanding a great deal from the player or falling short on the “fun scale”. I would highly recommend Jump Gate to friends, family, game elitists, and the occasional light gamer. Continue reading
Cranium Brain Breaks challenges your left and right side of the brain with 200 1-minute activities that can be played with 2 or more people. The activities are allocated a single minute to complete and then it’s off to the next one as fast as you can! Challenging and fun, make your next downtime into a fun time with this short and sweet party game! Continue reading
In Dicey Curves, players jump behind the wheel and race each other, jockeying for position and control. While speed is important, a skilled driver knows that positioning is just as important, if not more so. This is a light strategy race game where luck and tactics go hand in hand. Expect quick play and surprisingly engaging game mechanics that will have you looking for the best path and approach to victory! Continue reading
In Triplica, the player is attempting to match 3 symbols in a row or diagonally to match their Goal cards to gain points. Cards overlay one another creating an ever-changing play space where the players must constantly be on their toes to keep their head in the game and their goal in site! The end result is a fun, fast, and challenging card game that can be played by the whole family or solo. Continue reading
This is a set collecting game where the players race to collect as many of the 7 sets of 7 cards as possible. The players must listen to the other players carefully to deduce what cards they have so they can snatch them up and claim them as their own. This game is very much like Go Fish and is easy to play and to teach. Continue reading
Get ready for battle! Players must use strategy and tactics to determine what structure is best to build to give them an advantage over their opponents and then judge distance and strength to maximize the damage on their opponent’s structure! A fast and fun family game of speed, logic, and mayhem! Continue reading
In this game, teams must work together to guess what an object or idea is via creative representation through bits of string, beads, wooden pawns, and other small pieces. This is a fast, fun, and creative family and party game that will allow mixed age groups to participate together and provide great social interaction. The game is familiar enough to be easily understood and unique enough to keep everyone interested. Get ready to be challenged, creative, and laugh out loud! Continue reading
Cookie Fu: Grandmaster Chi Battles is an entertaining game and a wonderful addition to the growing Cookie Fu universe. The card game is just a natural extension of the dice game and, one could argue, a somewhat better use of the mechanics. All in all, a simply fantastic offering from Blue Kabuto! Gamer Geeks, Parents Geeks, and Child Geeks are going to have a Kung Fu kicking good time! Continue reading
In summary, I am very pleased with Spot It! The game is exceedingly light but has a special charm to it that makes it fun to play casually or seriously, quickly or at a slower pace. Spot It! easily adjusts to your needs and changes gears seamlessly from one mini game to another. Simply just a great family and little geek’s game! Continue reading
Dragonland (or Drachenland) is a game where players move around the board to various volcanoes to collect gems, dragon eggs, magical rings, and special power tokens. The game has fantastic components, a decent scoring system that requires set collecting, and rules that require the player to make subtle logical and critical game choices. This makes the game a good introduction to strategy and tactics. All in all, this is a good game, but it does outstay its welcome a little. Continue reading
