In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes, and boys loving LEGO. Continue reading
My middle little geek, Nyhus age 3, is very excited to finally have Battletech in the house. We went through the game pieces and all the great books that come with the new 25th anniversary edition of the introduction box set. Sadly, two of the minatures were very damaged, but … Continue reading
In Non-Trivial Quest, the players are tasked with a very simple objective: answer the questions correctly. While this is to be expected from any trivia game, what makes it unique is that the game was specifically designed to focus non-trivial questions. It is always refreshing to find a game that not only entertains and challenges, but also educates at the same time. This game might very well make you feel like a big dummy, too, but you can blame that on your parents and MTV. Continue reading
CBS.com has posted a short segment on board games. Funny enough, I have either met or know of the individuals they interviewed for this piece. The board game hobby world is truly a small place.
You can checkout the segment here. It makes some great points and just goes to further strengthen my resolve to teach board games to my little geeks.
This game is not a total loss. It does incorporate colors and very simple pattern matching. These are skills that very young little geeks require and can build on. It’s difficult to make this game a good deal entertaining by doing so, but it’s there. Continue reading
Being a parent is hard work and time intensive. Having a rating system like the ones used for movies and video games on the game boxes would go a long way to help me determine if the theme and narrative of the game is right for my little geeks and make things easier for me, the parental consumer. Continue reading
In Minotaurus, each player controls three “heroes” who must race to make it to the center of the labyrinth where a secret temple awaits and is their only means of escape! But the dreaded Minotaur also lives in this labyrinth and wants to do nothing more than hunt down the heroes and scare them away! It’s a race to the finish line with a monster hot on the player’s heels! Continue reading
In FlipOut, the players are trying to collect 4, 5, or 6 adjacent same-colored cards to score points. The players get to use their own cards as well as the other players’ cards, too. Colorful, easy to play, and loads of fun, FlipOut will keep your family at the table demanding more! Continue reading
In this game, one player will take on the role of the brave Autobot leader, Optimus Prime, and the other the evil Decepticon leader, Megatron. The players must time their attacks wisely and only press into battle when they believe their enemy is at his weakest, or they are at their strongest. Failure to do so will mean taking damage and loosing the upper hand, quickly. The game balance is a perfect 50/50 split between fun and learning, tactics and strategy, risk and reward! Continue reading
Liam and I just finished 10 straight games of Feed the Kitty! He won 8 out of the 10! I’m taking him to Vegas! Feed the Kitty isn’t a great game, but it sure is fun to play with younger kids. The more I play it, the more I appreciate … Continue reading
If you have followed my reviews – and you must be slightly odd to have done so – you might have concluded that I play more games with my 6 year old son than with my 4 year old daughter. So does my son really have the lion’s share of gaming with Dad? The short answer is yes, but the whole truth is a bit more complicated. Continue reading
Sometimes, I am reluctant to play games with my darling little geekletts. In a few cases, my reluctance might be justified. Other times, not so much. That’s when I remind myself about the most obvious truths of parenthood, least I forget and suffer for it. Continue reading
