The year is 2315. Earth is overpopulated, and resources are dwindling. Oh no! On the plus side, global peace and unity have been achieved. The World Government has started funding the terraforming of Mars, attracting corporations to compete to expand their businesses to be the most influential on the soon-to-be habitable planet. Terraforming Mars has been …
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Zathura: Adventure is Waiting is a board game based on a movie based on a board game (adapted from a book). What a great sentence. It was written as a sequel to the much better-known Jumanji. The 2005 movie Zathura: A Space Adventure did reasonably well with critics. However, without the charm of Robin Williams as a …
I’m pretty proud of this title. It sums Ark Nova up perfectly. This Ark Nova guide will explain why it’s worth adding to your board game arsenal. If you’re anything like me, you’ll need to give it some time before you really grasp its brilliance. Once you get there, though, the clever mechanics and scoring system can be truly …
You enjoyed playing Secret Hitler? Playing against your friends – seeing who can lie best? You may want to destroy some more friendships with deception, or perhaps destroying the trust of nine friends at once isn’t enough. If you want to scratch that social deduction or backstabbing itch, I have some suggestions for you. These games …
I’ve only recently started playing this game, so I’m still learning when it comes to the best Stratego strategies. I’ve lost a fair few games. But from defeat comes learning, and from learning comes victory at the next attempt. Maybe. I’ll let you know. I enjoy Stratego. I view it as a mix of chess …
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Here to Slay is a perfect juxtaposition, a combination of drop-dead adorableness and endearing slaughter. It’s a game of teamwork and betrayal all mixed in together. Yet, unlike some other popular board games (*cough* Monopoly *cough*), I’ve found that it doesn’t cause families to scream and rage at each other, nor does it destroy lifelong …
How in the world could I narrow down the options to create a list of the best co-op board games? I have no idea. Hundreds – if not thousands – of titles are out there, and many are brilliant. On this page, I’ve put together a heavily biased list of the best co-op games I’ve …
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If you’re on this page, I assume you’re looking for a gift for a board game-loving teenager. If they don’t like board or card games, there won’t be anything helpful on this page! Alternatively, you might be a teenager yourself and looking for a game to suit you. In either case, welcome, and I hope …
Exit games are an escape room in a box to play at home. You’ve probably seen them around; there are now many of them. We played our first boxed escape room over Christmas a few years ago. I thought it was an excellent cooperative game to play as a family, solving puzzles together. That cooperation is …
Do you enjoy a good escape room but don’t necessarily want to go through the exhaustion of traveling hours to the only one you haven’t already solved? Exit: The Game (to give it its full name) is a card game that might resolve your problem-solving and puzzling cravings. The best thing about Exit escape room games is that they’re …
