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Blokus Trigon Board Game Review and Rules

May 25, 2020May 8, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2006, Alan D. Hoch, Bernard Tavitian, Educational Insights, Mattel

Blokus Trigon doesn’t drastically differentiate itself from the original Blokus, but it maintains the simplicity and fun of the original game.

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Jabuka Board Game Review and Rules

May 22, 2020May 20, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2019, Jabuka Games Inc, Martin Russocki

Jabuka shares a lot in common with your typical tile based word game, but twists the formula to create an interesting word game that fans of the genre should enjoy.

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Piece of Pie Board Game Review and Rules

May 15, 2020May 14, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2020, Blue Orange Games, Brett J. Gilbert, Trevor Benjamin

Piece of Pie is a quick, easy, and fun family game that features a surprising amount of strategy even if turn order seems to play too big of a role at times.

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Cardline: Animals Card Game Review and Rules

May 1, 2020April 18, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2012, Asmodee, Frédéric Henry, Gaël Lannurien

Cardline: Animals may not be for everyone, but it is a genuinely clever trivia game and probably one of the best animal trivia games ever created.

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UNO Rummy-Up Board Game Review and Rules

April 27, 2020April 18, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 1993, International Games, Mattel, Spear's Games

UNO Rummy-Up owes a lot to Rummikub as it is basically the same game with an UNO twist making it one of if not the best UNO spinoff game ever made.

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Kingdomino: The Court Board Game Review and Rules

April 24, 2020April 18, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2020, Blue Orange Games, Bruno Cathala, Cyril Bouquet

Kingdomino: The Court takes the already excellent gameplay from the original game and adds an interesting new resource mechanic which improves on the strategy of an already great game.

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UNO Flip! (2019) Card Game Review and Rules

April 20, 2020April 17, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2019, Mattel

UNO Flip! may share a lot in common with the original UNO, but it succeeds at being one of very few spinoff games that actually improve upon the original game.

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Fish Frenzy Board Game Review and Rules

April 17, 2020April 2, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2016, Brett J. Gilbert, Crash Games, Kwanchai Moriya

Fish Frenzy is an interesting combination of set collecting and bidding mechanics that lead to a fun game that is probably a better fit for families than fans of highly strategic games.

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Dixit Board Game Review and Rules

April 10, 2020April 1, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2008, Asmodee, Jean-Louis Roubira, Libellud, Marie Cardouat

Dixit may be slightly overrated, but it is still a very good party game with clever and easy gameplay mechanics that almost everyone can enjoy.

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FITS Board Game Review and Rules

March 20, 2020March 18, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2009, KniffDesign, Piotr Kania, Ravensburger, Reiner Knizia

Despite its reliance on luck and its low amount of scoring, FITS is a great abstract tile placement game and possibly the best board game adaptation of Tetris ever made.