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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.

Board Games Family Reviews Set Collection

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.

Board Games Card Family Reviews Take That

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.

Board Games Children's Dexterity Reviews

Electronic Super Ker Plunk! Board Game Review and Rules

January 24, 2020January 10, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2002, Adolph Eddie Goldfarb, Mattel, Orlando Villagran, René Soriano

Electronic Super Ker Plunk! is slightly better than the original Ker Plunk! as it slightly tweaks the gameplay, but it fails to fix the problems with the original game which mostly involve the heavy reliance on luck.

Board Games Card Family Reviews

UNO Royal Revenge Card Game Review and Rules

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2014, Mattel

UNO Royal Revenge adds some twists to the traditional gameplay which will likely make it appeal to younger children, but it will probably be boring for pretty much everyone else.

Board Games Children's Reviews Roll and Move

Rhino Rampage Board Game Review and Rules

October 28, 2019October 23, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2008, Keith Millman, Mattel, Westley Ciaramella

Rhino Rampage is similar to your typical children’s roll and move game despite having some unique mechanics which unfortunately don’t always work that well due to the components not always working properly.

Board Games Family Party Reviews

Big Picture Apples to Apples Board Game Review and Rules

October 7, 2019September 20, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2012, Mark Alan Osterhaus, Mattel, Matthew Kirby

Big Picture Apples to Apples doesn’t live up to the original game due to the pictures not always working well, but it is still a good game that the whole family can enjoy.