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Electronic Whac-A-Mole Game (2004) Board Game Review and Rules

November 16, 2020November 12, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2004, Aaron Fechter, Milton Bradley

Electronic Whac-A-Mole is basically a home version of the arcade game that can be fun for children, but gets repetitive rather quickly for adults.

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Chameleon Crunch Board Game Review and Rules

October 26, 2020October 23, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2012, Mattel

Chameleon Crunch has some elements that are likely to appeal to young children, but it offers nothing for older children and adults.

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Back Off! Buzzard Board Game Review and Rules

July 27, 2020July 20, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 1990, Milton Bradley

Back Off! Buzzard has some interesting ideas and the buzzard mechanic will probably please children, but the game lacks any sense of substance leading to a pretty dull game.

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Yahtzee Flash Board Game Review and Rules

June 29, 2020June 5, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2011, Hasbro

Yahtzee Flash incorporates some pretty cool tech into the gameplay, but it is a lesson in the fact that adding technology to a game doesn’t always make it better.

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Loopin’ Louie Board Game Review and Rules

March 1, 2019February 23, 2019 Eric Mortensen 2 Comments 1992, Carol Wiseley, Crown Products, Hasbro, Ideal, Masaru Aoki, Milton Bradley, Spin Master Ltd, The Canadian Group

Loopin’ Louie is not quite as good as what I remember from my childhood but it still holds up surprisingly well as a game that the whole family can enjoy.

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Wild Webber Board Game Review and Rules

July 4, 2018June 12, 2018 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 1992, Parker Brothers

Wild Webber is a fun family dexterity game that has some unique twists on the formula but doesn’t do enough to truly distinguish itself from the rest of the genre.

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Electronic Guess Who? Extra Board Game Review and Rules

June 13, 2018April 27, 2018 Eric Mortensen 2 Comments 2008, Hasbro, Milton Bradley

Electronic Guess Who? Extra improves upon the original game by giving you more variety but it still suffers from a lot of the problems of the original game.

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UNO Blitzo Board Game Review and Rules

May 14, 2018April 6, 2018 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2000, Mattel

UNO Blitzo has a surprisingly long learning curve but once you get a hang of it there is an interesting twist on UNO hidden underneath the surface.

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The Omega Virus Board Game Review and Rules

September 18, 2017September 2, 2017 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 1992, Michael Gray, Milton Bradley

While a lot of the board games that utilize an electronic component mostly use it as a gimmick, The Omega Virus truly takes advantage of its’ electronic component to create a truly unique experience.

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Plus One Board Game Review and Rules

July 14, 2017June 21, 2017 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 1980, Jeffrey Breslow, Milton Bradley

Plus One is a decent electronic memory game but it fails in differentiating itself from Simon.