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Squint and Squint Junior Board Game Review and Rules

February 15, 2021February 11, 2021 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2002, 2004, Deborah Boss, John Kovalic, Out of the Box Publishing

Squint and Squint Junior are an interesting and fun little twist on the drawing genre, even if they can be quite hard at times.

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Micropolis Board Game Review and Rules

January 15, 2021January 2, 2021 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2018, Bruno Cathala, Camille Chaussy, Charles Chevallier, Matagot

Micropolis may be a little too simple for some players, but it is a great tile placement game that the whole family can enjoy.

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Hop! Board Game Review and Rules

January 1, 2021December 23, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2016, Funforge, Ludovic Maublanc, Marie Cardouat

Hop! is arguably the most overproduced game that I have ever played which will be a little too silly for some players, but the gameplay overcomes that to create a fun dexterity game that families should enjoy.

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Bananagrams Board Game Review and Rules

December 25, 2020December 22, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2006, Aaron Nathanson, Abe Nathanson, Bananagrams Inc., Kendra Harrington, Rena Nathanson, Sandy Nathanson

Bananagrams may not appeal to everyone, but I think it succeeds at surpassing Scrabble to become one of the better word games that have ever been created.

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Minecraft Builders & Biomes Board Game Review and Rules

December 11, 2020December 10, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2019, Ravensburger, Ulrich Blum

Minecraft Builders & Biomes is not perfect, but it does a surprisingly good job adapting Minecraft for the world of board games.

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Silver & Gold Board Game Review and Rules

November 27, 2020November 24, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2019, Oliver Freudenreich, Pandasaurus Games, Phil Walker-Harding

Silver & Gold may be a little simple for some hardcore gamers, but I see a game that crafts a unique mechanic into a fun and quick game that the whole family can enjoy.

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Challenge Perfection Board Game Review and Rules

October 16, 2020October 14, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 1978, Lakeside

Challenge Perfection is a decent attempt at turning Perfection into a multiplayer game even if it doesn’t really do anything to distinguish itself from the original game.

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Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza Card Game Review and Rules

September 21, 2020September 19, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2018, Blue Orange Games, Dave Campbell, Dolphin Hat Games

Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza is a simple and silly game that children should enjoy, but it fails to really differentiate itself from many other similar games.

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Banana Bandits Board Game Review and Rules

August 24, 2020August 19, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2016, CMON Limited, Edward Chan, Mandoo Games, Tommy Ng

Banana Bandits does a good job supporting its giant monster battling theme with some interesting mechanics, but it feels like there is something missing from the overall experience.