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Bob Ross Art of Chill Board Game Review and Rules

July 15, 2019July 3, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2017, Big G Creative, Bob Ross, Prospero Hall

Bob Ross Art of Chill owes a lot to games like Ticket to Ride, but distinguishes itself enough that is is way better than you would ever expect a Bob Ross game to be.

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Extinction (1993) Card Game Review and Rules

May 27, 2019May 8, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 1993, Incredible Game Company, Stephen Hubell

Extinction deserves some credit for being before its time with some interesting mechanics, but it ultimately leads to a game that is kind of boring.

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Canasta Caliente Card Game Review and Rules

August 20, 2018August 13, 2018 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2000, Hasbro, Parker Brothers, Phil Orbanes Sr, Winning Moves Games

Canasta Caliente fails to bring much to the original Canasta which is a game that is past its prime.

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Sold! The Antique Dealer Game Board Game Review and Rules

July 27, 2018July 22, 2018 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 1997, Frank DiLorenzo, John Vetter, R&R Games

Sold! The Antique Dealer Game has some interesting ideas that could have lead to a good game if they weren’t a little before their time and left a little unpolished.

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Hands Down Board Game Review and Rules

July 16, 2018June 16, 2018 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 1964, Harvey "Hank" Kramer, Hasbro, Ideal, Marvin Glass, Milton Bradley, Pressman Toy Corporation

Hands Down is a simple speed game that can be fun at times but is really lacking in gameplay outside of the speed mechanics.

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High Hand Board Game Review and Rules

July 9, 2018June 13, 2018 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 1964, E.S. Lowe, Milton Bradley, Robert Abbott

High Hand can be summed up as Poker played on a gameboard but it actually succeeds at adding some interesting new ideas to Poker.

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Sheriff of Nottingham Board Game Review and Rules

July 2, 2018June 3, 2018 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2014, André Zatz, Arcane Wonders, Bryan Pope, David Sladek, Lorraine Schleter, Sérgio Halaban

I have played a lot of board games and Sheriff of Nottingham is arguably the best bluffing game that I have ever played that everyone that has any interest in bluffing games should have in their collection.

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Lie Detector The Crime Solving Card Game Review and Rules

June 22, 2018May 15, 2018 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2006, Brian Yu, Mattel

Lie Detector The Crime Solving Card Game has some interesting ideas for a deduction game but due to the reliance on luck it ends up being a pretty average card game.

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