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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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Phase 10 Card Game Review and Rules

September 22, 2017September 6, 2017 Eric Mortensen 4 Comments 1982, Fundex, Kenneth Johnson, Mattel

While Phase 10 has a lot of problems, it is a simple card game that may appeal to people looking for some mindless fun.

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Pit and Gavitt’s Stock Exchange Card Game Review and Rules

September 15, 2017August 31, 2017 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 1903, Crown & Andrews Ltd, Edgar Cayce, Fundex, George S. Parker, Harry Gavitt, Hasbro, Out of the Box Publishing, Parker Brothers, Waddingtons, Winning Moves Games

Despite being over a hundred years old Pit and Gavitt’s Stock Exchange still hold up to this day as solid speed set collection games..

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Airlines Europe Board Game Review and Rules

August 21, 2017August 11, 2017 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2011, ABACUSSPIELE, Alan Moon, Christian Fiore, Rio Grande Games

While not quite as good as Ticket to Ride, Airlines Europe is another fantastic game made by Alan Moon that shows that a game doesn’t have to be complex to be satisfying.

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Smiley Face Card Game Review and Rules

July 27, 2017July 15, 2017 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2010, Antonio Dessi, Ben Prenevost, Bruno Faidutti, Fantasy Flight Games, Gwenaël Bouquin

While Smiley Face might appeal to people that don’t play a lot of card games, it doesn’t live up to the most of the other games created by Bruno Faidutti.

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