John Kovalic

A detailed look at the rules for how to play Blink a 1995 family speed card game published by Mattel and 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.

Pepper has some interesting ideas that unfortunately don’t really work which leads to a pretty boring experience.

Double Feature is a fun new twist on the traditional movie trivia game that should appeal to all movie buffs despite having some issues.

Cloud 9 adds some depth to the press your luck genre which makes it one of the best press your luck games that I have played.

While it might not look like much at first, ROFL! hides a surprisingly satisfying and unique party game.

Word on the Street combines a word game with Scattergories and a game of tug of war to create a surprisingly strategic and original word game.

While not as good as its’ inspiration Apples to Apples, Snake Oil is still a fun experience of pitching wacky products.

Featuring high quality components and a simple but fun concept for a party game, “Snorta!” is a good game but better for larger groups.

Alan Moon (creator of Ticket to Ride) along with Aaron Weissblum created a series of travel games called 10 Days. While not as good as the Ticket to Ride series, I enjoyed playing the USA version of the game. After playing the Africa version I have to say it is not as good as the USA version but it is still enjoyable and may teach you a little about Africa.