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Domination AKA Focus Board Game Review and Rules

September 2, 2019August 23, 2019 Eric Mortensen 1 Comment 1963, Daekor Designs, Marion Pott, Milton Bradley, Sid Sackson, Spear's Games, Whitman

Domination has some interesting and clever ideas that were before their time, but due to some issues the game can become boring after a while.

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Board Games Economic Family Reviews Word

BuyWord Board Game Review and Rules

April 26, 2017March 17, 2017 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2004, Eagle-Gryphon Games, Face2Face Games, Sid Sackson

While you wouldn’t think adding an economic mechanic to a word game would be a good idea, it works surprisingly well in BuyWord creating a unique and entertaining game.

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Board Games Features Lists

20 Nostalgic Children’s Halloween Games From The Past

October 17, 2015October 17, 2015 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments Canada Games, Denys Fisher Toys, Golden, Halloween, Hasbro, Ideal, Lakeside, Marvin Glass, Marx Toys, Mattel, Mego Corp, Milton Bradley, Parker Brothers, Paul J. Gruen, Pressman Toy Corporation, Schaper, Sid Sackson, Toltoys, Transogram, Waddingtons

Do you remember playing any “spooky” Halloween games in your childhood? Here are 20 nostalgic children’s Halloween games from the past.

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Board Games Reviews Strategy

Bazaar Board Game Review

December 11, 2014December 11, 2014 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 1994, Discovery Toys, Sid Sackson

Sid Sackson is a well known board game designer. With over 100 titles to his name, Sid Sackson made a lot of games in his career. One of his best reviewed games was Bazaar. Based on the box I wasn’t expecting much from Bazaar. After playing I was surprised to find that Bazaar is a simple game that has more strategy to it than you would expect.