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Category: Family Games

Dragon Pets

August 4, 2020 theratholereviews

My friend’s reaction, upon picking up Dragon Pets for the first time: “They’re so cute… and… ugly. They’re not really…

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Posted in: Board Game, Card Game, Family Games, Review by David Chapman Filed under: Board Games, Card Games, Dragon Pets, Family Games, Japanime Games, Pendragon Game Studio

Nut So Fast

July 14, 2020 theratholereviews

So my 80s friends, growing up on 90s tv, do you all remember that awful moment when Buffy the Vampire…

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Posted in: Board Game, Card Game, Family Games, Review by Trish Koning, Special Guest Review Filed under: Family Games, Nut So Fast, Smirk&Dagger, SmirkAndDagger, SmirkAndLaughter

Chai (Solo Mode)

June 2, 2020 theratholereviews

Full discloser here. I love Chai. I got to play a demo copy before talking about the original Kickstarter. I…

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Posted in: Board Game, Family Games, Review by David Chapman, Solo Games Filed under: Board Games, Chai, Family Games, Solo Games, Steeped Games

Chai: High Tea (Kickstarter)

May 27, 2020 theratholereviews

Full discloser here. I love Chai. I got to play a demo copy before talking about the original Kickstarter. I…

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Posted in: Board Game, CrowdFUNding Spotlight, Family Games, Solo Games Filed under: Board Games, Chai, CrowdFUNding, Family Games, Kickstarter, Solo Games, Steeped Games

Ducks in Tow (Kickstarter)

November 27, 2019 theratholereviews

Earlier this year I had the pleasure of attending SHUX, put on by the fine folks over at Shut Up…

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Posted in: Board Game, CrowdFUNding Spotlight, Family Games, Review by David Chapman Filed under: Board Games, CrowdFUNding, Ducks, Ducks in Tow, Family Games, First Fish Games, Kickstarter

Two for One Review: Janken Deck and King’s Key Deck

November 26, 2019 theratholereviews

When I was a kid, long before I even put a dent in the massive pile of board games in…

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Posted in: Card Game, CrowdFUNding Spotlight, Family Games, Review by Debra Savage, Solo Games Filed under: Card Games, CrowdFUNding, Janken Deck, Jeff Daymont, Kings Keys deck, Solo Games, two player games

Clades Prehistoric

October 24, 2019 theratholereviews

“A clade is a section of the evolutionary tree – basically any branch, including all its sub-branches. A clade is…

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Posted in: Card Game, Family Games, Review by David Chapman, Speed Game Filed under: Atlas Games, Card Games, Clades, Clades Prehistoric, Educational Games, Family Games, Grandmother Fish, Pattern Recognition, Prehistoric

Glyph Chess

October 22, 2019 theratholereviews

Glyph Chess is a chessboard-style game adapted from the pages of the Chinese comic book, Tales of Tarsylia. It is…

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Posted in: Board Game, Family Games, Review by David Chapman, Strategy Games Filed under: Abstract Strategy Games, Bluepiper Studio, Board Games, Chess, Glyph, Glyph Chess, Strategy Games, Tales of Tarsylia, two player games

Tricky Tides

October 17, 2019 theratholereviews

Are you ready to set sail… FOR ADVENTURE!? This is the only nautical game I have in my pile right…

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Posted in: Board Game, Card Game, Family Games, Review by David Chapman Filed under: Board Games, Card Games, Tricky Tides, Zafty Games

Eye Sea

October 3, 2019 theratholereviews

I picked up a copy of Eye Sea / I See by Amigo Games because it literally caught my eye.…

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Posted in: Card Game, Family Games, Review by Debra Savage Filed under: AMIGO Games, Card Games, Eye See

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