A Few Words About ‘Snippets’
How many words can you come up with containing “oft” or “est”? In one minute? ‘Snippets’ is a new game that challenges you to find out.
Continue ReadingHow many words can you come up with containing “oft” or “est”? In one minute? ‘Snippets’ is a new game that challenges you to find out.
Continue ReadingThere are definitely familiar aspects to this game, but when joined together, Obama Llama feels new. The humor in the game is quirky in just the right way and the more oddball the scenario, the better.
Continue ReadingEscape the Room games originally started as digital adventures. More recently, Escape the Room games have turned into physical adventures for small groups. Players are locked in a room and in order to escape, they must work together to find clues and solve puzzles. These in-person games have become widely popular across the globe. Now, ThinkFun has developed a tabletop Escape the Room game.
Continue ReadingParty games! Games that can be played by seven or more people are perfect for your New Year’s. Here’s a list, what’s yours?
Continue ReadingGather your friends and try to solve some fiendishly fun and tough ghoulish mysteries in the deduction game ‘Dark Stories.’
Continue ReadingIf you like ‘Say Anything,’ then you’ll love ‘Stipulations’–a party game where creativity and practicality can both produce hilarious laughter!
Continue ReadingWe thought ‘Codenames’ was the best game at this year’s Gen Con. Read the post to find out why we are confident in our choice.
Continue Reading‘The Voting Game,’ an interesting new party game by Tom Rohlf launched its Kickstarter campaign today.
Continue ReadingWatch Aisha Tyler steal the show in this week’s mature episode of TableTop as they play Cards Against Humanity.
Continue ReadingAround the author’s tabletop, we love party games. A chance for humor and surprises is our favorite place to start. Original Spin brings us a whole new format.
Continue ReadingPlanning an assassination with your friends is fun.
Continue ReadingIf you’re a trivia minded person or someone who thinks he knows a lot about geek culture, Geek Out! might be the game for you. This challenging game of making lists will entertain and frustrate you as you try to quickly remember a wide-ranging field of trivia.
Continue ReadingOff Your Rocker is a party game that emulates the Party Quirks game from the legendary improv show Whose Line Is It Anyway? One player takes on the role of “psychiatrist” and the rest of the players, the “patients,” all …
Continue ReadingA few of you have been asking in our previous Skylanders posts for ideas on what to do for a Skylanders birthday party. Couple that with the fact that I’m planning a party for my soon-to-be-seven Skylanders fanatic, and my tech gears have been turning. Here are some of my ideas and I invite you […]
Continue ReadingOkay, Blurble is more than just 300 nouns in a box, but that is part of the fun. Let me fill you in a bit.
Grant Bernard invented Blurble years ago and played it with his friends, and now he’s raising …
Continue ReadingOverview: Yamodo is a series of doodle games — you get a little starting doodle and a made-up word, and are challenged to create a definition and draw a picture. The latest in the series is Yamodo Party Time, which …
Continue ReadingIt’s not often I get approached by someone who wants to write something about a game they’ve just played. It’s even rarer for this to be anyone over the age of 30. So when a reviewer friend’s wife wanted to …
Continue ReadingWe often talk about the balance been real (as in physical) games and electronic entertainment in our household. The Wii has helped blur this divide somewhat, but there is still no getting away from the fact that most of the …
Continue ReadingGet a cat. Hope for a sunny day. Go with your gut. Use duct tape. What’s the best advice? Obviously, it depends on what you’re trying to do: build a better mousetrap, go zip-lining through the jungle, or host a …
Continue ReadingEric Poses is the creator of the board game Loaded Questions. A new, updated version of the game was just released last week. Eric is a bit of a GeekDad himself, with two kids (ages four and one) now. I …
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