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Author: Michael G. Pistiolas

Michael is a dad of three little girls, who will hopefully become three little gamers.
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Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Explore the Unknown in ‘Wandering Galaxy: A Crossroads Game’

July 6, 2024July 5, 2024Michael G. Pistiolas

Gather your crew of entrepreneurial explorers and blast off to find adventure, mayhem, and profit in ‘Wandering Galaxy: A Crossroads Game.’

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Will ‘Math Path Monster’ Equal Fun for Your Family?

March 30, 2024March 29, 2024Michael G. Pistiolas

Use your math skills to outrace the Math Monster to the entrance of the cave in ‘Math Path Monster’!

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Eat Your Way to the Top of the ‘Food Chain Island’

June 29, 2023June 28, 2023Michael G. Pistiolas

Welcome to Food Chain Island, where you want to be the predator, and not the prey.

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Capture Insects on Colorful Backdrops in ‘Bugs on Rugs’

June 14, 2023June 13, 2023Michael G. Pistiolas

‘Bugs on Rugs’ is a fun family card game for 2-5 players, ages 8 and up, and takes about 20 minutes to play.

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Explore the Ancient Forge and create legends worthy of song in ‘Bardsung’

June 1, 2023June 6, 2023Michael G. Pistiolas

Bardsung is a cooperative dungeon crawler campaign game for 1-5 players, ages 14 and up, and published by Steamforged Games.

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‘Switch & Signal’, A Cooperative Train Game

July 27, 2022July 28, 2022Michael G. Pistiolas

There are a lot of train games in the board game hobby. Adding to this rich history with a new twist is Switch & Signal, the cooperative train game!

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Ugly Gryphon Inn

Spend a Night at the ‘Ugly Gryphon Inn’

May 8, 2022May 7, 2022Michael G. Pistiolas

‘Ugly Gryphon Inn’ is a solo-only card game for ages 8 and up. It’s designed by Scott Almes and published by Button Shy.

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Take Your Family Adventuring in ‘Andor: The Family Fantasy Game’

August 2, 2021August 4, 2021Michael G. Pistiolas

Oh no! The wolf cubs are lost in the mines. Gather your adventuring party, complete the bridge guard’s tasks, and delve into the mines in search of the lost pups in Andor: The Family Fantasy Game. What Is Andor: The Family Fantasy Game? Andor: The Family Fantasy Game is a cooperative adventure game for 2 […]

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Give a High Five for ‘5er Finden’

July 5, 2021July 4, 2021Michael G. Pistiolas

For a lightweight, family game full of fun, ‘5er Finden’ gets five stars from this dad.

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Round Up Some Farm Animals in ‘Barnyard Bunch’

May 26, 2021May 28, 2021Michael G. Pistiolas

It’s up to you to help the farmer and Lilli, the sheepdog, to keep the Barnyard Bunch from wandering off the farm.

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‘Era: Medieval Age’, A Roll and Build Game

January 27, 2020January 26, 2020Michael G. Pistiolas

‘Era: Medieval Age’ is a roll and build game for 1-4 players, ages 10 and up, that takes about 45-60 minutes to play. It’s designed by Matt Leacock and published by Eggert Spiel.

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Steal Some Deliciousness in ‘Mmm!’

January 5, 2020January 4, 2020Michael G. Pistiolas

‘Mmm!’ is a cooperative, push-your-luck children’s game for 1-6 players, ages five and up that takes approximately 15-20 minutes to play.

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Wake Up Family Game Night With ‘Sleeping Queens’

November 22, 2019November 21, 2019Michael G. Pistiolas

Be the first to wake up enough queens in order to be victorious in ‘Sleeping Queens!’

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Take an Animal-Filled Raft Ride With ‘Zoowaboo’

October 13, 2019October 12, 2019Michael G. Pistiolas

‘Zoowaboo’ is a kids game for 2-4 players, ages 5+, that plays in 20-30 minutes. The game mechanics include spacial estimation, timed puzzle-solving, and a little bit of push-your-luck. The designer is Carlo A. Rossi and the publisher is Pegasus Games (Pegasus Spiele).

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‘Ingenious’ – A Cleverly Designed Game

September 27, 2019September 26, 2019Michael G. Pistiolas4

‘Ingenious’ is an abstract family game for 1-4 players, ages 8 and up, that plays in 30-45 minutes. It is easy to teach, simple to learn, and its colorful appearance appeals to all.

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Upcoming Games From KOSMOS

June 28, 2019June 27, 2019Michael G. Pistiolas

Check out three new exciting board games from KOSMOS scheduled to be available at Gen Con 2019.

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You’re Invited to ‘Unicorn Glitterluck: A Party for Rosalie’

June 1, 2019May 31, 2019Michael G. Pistiolas

Baby Rosalie will be arriving in Cloudland soon, so join Unicorn Glitterluck and the other unicorns in preparing a celebration to welcome her! Gather all the animal friends, collect all the cloud crystals, and arrive at the party before Rosalie does in this cooperative children’s game.

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These Monkeys Are Going Bananas for ‘Coconuts’

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019Michael G. Pistiolas

In Coconuts, you literally get to monkey around. In this kid’s game, take turns flinging your coconuts into cups. Be the first to capture six cups and you are the winner!

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Unite your team in ‘A.E.G.I.S.: Combining Robot Strategy Game’

January 10, 2019January 9, 2019Michael G. Pistiolas

Are you ready for some good old fashion robot bashing, smashing, and clashing? In A.E.G.I.S., not only do you get to battle it out with your team of robots, but you can also combine robots into stronger, faster fighting machines!

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Ready, Set, Go! ‘Race to the Treasure’

December 1, 2018December 1, 2018Michael G. Pistiolas2

‘Race to the Treasure’ is a cooperative game for 2-4 players, ages 5+ (although my 4-year-old has played this), and plays in 15-20 minutes. In this tile-laying game, the objective is to create a path through the woods that allows you to collect three keys and get to the treasure chest before the ogre does.

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Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Monumental’

October 23, 2018October 22, 2018Michael G. Pistiolas1

Civilizations from across the ages compete to conquer lands, build wonders, and accumulate knowledge to see which of them will be the most ‘Monumental.’

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Black Forest box

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Into the Black Forest’

September 12, 2018September 12, 2018Michael G. Pistiolas

Enter a place of mystery and legend, where unknown encounters await you. Keep your wits about you for the craftiest players will be victorious when you enter Into the Black Forest.

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Big Dungeon Experience in a Small Box in ‘One Deck Dungeon: Forests of Shadows’

August 17, 2018August 16, 2018Michael G. Pistiolas

Do you like dungeon crawls, but don’t like the hassle of having to set up a large board? Do you like rolling lots of dice, but don’t want to manage stat and damage charts? Do you sometimes want to take on all the bad guys by yourself? Then do I have a game for you—‘One Deck Dungeon: Forest of Shadows.’

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Battle for Magical Dominance in ‘Wiz-War’

July 8, 2018July 7, 2018Michael G. Pistiolas

Have you ever wanted to have a wizardly duel within the confines of a stone labyrinth? Or unleash your magical prowess on others to prove your mystical superiority? Then ‘Wiz-War’ is a must-play game for you, where you compete against other mages in an attempt to be the first to steal their treasure or defeat them in this classic game of magical mayhem!

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Zombicide: Black Plague

Go Medieval on Some Zombies with ‘Zombicide: Black Plague’

June 7, 2018June 6, 2018Michael G. Pistiolas2

Enter a medieval world of humans, dwarfs, and elves as they battle to stay alive against an endless horde of zombies in Zombicide: Black Plague. In this cooperative, scenario-based miniature game for 1–6 players, level up your survivor, search for better loot, obtain quest objectives, and kill lots and lots of zombies in order to survive this zombie apocalypse.

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