Good Board Games

Okay gamers, I'll admit I was a little bit leery when I first heard of Risk Legacy . In terms of full disclosure, classic Risk is probably my favorite game of all time. So when I hear of a version of the game where you physically write on the board, eventually add pieces, and even throw some pieces away I wasn't sure what to think. I first thought, is this game going to be worth the investment if it all eventually may end up in the trash? After playing, however; all of my concerns have been relieved. This version of the game allows for a more intimate feel. If I had to relate it to something, after looking back, games that you modify in this fashion may be the closest thing to playing real life Jumanji. You and your friends initially sign the board, like a contract between the players and the board, stating that your actions will be making a unique game that likely no one else in the world will ever experience. To not romanticism the experience as much, the game is not TOO...

Codenames is a game where you work with a teammate in order to make matching pairs in a word association game. The game is played with a grid of tiles, each with one word on their face, your partner knows which words belong to you and which words belong to your opponent. During the game you partner gives you a one word clue in addition to a number of word tiles it could potentially link to. An example of this would be if there were a word tile that said planet, and a word tile that said ball, your partner gives you the clue "sphere 2" in order to have you guess the two cards for your team. What makes the game challenging is that your opponents also are using the same board, and if you guess their words, you turn ends, AND they get credit for the tile being chosen for them. To make matters even more difficult, for both teams there is one card in play that (when guessed incorrectly) immediately earns their opponent the victory. This ones a true battle of the wits and is a perf...

Roll For It! is a quick and easy dice game that incorporates elements from Yahtzee , in addition to resource management and risk assessment. Compete with your friends to earn points from cards that have various sets of dice on them. Every player competes for the same cards in the pool, but have a limited number of dice to roll at one time. Will you be a risk taker investing in large value cards, or will you try to score many smaller sets quickly in order to grab your victory?

Cheap staple of gaming with close to 50 spin offs, you'll never play the same game twice! Fluxx is the game of constant change, can you complete your objective before the rules change? There's many different ways to win, but that all depends on what cards are played. The beginning of the game is simple, and right off the bat, there's actually no way to win. The entire rules of the game include, draw a card, play a card, and that's it. Simple to learn, in fact anyone can learn it. The complications happen based on what cards you play that augment the rules, mid game. There's a very slight learning curve for anyone that hasn't played, just to get accustomed to what all the card possibilities are but it's not difficult, and with a (generally) short turn around on games, you can learn quickly. As I stated earlier, there's close to 50 different spin offs of Fluxx , each one being about the same, but introducing either a new theme, or a few new rule dynam...

It's silly meets serious, the ultimate party discussion game. Superfight! is a game where you can pair fighters with hundreds of attributes, and debate who would win a battle royal. Game play is similar to cards against humanity, but you can play with your mom and not blush. There are piles of face down cards with different fighters, and piles of face down cards of different attributes to attach to them. These can be good attributes, such as "made of metal", "can use the force" etc... or they may be bad, or useless "is very sticky" "carrying way to many grocery bags" etc. You pair one ability with your fighter, and then add another attribute from the face down piles. (You're not allowed to choose this attribute, and must find a way to justify it's negativity, or use its positivity in conjunction with your fighters abilities) This game is great for initiating discussions, and for larger groups, allows each player an even chance to...

Carcassonne is a great game,if not the best game to introduce the tile placement mechanic becoming popular in games today. For 2-5 players this game allows you to build cities, farms, roads, and monasteries  one tile at a time with randomly drawn tiles. It's as competitive as you make it, so hardcore gamers or social wallflowers will all have something to take home. Is one player building a booming metropolis, that if finished will surely win them the game? Try to invade and get your Meeples inside the city and split the point value, or get more Meeples inside the walls, and even steal the points all for yourself. However you decide to play the game, I can promise you'll never ever play the same game twice.   If you'd like to play with more than 5 players the Inns and Cathedrals expansion is a must have as it opens up the game and the rest of the other expansions with the silver pieces. This add on allows 2-6 players to enjoy the game in addition to it's add...

Just a quick shout out to our new viewership from the UK, our tabletop community is growing fast. Since the audience is growing, are there any games that you'd like me to review? -If I've never heard of them, even better, a new reason to buy a new game!