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    AD/Power Hungry Pets from Exploding Kittens

    April 12, 2024 - By 

    We were recently gifted a copy of Power Hungry Pets from Exploding Kittens. We play a lot of board games and already have a few games from Exploding Kittens, so were excited to try Power Hungry Pets over the Easter holidays. Power Hungry Pets from Exploding Kittens A strategy game for people who hate strategy games, Power Hungry Pets is a reimagining of Love Letter from Z-Man Games. Featuring Exploding Kittens’ adorable characters and signature artwork, this simple strategy game culminates in a mad grab for power. Each card features a number and a hilarious way to backstab, steal from,…

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    Rockpool from Gibsons Games {review}

    July 14, 2020 - By 

    Board games have been a real life saver for our family over the last few months. We’re still carrying on with our home learning (3 more days!) and playing games together is a great way to learn in a fun way.  We’re fortunate to have lots of board games but were delighted to receive a bundle of games from Gibsons Game to review. Rockpool from Gibsons Games The first game we picked to play was Rockpool, it’s eye-catching due to the shape of the box! It’s a fun game that encourages players to collect shells and clean up rubbish from…

  • Blogger Board Game Club: Concept
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    Blogger Board Game Club: Concept

    April 30, 2020 - By 

    We love being part of Asmodee’s Blogger Board Game Club and were delighted to receive Concept board game to review. We were so pleased to have a new game to add to our collection and Concept has been a huge hit with the whole family. In Concept, your goal is to guess words through the association of icons. A team of two players choose a word or phrase that the other players need to guess. Acting together, this team places pieces on the available icons on the game board. To get others to guess “milk”, for example, the team might place…

  • Cortex Challenge game review
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    Blogger Board Game Club: Cortex Challenge

    March 29, 2020 - By 

    We love being part of Asmodee’s Blogger Board Game Club and were delighted to receive Cortex Challenge to review. It seems a long time ago since half term when we reviewed Dice Academy, so much has changed since then! We were so pleased to have a new game to add to our collection and Cortex Challenge has been a huge hit with the whole family. Cortex Challenge game review Challenge your brain in a fun game that tests your thinking, memory and speed skills! Compete with other players in 8 different challenges which will make you use all your brain power:…

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    Blogger Board Game Club: Dice Academy

    February 20, 2020 - By 

    We love being part of Asmodee’s Blogger Board Game Club and were delighted to receive Dice Academy to review. We’ve had a few days away over half term and Dice Academy was the perfect size to take with us! We rented a lovely Airbnb which was 2 minutes away from a dog-friendly pub. We spent a great hour in the pub hiding from Storm Dennis and learning how to play Dice Academy. With an 8 and a 9 year old I always need a few games which I can whip out when they start to get bored. Family holidays are…

  • Blogger Board Game Club: House of Danger
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    Blogger Board Game Club: House of Danger

    April 27, 2019 - By 

    Our latest game from the Blogger Board Game Club was House of Danger, based on the book by R.A. Montgomery. When I first saw the game it immediately made me think of the story books I read as a child, the ones with multiple possible endings where you choose your own adventure. I loved that kind of book and saw that the game was billed as a cooperative adventure game by Prospero Hall. Blogger Board Game Club: House of Danger Although the game is recommended for ages 10 and over our children really wanted to play it with us. They…

  • Hey! That's my fish!
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    Blogger Board Game Club review: Hey! That’s My Fish

    February 6, 2019 - By 

    Is anyone else glad that January is over? It felt like a long month, one that we got through by playing copious games and finishing off the Christmas chocolates. We’ve been members of the Blogger Board Game Club for a while and were delighted to be sent a bundle of family board games. We love to play family games, especially at the weekend, and we can’t wait to tell you more over the coming weeks. The first game we are going to tell you about is Hey! That’s My Fish. Hey! That’s My Fish Hey, That’s My Fish! is an…

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    Monopoly Cheater’s Edition from Hasbro Gaming review

    December 16, 2018 - By 

    Last week we were lucky to review the brand new Monopoly Fortnite edition. My 8 year old just loves Monopoly so he was very happy to receive the new Monopoly Cheater’s Edition from Hasbro Gaming too. This is an updated version of the original Monopoly game featuring a similar style of board, with paper money, game tokens, dice, Chance and Community Chest cards. Read on to see what we thought…. Monopoly Cheater’s Edition from Hasbro Gaming We are huge fans of Monopoly and love to see all the different versions of the game. Monopoly Cheater’s Edition is closely related to the…

  • Monopoly Fortnite Edition
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    Monopoly Fortnite Edition

    December 10, 2018 - By 

    If you’re a parent of a tween like me, you must be aware of Fornite. The multi-player video game has taken over the world since its release last year and there’s no escaping it. It’s all I hear about from my son at home, and all I hear about at the school I work. Every child seems to know the Fortnite dances, regardless of whether they play Fortnite or not. Monopoly Fortnite Edition from Hasbro We were excited to be offered the new Monopoly Fortnite from Hasbro to review. We are huge fans of traditional Monopoly so were keen to…