It’s time for the annual barrel bowling contest to take place! Do you have what it takes to capture the most gold in this years Kinderspiel award winning game Valley of the Vikings?!

Well, apparently I have been living under a rock because I have never played Rummy before. Thanks goodness for Mindblock to bring me up to speed!

This timeless looking new take on a classic game is lovely. What I love most though is how perfectly it can be used in education!

Ever wanted to know what it would feel like to hold the world in the palm of your hand? 

Well Blue Orange Games is giving everyone the opportunity to try it out in their new planet building tile placement game that is truly a wonder to play and hold.

Grab your boots! It’s hiking season! Time to fill up our canteens, pack the compass and hit the trail up the Mountains! Do you think your friend would mind if we borrowed her tent? She’d be doing us a huge favor. 

Oh, can I also borrow your first aid kit? That seems kind of important. 

Civilization games have always sounded fun to me.

The idea of developing and managing a society and needing to make moves that benefit that society in order to advance throughout the game appeals to me greatly. I’m a huge fan of city building games, so civilization games seemed right up my alley.

But they always have a pretty lengthy time commitment. And as parents to five young kids, we don’t have many opportunities to sit down for games that exceed three hours.

Which is why I was so excited when Stonemaier Games announced Tapestry!