Gaming with kids is always a bit of an adventure.

Four dragon children have stumbled upon an unusual sparkling treasure: a column of ice with beautiful stones frozen inside it. Unfortunately the column is too heavy for the children to carry back to their cave so they enlist the help of their father. Through fire breathing, the column starts to melt and little by little the sparkling stones fall out and the children race to collect the treasures, whisking them back to their cave. 

Which dragon will collect the most sparkling stones in their cave? With a little luck, hopefully it will be you!

Gather round fellow bird enthusiasts! Have we got a game for you!

Not a bird enthusiast? Well, let me let you in on a little secret…neither was I until I played Wingspan. But after multiple plays this game has turned me into a bonafide ornithologist, if only in my own mind.

Believe me, after playing this, you’ll be calling yourself one too! 

I watched as my six year old contemplated her turn. Should she move to gather resources? Power up her player actions? Or, the always tempting, engage an opponent in a pie fight? With two trophies left to earn, she had a lot of options to consider.

I however was sitting there with three apples, just one shy of delivering them to the Castle and earning myself a trophy. But I was within her reach. I watched as she selected her move action. Grabbed her miniature and moved it into my space, eyes hungry for apples.

“Mom, I challenge you to a pie fight!”