With Father’s Day around the corner, I wanted to compile a fun list filled with games that my own father loves to play! 

My dad comes from a family of Canasta players. I grew up watching and learning how to play cards from my parents and extended family and it created some of my most favorite memories from my childhood. Nearly every gathering always involved a card game of some sort which for sure meant whoops, hollers, and playful banter. Playing so much cards growing up is a main reason why we play boardgames now. 

Board games have been such a fun hobby to share with my family, who are always up to try any game we bring, especially my dad!

So for this post, I asked him to tell me which ones have been his favorites!

While you know Bicycle for their decks of iconic playing cards, you may not know about their board games. 

We’re changing that today with a look at Tattoo Stories! 

In this silly game you and your friends will all be drawing up your best tattoos. There’s some pretty unique tattoos out there in the wild, and in Tattoo Stories you’ll be tasked with combining the vision of the client with your artistic abilities (or lack thereof!) in the hopes that they choose you to be their tattoo artist. 

Growing up, laying out at night watching the stars was a favorite activity. Truly, one of the biggest perks of growing up in a small town in the country is that you see the sheer amount of beautiful stars in the sky, giving you ample opportunity to locate the many different constellations  in the heavens. 

If you’ve ever wanted to try your own hand at creating constellations, Starlink is the game for you!

Since it hit the gaming scene in 2008, Pandemic has become one of the most widely played modern board games of all time. For us, and countless more, it served as our gateway game into the hobby as we know it — delighting families around the table the world over. 

Pandemic has expanded into a large and vibrant family of games over the years. Last year we reviewed one of those exciting additions in Pandemic: Rapid Response. And now, we’re thrilled to give you our thoughts on the newest member of the Pandemic family, Pandemic Hot Zone: North America!

(Make sure you read all the way to the bottom for how Z-Man Games is brining you a way to play Pandemic Hot Zone in your own home today!)

Today, rather than a normal review, we wanted to do something a little different. We want to highlight our all time favorite game!

Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game, has been one of the most played games in our home since it came out in 2012. Over the years as new expansions have been released with exciting heroes to work with, masterminds to battle, and schemes to overcome, it has cemented itself as our very favorite in our collection. 

If we could only keep one game, it would be this one. 

Because of that, it was time we talked about it officially on the blog!