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Magnate: The First City board game review

“Welcome to Humbleburg, a sleepy commuter community that has resisted development for years. That is until one fateful city council meeting where everything changed in the blink of an eye. Developers from all over raced to Humbleburg to make their fortunes in this small town. Will you be one of them?”

In Magnate: The First City players take on the role of developers who buy land, develop it, and lease space to tenants. But nothing lasts forever and sooner or later the bubble will burst.

The player who can manage their properties the best and sells at the right time will be victorious.

January 31, 2022 Dane Trimble 0 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5 players, action selection, area-control, auction, city building, dice, Naylor Games, resource management, solo

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Amass Millions in Cover Your A$$ets

How would you like to become a millionaire in under 30 minutes?

Well, at the rate you can stack up assets in Cover Your Assets, you’ll have a great chance of getting to a million in no time.

Of course, those around you may be a bit jealous and will look to swipe some of those assets out from under you in their own rush to get to $1,000,000.

It all comes down to how you play your cards.

It’s time to dive into this fast and fun card game of asset acquisition!

May 28, 2019 Trent 6 Comments 2 players, 3-players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, card, family, Grandpa Beck's Games, luck, math

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Make time for a Dinosaur Tea Party

When was the last time you had tea with dinosaurs?

If your answer is “never”, then it’s time to change that!

Dinosaur Tea Party is a fantastic family game of deduction that everyone can enjoy playing.

It’s also another game that quickly jumped into one of our most-played games of 2018!

January 16, 2019January 17, 2019 Trent 0 Comments 3-players, 4 players, 5 players, deduction, Restoration Games, theme

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Shadows: Amsterdam could be Zootopia the board game

Shadows: Amsterdam is a real-time, simultaneous deduction game played in teams. It’s full of colorful artwork, obscure clues, frantic racing, and lots of fun.

It also reminds us a lot of the movie Zootopia!

Just like in the movie, you’re trying to solve a crime by following clues all over colorful locations. The great thing is that you’re not alone. Work together with your teammates to make your way around the city to solve the case!

December 12, 2018 Trent 0 Comments 2 players, 3-players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Asmodee, deduction, kids, team, theme

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Bevy of Kids Games Reviews and Game Giveaway!

Over the coming 7 days we’re reviewing 7 new board games and card games your kids may love.

Since kids games have very simple rules, each review will be a shorter than our typical reviews. As such, we’re also going to review a couple games at a time. And we’ll end with a game giveaway!

We’re starting off with 3 games that can help your kids with math:
* Monster Crunch: The Breakfast Battle Game
* This Game Goes to Eleven
* Make 7