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Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle - Defence Against the Dark Arts board game

Harry Potter is at it again

Are you ready for another Harry Potter family board game?

We sure are!

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – Defence Against the Dark Arts may sound like it’s an expansion to Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle that we reviewed a few years ago. But it’s not.

It’s a standalone game that’s great on its own merits!

The original game is a cooperative game where players work together to defeat wizarding world villains.

But in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – Defence Against the Dark Arts, rather than working together, 2 players go head-to-head in a dueling battle!

February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 Trent 2 Comments 2-player, cards, deck-building, Harry Potter, luck, The OP, theme, USAopoly

Board Games Cooperative Games Family Games Game Reviews

Codenames enters the Wizarding World!

We’re big Codenames fans.

And we’re also big Harry Potter fans.

So mixing Codenames and Harry Potter should be a slam-dunk of fun, right?

We’re ready to share our thoughts on this latest Codenames iteration — Codenames: Harry Potter!

January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 Trent 0 Comments 2-player, Codenames, Czech Games, deduction, Harry Potter, teams, theme, USAopoly

Fantastic Beasts Perilous Pursuit board game

Board Games Cooperative Games Dice Games Family Games Game Reviews

Fantastic Beasts: Perilous Pursuit – cooperative family fun

The hot new movie out this week is Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. That’s why we’re excited about reviewing a hot new family board game this week — Fantastic Beasts: Perilous Pursuit!

In Fantastic Beasts: Perilous Pursuit players work together to capture 5 beasts by rolling special dice. However, if 2 beasts get away or one player loses all their Health, they all lose.

We’re big fans of cooperative games for families and we’ve really enjoyed playing Fantastic Beasts: Perilous Pursuit.

November 21, 2018November 27, 2018 Trent 0 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, cooperative, dice, luck, movie, theme, USAopoly

Board Games Cooperative Games Dice Games Family Games Game Reviews

Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War board game review

It looks like Avengers Infinity War smashed all global box office records with the biggest opening weekend of any movie with $641 million!

Wow!

While we didn’t see Avengers Infinity War opening weekend, we did the next best thing — we played the about-to-be-released board game, Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War!

That’s right, we were lucky enough to get our hot little hands on a copy of Thanos Rising from USAopoly before it’s release to stores and we’re going to tell you all about it!

May 1, 2018May 14, 2018 Trent 7 Comments 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, Avengers, cooperative, dice, luck, USAopoly

Board Games Family Games Game Reviews Kid Games

Super Mario: Level Up! board game review

“It’s a me, Mario!”

I wish we could play the catchy Super Mario music to go along with that phrase for you, but you’ll just have to imagine it yourself. That is, if you’re a Mario fan.

And even if you’re not, there’s a good chance your kids are Mario fans. Mario is one of the most recognizable characters in the world! So it’s not surprising to find board games with a Mario theme.

Today we’re taking a look at Super Mario: Level Up! the board game.

March 24, 2018March 31, 2018 Trent 0 Comments 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, 6-player, Kid Games, racing, theme, USAopoly

Board Games Family Games Game Reviews Kid Games

Clue: The Legend of Zelda board game review

Normally we’d stay clear of various themed versions of popular board games like Clue. However, there are a few instances where we make exceptions. And this is one of those times!

Why? First of all, because our family loves playing Clue. And second, because all the guys in our family are HUGE Legend of Zelda fans!

Clue: The Legend of Zelda is a keeper for us and we’re happy to tell you why.