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Never too young to play! Finding boardgames to play and review with a young family.

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Rhino Hero Super Battle: card stacking, tower toppling mayhem.

Despite all the great reviews, I could never quite grasp the appeal of the original Rhino Hero for adult players at family time. The original is a quirky but simple card stacking game and I was worried we would quickly outgrow it. Then Rhino Hero Super Battle came along and the addition of a dice… Read More Rhino Hero Super Battle: card stacking, tower toppling mayhem.

October 4, 2018January 31, 2019 Natty2 Comments

Dragonwood – a swords and sorcery themed card game suitable for under 8s.

I was excited to introduce N to Dragonwood. It is a basic swords and sorcery themed card game that involves building hands and rolling dice to defeat foes and win points. We started playing it when N was 4.5 but with an official 8+ age, we thought it was always going to be a game… Read More Dragonwood – a swords and sorcery themed card game suitable for under 8s.

May 20, 2018June 4, 2018 Natty1 Comment

Outfoxed – a quirky cooperative detective game.

Outfoxed is a great introductory level cooperative deduction game for very young kids. The artwork is beautiful and the theme, a bunch of detectives trying to figure out which fox is the thief before he or she goes to ground, is appealing and easy to grasp. We added this to our collection when N was… Read More Outfoxed – a quirky cooperative detective game.

April 28, 2018May 20, 2018 NattyLeave a comment

Monopoly Gamer Review- this is not Monopoly, it’s way more fun!

Donkey Kong

This is currently our favourite family game. N loves Super Mario. He has access to our old Nintendo Wii and often plays a few hours of Mario Kart and Mario and Sonic at the Olympics at the weekend or when his uncle comes round to compete. So when he saw Monopoly Gamer it immediately went… Read More Monopoly Gamer Review- this is not Monopoly, it’s way more fun!

February 20, 2018June 5, 2018 NattyLeave a comment
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