Take a good hard look at the arrangement of the magnetic pieces on this board before you take it apart because you may never see it that way again. If you or your children like mind-bending, eye-tricking puzzle challenges, step up the plate and give this one a whirl. Clearly it isn’t for beginning puzzle […]
You wouldn’t think that a game with a name like Cloud 9 would require the steely nerves of a gambler, we certainly didn’t. We were wrong! If you are going to win this race-to-the-finish game you are going to have to take some chances. As the hot air balloon flies higher into the atmosphere, you’ll
When it comes to recycling toys that brought hours of delight to a previous generation, Hasbro has got you covered. Remember that sneaky Croc who loved to take a playful snap at you if you touched a sensitive tooth? He is back for more fun in a game that the whole family can play together.
Yes it’s that Operation, and yes it’s as much fun as you remember. Maybe more. What is different this time around is the patient is none other than the world’s most famous ogre, Shrek. The pieces are aptly renamed to include such tester favorites as Pain in the Butt (Donkey), Chest Cold (Ice Cubes) and
Think you can really sell a story to an audience? When you play Truth or Fib, you’ll find out. This game which is strictly for teens and older players (we don’t want to encourage fibbing) presents each players with the challenge of relaying a tale about their own life experience and they have the choice
Ever since Trivial Pursuit opened the door to knowledge based board games, we’ve been hooked. You know, the type that tax your brain to come up with answers to arcane questions, unearthing knowledge that has been locked somewhere in the deepest recesses of your brain? Graymatter does all that with a few unique twists such
ThinkFun has built a considerable reputation on the strength of mind-bending puzzle games, and they have added a strong new entry to their line up with Square by Square. By thinking constructively and allowing the spatial reasoning part of your brain to take over, you are charged with the task of solving a variety of
The Cranium magic is liberally sprinkled throughout this wonderful card game that takes less than a minute to learn and will have you hooked for hours. The uniquely designed cards are made of a transparent plastic which are a real eye catcher as is the terrific card tin that comes with the play set. But
Deceptively simple, this game is anything but. Your brain will be working overtime trying to decipher the sequence of numbered tiles hidden in front of your opponent, but the satisfaction of seeing it all fall into place is remarkably rewarding. In just about a minute you’ll understand the rules and be off playing the first
“Ooo, ooo Mommy can we play that game where we trade pork belly futures?”, we’d be willing to bet that that is not a phrase you’d expect to hear around your house. Neither did our testers, that is until they sat down to play with Stakxchange. Think Monopoly with enough twists and turns to keep
