For years I heard people rave about Labyrinth. I'd even given a copy to a friend for Christmas one year, and I had a copy sitting on my shelves, but for whatever reason we didn't really pull our copy out all that often. Then I went on a "clear out our game shelves" kick, and put … [Read more...]
Oh no! I’m Falling, how falling out of an airplane is fun
Are you ready for a crazy simple game? It can be played in five minutes or less, it’s also slightly morbid, so I wouldn’t play it with young kids. No your junior high kid who is starting to develop that higher level of thinking, go for it. It’s time to play Falling card game. … [Read more...]
Get your Minecraft addict off the computer but still playing the game
A few years ago my boys’ friends started talking about Minecraft. After a few months of hearing this we installed Minecraft on our computers, and my kids’ addiction to Minecraft started. They starting incorporating it into their schoolwork, and they bought the toys with their … [Read more...]
Fight monsters with your kids as you play Munchkin
Back when Jeff and I were first married we got together with a bunch of other young married couples without kids and played games. Everyone would show up with their giant stacks of board games and we would all play. One of the games we discovered at that time was Munchkin. We … [Read more...]
Learn chemistry and play games with Quest for Arete
This year for our homeschool science we are learning chemistry. I’ve been struggling to find good activities that aren’t just playing. We’ve made slime, but they aren’t too worried about the science, more the fun they have with the slime. Our new board game Quest for Arete … [Read more...]