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Match Madness

Title: Match Madness

By FoxMind

Review: How fast are you? This is a fast paced matching game that will keep you on your toes. Match the card with your tiles, then whoever finishes first wins that round. Best out of five wins the game. A lot of fun for the whole family! This can also be a solo play.

Review by: Julie

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Bananagrams: Oceanic

Title:  Bananagrams: Oceanic

Review:  This is a fun new twist on the original banana grams. It is much like Bananagrams Party Edition,

but now with ocean themed wild cards that are the wild tiles in this fun take anywhere game!

Review by:  Julie

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Splendor Duel

Title:  Splendor Duel

Review:  This is a great quick game. Easy to play when you travel.  Very similar to Splendor the original but I do enjoy the board on this one better, and I enjoy the gold and pearls in this game. It is different from the original, but it has the same flavor. Would say age 8 and up if the 8 year old has been a game player.    

Review by:  Julie

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Fluxx Remixx

Title:  Fluxx Remixx
Review:  
This is a great family game for on the go or a pizza night when you don’t want to think too much.
This is the original flux just updated. The idea of the game is to stay away from the creepers and keep the keepers that are on the goal card. Seems easy, but that goal can change and people slam new rules cards. Lots of fun!!  Review by:  Julie
Title:  Fluxx RemixxReview:  This is a great family game for on the go or a pizza night when you don’t want to think too much.This is the original flux just updated. The idea of the game is to stay away from the creepers and keep the keepers that are on the goal card. Seems easy, but that goal can change and people slam new rules cards. Lots of fun!! 
Review by:  Julie
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Pumpkin Patch - Bad Seeds

Title:  Pumpkin Patch - Bad Seeds

Review:

This is a great  game for 9 and up. It's quick 15 to 20 minute strategy game. The object of the game is to plant and gather the most seedling pumpkins.  You are laying out seedling cards and coming up with a strategy to place the Cinderella pumpkin, but beware of the crows, and other players trying to lay their cards down first! Lots of fun spookiness!

Review by Julie

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Genius square game

Title:  Genius square

Review:

This is a dice mind game like no other!

Roll all seven dice together.  Each player places the 7 blockers into the squares of each grid to match the seven co-ordinates that appear on the dice. Then it’s race time. Each player will fill the 9 colored shapes into every other space on the grid to against the opponent.  Whoever finishes first is the winner. This is also great for solo play!

Review by:  Julie

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Maki Stack game

Title:  Maki Stack

Author: Blue Orange

Review:

Time to get the sushi going and the blindfolds on! No really grab a teammate and let the lapping begin you and your partner compete against another team with either blindfolds or pinkies to stack your sushi! This is a fun party game icebreaker or just a fun family game that everyone can play.

Review by:  Julie

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Brain Connect game

Title:  Brain Connect

Author: Blue Orange Games

Review:

This is a great family game!

Or a good solitaire game if you want a challenge. The object of the game is to get from point A to point B on the challenge card with the puzzles in front of you. Seems simple enough, but  now you have to compete with the others to see who gets it done first. This is a fun game that the whole family can play!  Julie

Review by:  Juile

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Fast Flip game

Title:  Fast Flip

Author: Blue Orange

Review:

This is a great travel game for the whole family!

It has elements of spot it, but there is a spin in it.

You have to find the number of things or the fruit that is on the previous card. Fast and fun easy to learn!

Review by:  Julie

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7 Wonders Duel game

Title:  7 Wonders Duel

Review:

This is an entertaining, competitive 2-person game that I enjoy playing again and again. It’s perfect to play over a lunch break, and can usually be completed in 30-45 minutes. Players compete in drafting cards to complete sets that build different wonders of the world, which focus on scientific, military, and civic-building mechanisms. I would recommend this game for anyone who enjoys strategy games and wants to become the next emperor of the world!

Review by:  Allison

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Tumble Tree

A fun game where balancing the cards as branches adds to the tension.

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Game: Trick Question

Title:  Trick Question

Review:

As a fan of riddles and word play, I thoroughly enjoy this game. It's a fun four person game that is easy to pick up and is great for after-dinner parties. The questions range from riddles to palindromes and clever word play questions. Some questions seem to have more than one answer and it stirs healthy debates between the players but remember, there is only ever one right answer, and that's the one on the back of the game card.

Review by:  Aly

 

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Slapzi game

Title:  Slapzi

Review:

This a fun fast pace game on who can slap their card down first, that matches the description card, this is a fast paced funny card that will get everyone laughing!'

 

Review by:  Julie

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Ticket to Ride

Title:  Ticket to Ride

Review:

This is by far one of my favorite games to play with the family! Anyone can play, even the six year old.

The object of the game is to build your rail from point A to point B on one of your destination cards.. This seems easy but it’s not. Not when there are other players trying to do the same thing, and trying to block you at every turn.

This is a great game for a game night!! There are several different maps to choose from. The Europe has more train stations and the new rails & sails one has Ships!! This is one for the whole family to enjoy!!

Review by:  Julie

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Match a Pair of Birds

Title:  Match a Pair of Birds,  A Memory Game

Review:

Everyone loves a good old fashioned memory game. In this version, you get to match pairs of birds. The catch? You're matching females with males of a same breed, so the pictures don't always match. My family and I played this game together, and we all thought it was a great retake of the memory game.

Review by:  Bethany

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