Recently Gamewright sent me a copy of the 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of the Scarmbled States of America. Scramble States is an interesting card game designed for 2-4 players ages 8 and up that plays relatively quickly and can be scaled for younger players.
Archive for the ‘Family’ Category
The Scrambled States of America in review
February 9th, 2012 
Dan 
Posted in Family, Reviews 
Tags: america, deluxe, educational, family, gamewright, toys 
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“Go to the Beach” a review of Mermaid Beach
January 31st, 2012 Dan If there is one lesson I learned from Mermaid Beach it was get off your butt. If you’re a game designer and have a game you want people to play then get cracking and stop making excuses. Mermaid Beach is a card game for 2-5 players ages 6 and up. It was created by an [...]
Rory’s Story Cubes Actions in review
January 24th, 2012 Dan Recently GameWright sent me a few games to take a look at which is always good news around the house. Anytime my girls can get their hands on some new games to play with the family they are all in. It’s also instant feedback as my girls are not shy if they don’t like something. [...]
Enchanted insects need love in the wonderful world of Gubs
September 8th, 2011 Dan Truth be told I’m not sure what a Gub is but I know I want to protect it. I want all of those little Gubs feeling free and safe under my watch. Meanwhile there are other forces at work, other overlords who wants control of these magical little creatures. They try and lure my Gubs [...]
My Poker Face…
August 19th, 2011 Dan I had no intentions today of sitting down and writing a review of a game I don’t even own called Skull & Roses but about 5 minutes into my third straight playing last night I exclaimed “I don’t know who made this game but they are an flipping genius!” That’s all it took for me [...]
Word Pirates Review
August 15th, 2011 Dan I made a promise to myself that I would write this entire review without going into pirate speak because when you’re playing a game of Word Pirates it can be very easy to do so. Word Pirates is part of the dicecapades line from Haywire group and it’s listed as a game for 2-4 players [...]
Heroica an excellent introduction to adventure gaming
July 18th, 2011 Dan Lego boardgames have been pretty much hit or miss up to this point but this hasn’t stopped them from churning out a lot of product. Recently while looking at my daughters Lego magazine this new game Heroica caught my eye.
Review Who Would Win
June 8th, 2011 Dan Published: 2009 Publisher: Gamewright Rules Complexity: Easy Players: 3+ Age 12 and Up Type: Competitive Artwork: N/A Bits: B Gameplay: C Playing Time: 20-30 minutes Overall: B- Gamewright provided the copy of this game for review. Who would win takes the random argument you have with your buddy in a bar to a new level. [...]
Review: Joe Name It
June 8th, 2011 Dan Published: 2011 Publisher: Gamewright Rules Complexity: Easy Players: 2+ Age 12 and Up Type: Competitive Artwork: N/A Bits: B Gameplay: B Playing Time: 20-30 minutes Overall: B Gamewright provided the copy of this game for review. Joe Name It is a fast and fun trivia game being published by Gamewright as part of their port-a-party [...]
Forbidden Island Review
February 18th, 2011 Dan Published: 2010 Designer:Matt Leacock Publisher: GameWright Rules Complexity: Easy Players: 2 -4 Type: Cooperative Artwork: A Bits: B Playing Time: 30-45 minutes Forbidden Island is a cooperative game for 2 to 4 players that is very similar to Pandemic. The reason for this is the two games are designed by the same individual. Calling Forbidden [...]
