Here is another game review by the great Tom Vasel. This time tom reviews a game of my own design: Quadrovex!Carabande is the heaviest game I own, with several boxes full of chunky wooden pieces. Quadrovex (Stephen de Chellis, 2005 – self published) which is a smaller game, still comes close to challenging Carabande in…
Tag: Board Games
Game Review: Run for Your Life, Candyman!
When the concept of Run For Your Life, Candyman! (Smirk & Dagger Games, 2005 – Curt Covert) was explained to me, I just started to laugh. During my first game of it everyone was laughing pretty much the entire time. It’s not like Candyman is a great game. In fact, it’s not even a good…
Game Review: Drive
Every once in a while, my wife and I play a two player game that instantly grabs us, one we want to play continuously and often. Lost Cities was the first such game, and over the years, a few have followed. The latest in this rare group is Drive (SimplyFun, 2005 – Michael Schacht). I…
Game Review: Crazy Mixed Up Zoo
I’m always on the lookout for games to play with my young children, while avoiding the dross that is so readily available in mass-market stores. Fortunately, there are piles of excellent games for children, but many times they are smaller, unnoticeable affairs. The Crazy Mixed Up Zoo Game (SimplyFun, 2006 – Peter Sarrett & Michael…
Three Games for Halloween
Halloween is Tonight! These Three games are my top picks for gaming on Halloween.I present this list in alphabetical order so as not to give any one game more weight than another.Arkham HorrorIn the past couple years, I was introduced by some friends to the Cthulhu mythos, which for the uninitiated, is a literary universe…
SimplyFun: Plext
As soon as I saw Plext (SimplyFun, 2005 – Alvin Madden) and read the rules, I knew that my wife would enjoy it. Word games are fascinating to us as a couple, and ones that allow players to work with a set of letters, rather than be constrained by using solely the letters given with…
SimplyFun: Simply Catan
When I first heard about Simply Catan (SimplyFun Games, 2006 – Klaus Teuber), I had a hard time imagining how Settlers of Catan could get any simpler. Then I realized that I was a person who enjoyed Cities and Knights of Catan, + Seafarers + Fisherman + whatever latest flavor of the month was, and…
SimplyFun: Walk the Dogs
Of all the SimplyFun games, Walk the Dogs (Simply Fun, 2005 – Alan R. Moon and Aaron Weissblum) is certainly the most striking. The reason is simple – the game comes with sixty-three rubber dogs. The cries of “how cute!” and “Wow, look at the dogs!” ring out every time I bring the game to…
Home Game Parties?
Everyone knows about Tupperware parties. Many people even know of Mary Kaye and Avon. for the culinary inclined there is the Pampered Chef company. What about those of us who don’t wear make-up, store leftovers or cook? for the rest of us, we now have SimplyFun.SimplyFun is a consultant-based game company. Their products; games, puzzles…