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…
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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: 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…