★★★½☆ Love Letter; roses are red, violets are blue, this game has nothing to do with poetry, or love, or writing.
Check out this game if: you are looking for a quick and easy game that is strangely addicting.
The Great Outdoors; games that can survive harsh environments (but likely won’t withstand a bear attack).
This past week, while visiting a little Caribbean island, I was determined to research good games that could hold up to wind, sand, water, and booze. But I got distracted by the sand, water, and booze.
★★★☆☆ Welcome to the Dungeon; “we got fun a games” (nothing to do with Axl Rose -unless you consider him an Orc).
Check out this game if: you’re looking for a quick press-your-luck game with a little complexity.
★★★★½ Carcassonne; it’s really fun to say the word “meeple.”
Check out this game if: you’re looking for a medium complex game that is both clever and exciting.
★★★½☆ Small World; just like the Disney ride but with ghosts, goblins, vampires, giants -scratch that, nothing like the ride.
Check out this game if: you’re looking for a little more complicated game for kids who like multi player strategic games -like Risk but quicker and more fun.
★★☆☆☆ Fluxx; a game where someone can say “now I’m the zombie vampire, and I win, cause I just changed the rules.”
Check out this game if: you’re looking for a game that is more of an activity than a game -for people who don’t get frustrated with changing rules.
★★★☆☆ Pentago; seconds to learn, years to master… but probably competence in a day.
Check out this game if: you like two player abstract games like chess and checkers.
