★★★★☆ Dominion; this is a deck building game, but you don’t need a carpenter or tools.
Check out this game if: you’re looking for a unique game with some complexity for teenagers and up.
★★★★☆ Blokus; the game looks like tetris but plays like a new pop song that spreads everywhere, until another song moves in.
Check out this game if: you’re looking for a quick 2 to 4 player game that offers a little bit of strategy and a lot of interaction with other players.
★★★½☆ Lanterns; the Gods love lanterns (obviously) and it’s up to you to light their favorite colors (obviously).
Buy this game if: you’re looking for an eye-catching game that is fairly friendly, but still has some strategy.
★★☆☆☆ Munchkin; fighting monsters with your friends (unless they want to stab you in the back).
Check out this game if: you’re looking for a silly game with lots of jokes but relatively complicated rules.
★★★☆☆ Say Anything; jokes about John Cusack do not go over well during this game, apparently.
Check out this game if: you’re looking for a quick game for a large group that can be clever and fun.
★★★★½ Lost Cities (card); imagine you’ve just found the lost city of Atlantis, and then you sit down to play a card game.
Check out this game if: you are looking for a 2 player game that is simple to teach but offers hours of wonderful intensity.
★★★☆☆ Battle Sheep; “they can take our land, but they can never take our wool.”
Check out this game if: You’re looking for a game for younger kids (I think 5 y/o can play this game with a little patience).
