Designers:Michael Schacht Artist:Design/Main, Michael Schacht Publishers:ABACUSSPIELE Number of Players: 2 – 5 Playing Time: 45 minutes This past weekend, I got to break out a classic for my son, Ari — Zooloretto. For those not familiar with Zooloretto, it is a zoo-themed set collection game for 2 to 5 players. Each turn consists of a player…
Designers: Matt Leacock Artist: Bernard Bittler,Philippe Guérin, Chris Quilliams Publishers: Z-Man Games Number of Players: 2 – 5 Playing Time: 30 minutes Pandemic – The Cure is a dice game for 2 to 5 players that pits you against four diseases spreading around the globe. Using your character’s abilities and customized dice, you will travel the continents treating disease…
Designers: Alexey Konnov, Alexey Paltsev, Anatoliy Shklyarov Artist: Reinis Pētersons Publishers: Brain Games, REBEL.pl Number of Players: 2 – 4 Playing Time: 30 minutes Ari and I got the chance to squeeze in a board game this Sunday before his bed time, and we chose to try Game of Trains. Game of Trains is card game whereby you…
Designer: Masao Suganuma Artists: Noboru Hotta, Ian Parovel, Mirko Suzuki Publisher: IDW Games Number of Players: 2 – 4 (Harbor expansion adds one more) Playing Time: 30 minutes My six-year old son and I try to get in a couple of games a week. This helps to get him away from electronics for a spell. One of the games that…
Designer: Simon Havard Artist: Erkan Karagöz Publisher: Alderac Entertainment Group Number of Players: 2 – 6 Playing Time: 15 – 25 minutes A couple of weekends ago, I had the opportunity to attend a game day with the Cardboard Edison couple at their house in New Jersey. I had a great time playing games and play testing their game — Sultana.…
Designer: Tim Fowers Artist: Ryan Goldsberry Publisher: Self Published Number of Players: 1 – 4 Playing Time: 90 minutes Last weekend, I promised Ari (6 years old) that we would play a game. I told him that I had a “new” game for him to try and described as “stealing game”. We sat down together and broke open…
