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It might look like a simple wooden puzzle, but Zoomates was one of the original games on my list when I started this blog, it's that clever. It's also the second time we've featured Gladden Design, the first being Paper Apps: Dungeon. How it
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Our family likes to party. Sometimes we need a game to kick things off or break the ice, and sometimes we need a game to keep us goofing late into the night. A new favorite in both categories is Jack Be Thimble, a dead simple game that will have even
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While I didn't get many growing up, my wife's family plays a lot of dice games. Not because dice games offer a depth of gameplay, but because they get the family around the table yelling and swapping nickels. Strike is a dead-simple game that makes a
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How it works: This is a smaller version of another deck (the original One Deck), which recently launched on Kickstarter (we were a backer), and now is available in public release. It's a jack of all trades that you can use to play just about any table game
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The world's fastest dice game. Seriously almost too fast. Race other players in a mad scramble with 10 dice per player.
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Pictionary meets Telephone in this irreverent drawing game.
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A game about dogs, dice, and pushing your luck. Battle other players to collect dice while risking your progress on every roll.
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How it works: A little bit Jenga, a little bit Operation, a lot of weird dexterity fun. The game starts by cramming a buncha colorful poofballs into a mold that produces a tall tower. Taking turns, players remove and re-stack the fuzzies onto the tower. It's a simple
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How it works: A tile-laying game that's not Dominoes and doesn't require math or multiples of five? We're in. The plan is to play the longest connected snakes on the board— but watch out: your opponent is trying to stab and steal your progress.
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How it works: Ok so first, a note. Generally we try to feature simple games from indie creators, and this is technically a future piece of e-waste, but my goodness is it clever! It's a slider puzzle that works like a Traffic Jam or Rush Hour game, where
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How it works: Imagine a gin or rummy game with no numbers, traditional suits, or face cards. Rule of Three is a fast paced strategy game for visual thinkers. Players compete to be the first to assemble three sets to score points. Fail the task and you lose points. Why
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How it works: Each game is a self-contained trifold brochure, ready for quick playing narrative-driven adventure. The themes vary pretty widely between games, and the price point means you can grab them all. Why it's clever: The games work with things you likely already have around the house: