Merry Christmas to all celebrating today! Name Shut the Box Players 2 – As Many As You Want Play Time Variable Game Style Dice Roll Does this day get you stressed? Do you need a nice calming activity? For my game/meditation needs, I reach for shut the box. While there is a way to play…
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TID – Day 24 – One Last Sleep… On EARTH!
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Name Last Night on Earth Players 2 – 6 Play Time 60 – 90 minutes Game Style Survival/Attacking Do you more closely relate to the hero or the zombie? In this game, you play on a team as Heroes trying to survive, or as the zombies trying to attack. There are many different scenarios to…
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TID – Day 23 – Wanna Bet?
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Name Wits and Wagers Players 2 – A Whole Bunch Play Time 20 – 30 minutes Game Style Trivia Challenges Wits and Wagers is a twist on the old trivia formula. Each question has two phases, the guess and the wager. During the guess, a question is asked, and everyone secretly writes down their answer…
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TID – Day 22 – And Canada Day Reverts Back
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Sorry for the delayed post again. Today was Christmas Cooking. As penance, I have put my Tuna Noodle Casserole recipe at the bottom. Name Dominion + Expansions Players 2-4 Play Time 45 – 60 minutes Game Style Deck Building Whatever I was expecting Dominion to be, it definitely wasn’t it. And that is fantastic! In…
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TID – Day 21 – How to Woo Santa
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Name Love Letter and Letters to Santa Players 2-4 Play Time 20 minutes Game Style Deduction, Guessing Here is a great, quick game. You are a trying to woo a princess (or get your letter to Santa). In each round, you attempt to gain influence by being the “closest” to the princess/Santa. You draw and…
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TID – Day 20 – For the Little Ones
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Sorry for the late post. Shopping at the Mall is.. is.. let’s say ‘fun’. Name Roll & Play Players As many little ones as you want Play Time Some to Many minutes Game Style Pick a Card, Do an Action Now for my Daughter’s favourite game. Basic play is as follows: roll the giant die,…
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TID – Day 19 – Sushi without the Smell
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Name Wasabi Players 2 – 4 Play Time 45 Minutes Game Style Collecting Resources, Laying Tiles I love the novelty of this game. You are a Sushi chef attempting to collect ingredients and lay tiles to properly prepare your menu of sushi. The limited space on the playing board, makes this game one of strategy…
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TID – Day 18 – This Game is Bananas!
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Image courtesy of Bananagrams Name Bananagrams Players 1 – Many Play Time 10 minutes Game Style Making Words This seems like a theme to end the week. Like these last two posts, this one is all about the words. Like a free form scrabble, Bananagrams has you scrambling for words, and adding letters all the…
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TID – Day 17 – It’s Like Rummy, with Words
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Image courtesy of How Stuff Works Name Quiddler Players 1 – 8 Play Time 30 minutes Game Style Making Words Quiddler, like Scrabble Flash, is a wonderful word game. You start with 3 cards, and, by drawing and discarding, attempt to get ‘out’ by spelling a word. The value of cards played becomes your score…
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TID – Day 16 – More Jetsons than Flintstones
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Image courtesy of Wikimedia Name Stone Age Players 2 – 4 Play Time 90 minutes Game Style Resource Management This is my wife, Jennifer’s, favourite game, by a wide margin. You control a tribe of people that are competing for resources with up to 3 other tribes. Each round you place your meeples in an…