Bored of Board Games? Here’s Three of the Best!

If you are a parent today then it is highly likely that your experience of board games as a child yourself back in the eighties and nineties was very limited, although seemingly excessive at the time.
We grew up on a few mass market staples such as Monopoly, Scrabble, Cluedo, Game of Life and the revolutionary (for the time) Trivial Pursuit. You may have dabbled with Yahtzee or Boggle, or sought global conquest with Risk if you had a few spare days to finish it, but despite the toy stores having a never-ending display of games it is usually the same five or six that grace that cupboard in most people’s homes and this is why most of us in our thirties and forties are bored of board games!

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Dobble Card Game Review

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this game…it seemed too simple a concept to hold anyone’s interest for long, let alone a mix of adults and 9 to 11 years olds who are more used to fighting it out over bigger boxed games or playing Minecraft! Within minutes of the tin being opened though we became addicted and remain so a few weeks on.

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Cash & Guns Board Game Review

Welcome to my new regular card & board games feature which I am proud to bring to you in association with Zatu Games. To start the ball (dice?) rolling I am kicking off with a Cash and Guns board game review…and we have had plenty of hours of fun as a family with this one!

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