Board Games

Faces is a game of first impressions. Looking at faces, can you determine which one the judge thinks is “the one whose call you’ve been dodging?” While not perfect, Faces is a good party game.

Despite your pleas of innocence, you have been locked in a deep dark dungeon. You need to try and escape from the dungeon before it is too late. With your trusty dice, you need to roll your way to safety. While Dungeon Dice is not a terrible game, it is far from original.

Name a color that starts with the letter Z. Be quick on your feet in order to grab the card before one of your competitors. This is a gist of what you can expect from the 2009 University Games game ASAP. ASAP is a quick to learn and play game that packs some fun into an all too familiar package.

Ready! Set! Spaghetti! In this 1989 Milton Bradley game you try to roll up your spaghetti before your competitors. While Ready! Set! Spaghetti should appeal to children, the game relies too heavily on luck to be very entertaining for adults.

“Hippie Daniel Boone secretly poisoned the office fatty.” This is just one of the wacky sentences created during the game of You’ve Been Sentenced that I recently played. You’ve Been Sentenced is not what you would call a serious word game. While it is not fantastic, You’ve Been Sentenced is probably one of the better word games that I have played.

In 1985 Tabby Toys created the roll and move game Hostage The Board Game. Hostage has players try to rescue a hostage and return him to their base before any of the other players are able to. Hostage has some interesting ideas for a roll and move game but unfortunately suffers from stalling which could lead to a game that could theoretically never end.

In 1970 Parker Brothers tried to create their own version of air hockey with the game Buckshot. Buckshot is billed as the “world’s fastest indoor game.” Unfortunately the game is slower than advertised and is just plain boring.

How to Play | My Thoughts | Final Verdict | Comments How to Play Light Wars is a electronic game that features four different game modes. All four games feature …

Great American Puzzle Factory’s “The Imposter!” is everything a party game should be: easy to learn, quick to play, lots of fun, and even a bit addicting.

Can you tell whether an urban myth is true or a hoax? That is the question asked in the game Urban Myth. Urban Myth provides some interesting trivia questions but is bogged down by some terrible gameplay mechanics.