Gameplay Overview Explore your story. Choose your path. Discover your destiny. In Destinies (by @luckyduckgames) you play a character on a narrative rich journey, exploring locations on a growing map, talking with game characters and completing skill tests to perform actions. You character has a hidden story intertwined with the scenario story and two possible […]
My Little Scythe :: Quick Overview Publisher : Stonemaier Games Been meaning to talk about this game for a while now. If you have ever wished your kids would play Scythe with you, My Little Scythe is a pretty good start. First designed by a dad to create a Scythe experience for his kids with […]
Mariposas is a beautiful game about the beautiful migration Monarch Butterflies make from Michoacan to as north as Canada and back. We have been learning about Monarch butterflies over the summer and even found our own caterpillar and watch it form a chrysallis and transform into a butterfly. It was a wonderful experience for the […]
Memory Games with a Kick It’s no secret that memory is our favourite game mechanic when it comes to introducing very young kids to board games. It is easy to grasp and challenges the cognitive abilities of young minds, making it ideal for children as early as 3 years of age. A child’s brain is […]
Previously we discussed the opportunities board games provide children to develop socially. Often these are the more obvious benefits of game playing. However the bodies of research continue to grow in support of games correlating positively with improved critical thinking and overall cognition. ***** COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT We have all heard the claims that games and […]