Voyages is an open sandbox roll and write exploration game. It is easy to learn and endlessly replayable. 

With each map, the complexity and challenge grows. Find your favorite map! 

I'll offer you my overview of the game along with a ranking of each map. Keep in mind though: I REALLY like this game and it was super hard to put them in any order at all. 

Watch it here: youtu.be/8DD5QldXf_s

​Ark Nova encourages players to build a conservation-friendly habitat for all the cool animals that join their zoo. Players also make partnerships with other continents and invest in scholarly pursuits to pull ahead of fellow competitors. 

I've rolled out the dual camera and close-up green screen shots of the all the components, boards, and cards in Ark Nova. 

In this video I explore my 4 favorite features of this game, what other games they remind me of, and what my final take of the game is. Watch it here: youtu.be/ns_i5-WQ5ik

Dice rolling! Area control! Technology upgrades! Achievement cards! 

First Empires is a fast, fun civlization game that doesn't take all day or your entire table. 

Check out the cool components, features, and mechanics of the game and write in the comments below what you are looking forward to most. Which aspect interests you the most?

Giveaway will close one week from this video's posting and is open to contiguous US states only. 

Watch it here: youtu.be/HHDKHrG6F3g

Check out the fresh-off-the-press copy of Paint the Roses. I backed this on Kickstarter and want to share my deluxe edition with you. 

I'll unbox the game and expansions with the Escape the Castle Modules as well as cover the basics of the game play. 

I hope you're as excited about Paint the Roses, a cooperative deduction game, as I am! Let me know in the comments below:) Watch it here: youtu.be/NZa2tuo23F0

Check out this exploration space game with mini-tech tracks. Micro Cosmos has a lot of great mechanics and theme packed in a compact box. 

In this video, I detail the three things I like about this game and why you should be checking it out asap!

​Watch it here: ​https://youtu.be/KddLqWX2NUY

I love a good card game that doesn't take too long to play. And these 5 "go to" card games are perfect to fill any time you have either at the beginning of game night, in between games, or at the end of the night to cool down. 

I also include my runners up to give you even a couple more games that just missed my list. Stay around for my number one, though, at the end! Watch it here: youtu.be/oJZTrkY5mlU

LOQ is a word game with a twist. Each round, there are bonus word points and strange, unpredictable restrictions that stretch your creativity and critical thinking. 

This game works great for groups as there are two game plays: teams vs teams and fully cooperative. I love sharing it in my English classes with my students to work those soft skills and word selection/vocabulary. 

Check it out here: youtu.be/VrExLgCxspU