Little Prince – Make Me A Planet

This game ties in quite well with the famous book (references at the bottom)! One of the videos said that they got the game first and then went and bought the book! We love the book, so I jumped at the chance to get a used copy of the game at I’m Board! Each player constructs a planet on a 4×4 grid so several of the videos compared it to Kingdomino (each player constructs a 5×5 land area)

=> BoardGameGeek
=> Rules
=> Lens One Page Rule Summary

=> Video Playlist

Playthrough – 2 player with one of the 3 selection tiles hidden (queued up to where they start playing the game)

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June 26, 2023 0

Big Shuffle

Purchased direct from the publisher at the Philadelphia Game Show (June 2023)!

=> BoardGameGeek
=> Official Website
=> Kickstarter
=> Official Rules / (searchable)
=> Len’s 1 page Rule Summary v4 (looking for feedback about any errors)

See expansions at the bottom of this page!

=> Video Playlist
=> Background Music (25 songs – 1 1/2 hours of music as of June 28, 2023)

Official How To Play:

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June 26, 2023 0

Kingdomino (King Domino)

Dominoes with a twist (actually with crowns:) – it won the Game of the Year !!!

=> BoardGameGeek
=> Original Rules / Rules_US_2nd_Edition
=> Len’s Half Page Rule Summary (Variations and notes on the other half)

=> Video Playlist

How To Play (Watch It Played):

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June 25, 2023 0

Inside Job (similar to The Crew)

A trick taking card game similar to THE CREW (published by the same company) but with a “traitor” as part of the team! So it is a coop game with the twist that the INSIDER can win the game instead of the team!

=> BoardGameGeek
=> Rules

=> Playlist of videos

How To / Review:

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June 10, 2023 0

Santorini New York

The New York update to the great game Santorini with three dimensional building pieces you use during game play! The New York update now is more fun with 3 or 4 players and has multiple special ability cards!

=> BoardGameGeek
=> Rulebook (Aug 12 2020 update)
=> Len’s One Page Rule Summary

=> Video Playlist

How To Play:

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May 14, 2023 0

Zombie Kidz Evolution

Don’t worry – evolution is not in the game at all – it just means it is the sequel to Zombie Kidz

Personally, I don’t see what OTHER people see in Zombies… but they seem to be the big thing in games (I suppose they are a good alternative to fighting off aliens). If you are OK with fighting off Zombies, then here is a very interesting Cooperative game! (so all players are working together to beat of the Zombies). The unique thing about this game is that the rules gradually change as you play … there are secret envelopes that you open when you win that grant you more super powers etc.

=> BoardGameGeek

=> Video Playlist

Ages 5 and up. Best with 2 or 4 players. 5-15 minutes to play.

Explained by a kid:

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May 12, 2023 0

Gnomes at Night

Plays on a vertical board. Player pieces have magnets. Players can only see one side of the two sided board so they need to communicate with each other! [available at I’m Board Middleton or Sun Prairie]

Ages 5-10 (adults can have fun with it as well)

=> BoardGameGeek
=> Written Review
=> Len’s One Page Rule Summary

=> Video Playlist

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May 12, 2023 0

Dragomino

Kids Game! Ages 4 and up (or younger with help). 15 minutes to play. Best with 3-4 players. Extremely simple. [available at I’m Board in Middleton or Sun Prairie]

=> BoardGameGeek
=> Lens Half Page Rule Summary

=> Video Playlist

Like a beginners version of KingDomino (which is pretty simple itself). The more complex version is QueenDomino.

How To Play:

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May 12, 2023 0

Game (The Game – 2015)

Can play this game using the cards from the game The Mind (just add the cards placed in the middle of the table)

=> BoardGameGeek
=> Rules

=> Video Playlist

Explanation and Playthrough:

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May 11, 2023 0

Mind (The Mind – 2018)

There are lots of “mind” games. This one is from 2018 and is a game with a deck of cards :)

=> BoardGameGeek
=> The-Mind_Rules_2020

=> Video Playlist

There were two new versions of “The Mind” released after the original. See the video at the bottom of this page to find out about them! Or just check out the webpage for that new version here:
=> The Mind: Soulmates

How To Play by Rodney Smith (Watch It Played)