Karen

There aren’t an awful lot of games that can lure my child to the table these days, since he morphed into a gorgeous yet absent teenager. Dinosaur Island still sparks an interest (largely because he is

That’s an interesting looking game, we thought. Those pillows look a bit like bean bags, like they might need to be chucked at someone. Well, this is a book you absolutely can judge by its cover. One

Sometimes, the artwork of a game really telegraphs what to expect. Survive the Island has a dramatic, explosive, edge-of-the-seat, animation style that looks tense, fun and a little silly, with only m

Bang! Out of Order is made up of a deck of cards with wacky and wonderful number-based trivia. How many airports are there in the world? How many wild snakes are there in Ireland? How many nipples doe

We’re big fans of cheese in my household. And social deduction games. In fact, this is the second cheese-themed social deduction game on the shelf. Who Stole My Cheese? is unmissably packaged in a bri

Another player slides a card over the table, stares you dead in the eyes and whispers (with a hint of menace, you think), “That’s Taylor Swift.” They don’t break eye contact for a moment. You panic. I