Journey into the Wizarding World for another intense strategy adventure between the heroes and villains of Hogwarts! Talisman is one of our favorite board game experiences (Talisman: Kingdom Hearts is just as fantastic!). It’s challenging, full of twists and turns, and the outcome is always up in the air! Only the cleverest heroes will outwit […]
Strategy Games
Counting sheep is the oldest trick in the book to bring on the dreamy Zzzzs. But the companionship of these fleecy friends doesn’t always guarantee staying asleep or enjoying a night of rest free from NIGHTMARES! Sheepy Time is one of this year’s most clever and adorable board games for 1-4 players, ages 10+. YOU […]
Play along with our favorite witches and wizards in another Hogwarts Battle challenge! The Charms and Potions Expansion to the base cooperative deck-building game takes us back to the classroom to complete challenges, courses, and more to defend the castle from the villains! This is an expansion, so the core Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle game […]
If you’re in the mood for a journey of adventure full of battles against darkness, exploration of new territories, and an amazingly colorful board, intricate character pieces, and competitive/strategic gameplay, you’ve come to the right place. This version of Talisman has a Kingdom Hearts theme with familiar and well-loved characters–Goofy, King Mickey, Aqua, Terra, Milan, […]
Some of my favorite things to imagine about Hogwarts are the entrances to the different dormitories, the ceiling in the Great Hall, and the House Point Hourglasses. So…obviously Harry Potter: House Cup Competition immediately caught my eye! We are HUGE Harry Potter fans in our family, my husband has read the entire series at least […]
Have you ever thought about what kind of world you would create if you got the chance??? Oh, the possibilities… You’d have to have some kind of food chain though, right?!? Would life on your planet be perpetuated through a similar dance between small organisms and large ones? THIS is the delicate balance players are […]
In another engaging, theatrical, and fantastical setting, HABA brings us MEDURIS, a strategy game for 2-4 players ages 10+, for a quest to settle in the base of Mount Meduris by building huts and, most importantly, making offerings to the mystical druid who travels about the foothills. Players compete to collect precious rune stones and […]
A board game with a Fantasy theme is extra special around here in my family of fantasy lovers. Iquazu, a HABA creation for 2-4 players ages 10+, tells the story of two warring tribes. The Rhujas, a threatening group of warriors are seeking the hidden gemstones of the Inox tribe. To preserve their treasure, the […]
Space exploration is one of our favorite board game themes, and one of our favorite science topics to study. We have found a handful of favorite space themed games, most recently, SPACE PARK for 2-4 players. The game is simple to learn, but the strategy is fun to experiment with and master! The […]
One of the reasons we use so many games for math instruction is that games often require deductive and inductive reasoning, or thinking forwards and backwards about a problem. Some games, like Wilson & SHEP, feature these deductive reasoning skills but at the level of younger children. Six years old, in this case! Games […]
