10 Minute Heist (2-5 Players; 15 minutes; Ages 8+)

10 Minute Heist (2-5 Players; 15 minutes; Ages 8+)

by | Jun 22, 2017 | 0 comments

10 Minute Heist: The Wizard’s Tower is exactly the type of game that I enjoy playing. Decisions are deep – yet not guaranteed to give you the results you want 😉 This game will be a filler for many a gaming table, but I appreciate the simple mechanics that...
Coup (2-6 players; 15 minutes; ages 9+)

Coup (2-6 players; 15 minutes; ages 9+)

by | Sep 4, 2016 | 0 comments

Coup (2-6 players; 15 minutes; ages 9+) Coup is a game of bluff and deception. Without a doubt, it is one of the most popular games I’ve ever introduced to the grade 5-9 classroom. The game is ridiculously fast with two players – maybe 5...
Connect 4 (2 players; 5 minutes; ages 5+)

Connect 4 (2 players; 5 minutes; ages 5+)

by | Nov 24, 2015 | 0 comments

Connect 4 is a good game for the classroom because it is fast, cheap, strategically deep, and if you lose some of the chips the game is still playable (most games are over long before all the pieces are used). However, equally important is that the same equipment can...
Doodle Quest (1-4 players; 15 minutes; ages 5+)

Doodle Quest (1-4 players; 15 minutes; ages 5+)

by | Oct 31, 2015 | 0 comments

This game is one of the best games for a grade 2 / 3 student, but will be highly attractive for much older students (even some adults ;-). Many kindergarten and grade 1 students will enjoy drawing – parents may choose not to keep score. Players use transparent...
Santorini (2-3 players, 15 minutes, ages 5+)

Santorini (2-3 players, 15 minutes, ages 5+)

by | Jul 10, 2015 | 0 comments

Santorini is due to be kickstarted in 2015 and published in 2016.  It is one of the greatest board games I have designed. It’s recommended for the classroom slightly behind Inversé, but for the home, it is a contender for the strategy game of choice along with...