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University Games debuts 2 new ones: The Night Hunter and Faeries & Magical Creatures

NEWS – University Games has been developing and selling board games, puzzles, interactive books, and educational toys for almost 40 years. They created the Colorforms Vinyl activity books, which I played with as a child in the early 80’s. The Night Hunter and Faeries & Magical Creatures are two new games by this venerable publisher. …

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ROKR Magic Cello puzzle review – it will test your mechanical puzzling skills!

REVIEW – So you like puzzles do ya? Then prepare yourself for a challenge like no other! Not only is the ROKR Magic Cello a  3D Wooden Puzzle, but it’s also a fully functioning mechanical music box once you get it assembled! But make no mistake: it is quite the challenge. Did the Cello beat …

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This game console is packed with more than 600 classic games and is just $25

NEWS – Spend hours with all the golden gaming greats with this Retro-Inspired Game Console, packing over 600 home arcade classics, now on sale for just $24.99. If you’re of a certain age, then you probably have fond memories of firing up your Nintendo NES and blissing out to hours of Mario Bros., Street Fighter, …

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Play over 100,000 classic games with this discounted all-in-one gaming console

NEWS – TL;DR: Feel all the nostalgia with this Super Console X King Retro Game Console with 117,000 Pre-Loaded Games, on sale for just $328.99 (Reg. $599). Those of us who grew up playing classic video games on consoles like Nintendo 64 and Sega Saturn, and the original PlayStation feel a deep nostalgia for them. …

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Starset: the Great Dimming – A Grimdark Tabletop RPG System

CROWDFUNDING NEWS – In high school and college I spent a lot of my free time playing Traveller, a science fiction role-playing game (RPG).  As it turns out, Traveller is one of the inspirations for Starset, a new RPG written by Josiah Mork that is currently being crowdfunded on Kickstarter.  The setting style is known …

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GiiKER Super Slider puzzle game review – What’s old is new again!

REVIEW – Sometimes the best way to relax is to kick back and solve a puzzle. No, I don’t mean figuring out the meaning of life… I mean a puzzle like the GiiKER Super Slider. Let’s take a look. What is it? The GiiKER Super Slider is a modern version of the classic sliding tile …

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TowerBall Bundle review – a casual yet highly flexible lawn game

REVIEW – Summer is here!  That means it’s time for picnics in the park and barbeques on the beach!  When gathered together outdoors with family and friends for food and fun, it’s a great time to put your phone away and pull out a lawn game or two for some friendly competition.  In this review, …

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This iPhone case turns your phone into a Game Boy with physical controls!

NEWS – Check out this gloriously retro case that puts a Game Boy on the back of your iPhone. Wait, before you click away, this case doesn’t just LOOK like a Game Boy, it IS a real handheld gaming console right down to the color display, 4-way D-pad, and A and B physical controls. This …

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Liven up your family game night with the Arcade1Up Infinity Game Tables!

NEWS – We love family game nights in our house and so when I saw the Arcade1Up Infinity Game Table on Gizmodo, I was curious about it. It is a WiFi-connected table with a touchscreen (you can detach the legs to lay the screen on a flat surface) that comes with digital version of over …

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Hook your kids on arcade games with the Arcade1Up Jr.

NEWS – I remember feeding quarters into arcade games like Centipede, Gauntlet, and Astroids. Those were fun times! There aren’t many arcades around these days and that’s just sad. Make things happy for your kids with Tastemaker’s Arcade1Up Jr. line of 36-inch tall arcade game consoles designed especially for kids ages 4-8 years old. There’s …

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Tempest Chess Clock review – This clock rocks!

CROWDFUNDING REVIEW – Maybe you watched the Queen’s Gambit, maybe you’ve always been into it, or maybe your kid dragged you into it like me. Chess is an awesome game that seems to increasingly sink it’s teeth into you the more you play. If you haven’t used a clock when playing, I think you’ll be …

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