Delicious Game Review

I'm a huge fan of roll & write and flip & write games.  They involve cards or dice, lots of decision-making, and filling in some sort of play sheet, whether with numbers of drawings. These games are my jam!  And my family really enjoys them too! So when the wonderful folks at Pencil First Games offered to send me a copy of their beautiful flip and write game called Delicious, I was giddy with excitement!

Great Small Box Games From AllPlay

 I've done several reviews featuring small box games recently.  There's a very good reason for that - I'm running out of room!  Haha!  Small box games are ideal for a couple of reasons. Firstly, and most obviously, they take up less room. That mean I can fit more games in my house.  WIN! Secondly, they are ideal for travel.  Whether it's just traveling to a doctor's appointment, a restaurant, or a park, or its traveling across country, small box games allow you to take the fun with you! So today I'd like to introduce you to some fabulous small box games from AllPlay, formerly known as BoardGameTables.com. 

Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig Game Review

 I love a game with a great back story.  One of my favorites is Castles of Mad King Ludwig, by Bezier Games. The game is based on the real-life King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Whether he was actually "mad" or not is debatable, but what isn't debatable is his absolute obsession with castle building. He's responsible for some of the most beautiful castles in all of Europe, including Neuschwanstein Castle, in modern day Germany, which served as the inspiration for Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle.

Another thing I absolutely love is roll and write/flip and write games.  These are games where you roll dice or flip over cards, choose one and mark it on a game sheet.  Some games even include drawing shapes instead of simply writing in numbers or coloring in a dot. These games are particularly fun and have a Tetris-like feel.

So when the creators of Castles of Mad King Ludwig decided to make a flip and write version of their fantastic board game - complete with drawing Tetris-type polyominoes, I was all ears!  Let me introduce you to one of my new favorite games: Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig!