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Unlock! Secret Adventures Review

Unlock! Secret Adventures is the fourth Unlock! range by Space Cowboys we have reviewed and each game has continued to entertain us to the max! We love this range of adventure cooperative card games.

As a quick explanation to this card game, it follows a very similar format to those real escape rooms but here you can play in the comfort of your own home. The game requires players to cooperate to search scenes, combine objects, and solve riddles, in order to solve the puzzles before the timer runs out. There are three full one-hour scenarios in the box, as well as a 10 minute taster game to get the hang of how to play.

Unlock! Heroic Adventures Review

If you have read my previous post, you will have seen that we had just played the Unlock! Exotic Adventures game. This is another range of Unlock! adventure cooperative card games, which is called Unlock! Heroic Adventures.

This card game follows a very similar format to those real escape rooms but here you can play in the comfort of your own home. The game requires players to cooperate to search scenes, combine objects, and solve riddles, in order to solve the puzzles before the timer runs out. There are three full one-hour scenarios in the box, as well as a 10 minute taster game to get the hang of how to play.

Unlock! Exotic Adventures Review

For our next three blog posts, you will notice that we have played not just one but three Unlock! adventure cooperative card games! This Unlock! Exotic Adventures card game follows a very similar format to those real escape rooms and requires the players to cooperate to search scenes, combine objects, and solve riddles, in order to escape before the timer runs out. There are three full one-hour scenarios in the box, as well as a 10 minute taster game to get the hang of how to play.

Get A HINT Board Game Review

HINT is an entertaining guessing game through hinting via drawing, humming, talking and miming about the word for your teammates to guess. The better you are at hinting the word and your teammates guessing it correctly, the faster your team can advance on the game board. But there is a twist in this game! On each card, there is a forbidden word you are not allowed to guess! So be careful with any wild guessing as your team may lose a point! The teams take turns and the first team to make it to the finish space wins.

Don’t Upset The Llama Review

Happy Llama Day! Did you know that today 9th December is National Llama Day? To celebrate this important day with these beautiful creatures, we were gifted this Don’t Upset The Llama game from Tactic for review!

This family game is suitable for children aged six and above, with two to four players! It comes with a Llama spray gun, 64 cards and a special die. Setting up this game is very straightforward. You do need a table to place the Llama spray gun in the middle within reach of all the players. Also, have a few face towels or paper tissues handy. Now fill your spray gun with water!

Takenoko Board Game Review

This cute and adorable Takenoko board game is a strategic game set at the Japanese Imperial court. A long time ago, the Chinese Emperor offered a giant panda bear as a symbol of peace to the Japanese Emperor. Since then, the Japanese Emperor has entrusted his court members (the players) with the difficult task of caring for the animal by tending to his bamboo garden. The game is for two to four players and aged eight and above.

Shark Chase Review

Roll as fast as you can to be the first to swim to the island before the shark gets you! Shark Chase is a fast and furious family game that packed full of laughter! It left us all in stitches at the end of each round! Phew! This is a very simple game that is suitable for ages four and above. It is for two to four players.

Games Night with giffgaff

We always love to hosting games nights and it was at least a year ago since we last spent quality time with our dear friends! Some of you might know that we went into rented accommodation then moved to our new home about five months ago. We are pretty much settled in now and getting into a nice, regular routine. This is the start of week 5 and Mr K is getting into his secondary school routine and Ms C is preparing for her SATS. It was a tough two years since we decided to pack up and move to a different county for better schools.

OKIDO Which Way Game Review

The OKIDO Which Way game is an exciting adventure game that teaches coding skills to children. Some parents with younger children might have heard of the OKIDO show on CBeebies, but if you haven’t heard about it, here’s a little bit of history about them. OKIDO started off from a children’s Arts & Science magazine and was later adapted into a preschool TV comedy adventure series that brings together creativity with science. It is very educational.

Win a bundle of Othello games from John Adams!

We are looking for the next UK Othello Junior Champion! Could that be you? Or do you know an Othello Champion under the age of 15? Why not get them to enter the UK Othello Junior Championship!

The UK Junior Othello Champs are for children under the age of 15 and will be held in Cambridge on 21st September 2019. The overall winner of the UK event will receive an all-expenses paid trip to the World Championships in Hong Kong in October! If you fancy entering the UK Champs then you can download the info and entry form here!

Cat Crimes Game Review

Today the 8^th of August is International Cat Day and to celebrate this day, we were invited to check out this Cat Crimes game from ThinkFun and best of all, they are giving this game, worth £11.99, to one of my readers!

One Key Game Review

One Key is a co-operative game where players work as a team to eliminate the key cards by the association of ideas and deduction to find the one and only Key! This game is best played with the free app with a three-minute timer and background music to add tension to your games. This game is suitable for two to eight players and it makes a great party game as it’s fun to play together! It is suitable for aged eight and above.

Corinth Game Review

This is my latest review for the Asmodee UK Blogger Board Game Club and we have received this roll-and-write Corinth game. This is a strategy board game where players take the role of traders from all corners of the Mediterranean Sea to Corinth to sell their goods during 4th century BCE. The Persian carpets, Cretan olive oil, Roman grapes, and Egyptian spices are highly prized by traders.

Shadows: Amsterdam Game Review

Shadows: Amsterdam is a real-time simultaneous competition between detective agencies where players are using pictures that contain intel to communicate within your own team. The game is for two to eight players and aged 10 and above.

We always love a co-operative game but this game is slightly different as you are not allowed to communicate with any kind of action at all. It all depends on how well your team members know how you might think!

House of Danger Adventure Game Review

Choose Your Own Adventure: House of Danger is a narrative adventure game based on the book published in 1982 by R. A. Montogomery. The game can be played with one player or as a cooperative game with two or more people, aged 10 and above.