Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
After five long years of waiting, the first Transformers game is finally available to buy on PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Xbox and PC digital. Transformers: Battlegrounds is a tactical action game for the whole family! This game is brought to you by Outright Games and they are taking the franchise to new territories!
The wait is finally over! Today Friday 16th October is the launch of the highly anticipated Zoids Wild: Blast Unleashed exclusively on Nintendo Switch only! This game is brought to you by Outright Games and is based on the highly popular anime series. It brings the franchise across to the West in a major way ahead of new shows going live on Netflix.
This August, Funko and Marvel have teamed up to launch a brand new first-of-a-kind toy collectable tabletop gaming system called Marvel Battleworld: Mystery of The Thanostones. It allows you to collect all exclusive Marvel Heroes and invites you and your family to play in a whole new way!
Flip Facts Shoot is a brand new higher or lower football trivia game from Ideal Game. You don’t have to be a big football fan or love football. In fact, anyone who doesn’t know about football can also give this game a go, just like my daughter! It is fairly easy to play and it is not complicated at all. The game requires two or more players, and it is suitable for aged eight and above.
Want to stay healthy and get moving this Christmas? Then you must check out this brand new Shake Off game from Ideal Games that will make you move to win and get your step counts in quick! The aim of the game is simple – the more you shake, the more you score! It is like a step counter challenge game with family and friends. This game is suitable for ages four and above. It is for two or more players and it’s a great party game to get everyone involved!
Do you think you can beat the clock? Then why not try this quick and simple say, draw or mime Clock It! family game this half term! This is a race against the clock and is suitable for ages eight and above! It is for two players or more!
Clock It! is a brand new family game from Ideal and they have launched it just in time for this half term.
This is my latest review for the Asmodee UK Blogger Board Game Club and we have received this Time’s Up party game, which is based on the popular game Time’s Up! This quick-fire party edition challenges players to guess the names of famous people and cartoon characters. It is suitable for aged 12 and above, with four to twelve players.
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!
The first virtual pet simulator Little Friends: Dogs & Cats is available to buy from today onwards in the UK exclusively on Nintendo Switch™. We are delighted to gain early access to meet our best friend in life!
This game offers a choice of 6 breeds of puppy and 3 cute kittens, including Labrador Retriever, German Shepherd and French Bulldog. You can play with them, feed, pet and dress up in an adorable simulation!
Some games are born great, while other games have greatness thrust upon them. That’s not quite the Shakespeare quote, but it applies to video games just as readily as it does to people. There are some games whose premise is readily accepted by many and doesn’t need to do any work to persuade them, while others need to struggle to be accepted due to the sheer oddness or individuality of their pitch. Of course, the games themselves might be excellent, but they’re not necessarily immediately destined to be loved.
It’s not immediately clear into which of these two camps Minecraft deserves to fall. On the one hand, it’s definitely an influential classic that’s enjoyed by millions of players around the world. On the other, its elevator pitch isn’t exactly enthralling in words: it’s a creative sandbox with no conventional gameplay that puts the emphasis on players’ creativity. There are many who would be put off just by that description alone, so Minecraft is a more risky venture than it might initially seem.
For those who do love Minecraft’s elevator pitch, there is now Minecraft Classic. In their benevolence, Microsoft and Minecraft’s developer Mojang have elected to put the entirety of Minecraft Classic online for free. This is Minecraft as it was back in the primitive Stone Age year of 2009, when it was still just a glint in Notch’s eye and before it secured the love and trust of people around the world. Minecraft Classic is a true historical artefact and it should be respected.
Stuffed Fables is an adventure storybook driven game that gets players to take on the roles of brave soft toys to save the child they love from a scheming, evil mastermind. This unusual game is played in the storybook – a book that acts as your rules reference, story guide, and game board! It is for ages seven & above, and for two to four players. It takes at least 60 minutes or more to play.
Puzzle Wars is a brand new strategy puzzle game launched by Tomy Toys. This mind challenging tabletop game that can be played head-to-head against a friend or on your own against the built-in timer. It is suitable for aged eight and above, and for one to two players.
Little Dragons Café is made by the same creator of Harvest Moon – Yasuhiro Wada, for PlayStation®4 and Nintendo Switch™. This is an adorable simulation single-player role-playing game that will be loved by many young children! In this game, you learn about harvesting crops, cooking food, raising your very own dragon and keeping your café alive!
In this game, you are pretty much doing the same routine over and over again, but Ms C loves it and hasn’t grown tired of it yet. Every day there is something new and a simple task for her to fulfil. She loves a straightforward game that does not offer too many challenging tasks.
Red’s Kingdom is a single-player adventure puzzle action game for all ages. This puzzle game was originally released on iOS devices only (not Android devices), but is now out on Nintendo Switch™ via Nintendo eShop, with an RRP of £8.99.
This is a great news for Nintendo Switch fans, as you can play it on the go. This game is cleverly designed, packed full of puzzles to solve and it is the type of game Mr K loves. The levels are challenging but nicely balanced in that they’re not too easy and not too tough. Some of them require a bit more thought though and planning for up to five moves ahead.
Today, the game Tetris celebrates its World Tetris Day and to mark this day, I am delighted that one lucky follower will win a Tetris Dual from John Adam! If you have not seen Tetris Dual before, please do check out our review.
