Board Games

      Dixit Overview  Dixit is a game about imagination.  You are presented with a hand of abstract art cards and you are to find meaning in them within the frame of reference of who you are playing with.  Most of the cards are presented so well that if you saw them in an … Continue reading Dixit

Catan Overview Catan is an institution.  It is a game with tons of replay-ability and has garnered a ton of praise.  Much like Ticket to Ride, it is a game that you will find at bookstores or a game that you might find next to Scrabble and Monopoly at your local department store.  It is … Continue reading Catan

7 Wonders Overview 7 Wonders is about ancient history.  Your goal is to accumulate points by building the wonder that you have been given, increase science of your civilization, war, culture, and coins.  At the start of the game, you are given a board that is an ancient wonder of the world that can be … Continue reading 7 Wonders

Tokaido Overview Tokaido is a relaxing game where you are travelling between Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto where your goal is to experience the most amount of Japanese culture as possible.  Every time you complete an action that lets you experience the culture of the land, you receive points.  The player with the most points at … Continue reading Tokaido

Funemployed Overview Funemployed is the most accessible game for a classroom that is present on this website.  It feels more like a teaching tool than a board game, kind of like Timeline.  The premise of the game is simple, players are given qualification cards that they have to mention during a job interview.  The job … Continue reading Funemployed

Codenames Overview The Codenames franchise has many iterations ranging from Disney to Marvel.  It is a party game that consists of 2 teams that are competing with one another to recall all their agents from the field.  There is one captain who can only say a word and a number.  The rest of the team … Continue reading Codenames

Pandemic Overview Pandemic is very much like the movie Contagion but in a board game format.  It is a cooperative game of 2-4 players who navigate through the world map to stop the infestation of 4 potent viruses.  All the players begin in Atlanta where the Center for Disease Control is located, and they make … Continue reading Pandemic

Ticket to Ride Overview There aren't many strategic board games that can captivate a mainstream audience.  That is what Ticket to Ride has accomplished, it is a game that you might find at your local Walmart next to Monopoly.  The reason it has gained so much popularity since it was introduced in 2004 is the … Continue reading Ticket To Ride