We're Not Wizards - Tabletop Board Game Reviews

As we get towards the end of the year, we're starting to look at gift ideas that exist in the tabletop space but would work well in a group that is more used to playing lighter and more family orientated games.  is such a game and features in our Gift of Cardboard series of games.    Overview Decypher is a code breaking game where you are trying to guess the other player's five digit random number code.  Main Play  The easiest way to describe Decypher is like numerical Guess Who. Each of the numbers is represented in the old fashion digital number style. The kind you would see on a calculator or very old watch. At the beginning of the game you'll randomly create a code that the other player needs to guess and then you'll take turns guessing on each of the digits. So you might ask if the other player's number has a line in the middle, and if the player had a 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 then it would. Guess correctly and you get another chance to guess another part of the num

As we get towards the end of the year, we're starting to look at gift ideas that exist in the tabletop space but would work well in a group that is more used to playing lighter and more family orientated games.  is such a game and features in our Gift of Cardboard series of games.    Overview Squishmallows is a quick reaction set collection game where players are trying to collect a full set of Squishmallows for their squad before their opponents do.            Main Play  Each player will be given a set of numbered cards from one to four. The same numbered cards will be placed on the table, with Benny the Squishmallow placed in the middle of the table. One Squishmallow card is dealt under each number and then on the count of three all players will play a number card, essentially deciding which if the Squishmallow cards they want to take. If two players play the same card, then the first person to grab Benny gets to take the card they want. The first person to collect four cards fro

As we get towards the end of the year, we're starting to look at gift ideas that exist in the tabletop space but would work well in a group that is more used to playing lighter and more family orientated games. The Plot Thickens: The Science Fiction Edition is such a game and features in our Gift of Cardboard series of games.    Overview The Plot Thickens is a improvised story telling game, where players will use story cards dealt to them in order to craft the perfect story and create a scene that will then play out over various rounds. This carries on until the players reach the last chapter, and the main character has the chance to finish off the story and decide how the whole tale will finish. Main Play  In The Plot Thickens, each player will be dealt of number of cards that will help them to determine the plot of the story they are playing through. In this science fiction version, the cards are all space themed, with a collection of words that you would normally associate with