Inspired by the “Bremen Town Musicians,” Tuned is a 2-player board game recently published by ThunderGryph Games as part of the “Made In Wonderland” collection. For those unfamiliar with the Brothers Grimm tale, it follows four aging animals (a donkey, dog, cat, and rooster) who decide to run away and retire. Their goal is to…
Tag: family-friendly
Flutter: A Beautiful Game of Tactical Tangrams
Anyone else remember playing with tangrams as a child? The polygon puzzle pieces that can be turned or flipped to fit just the right way to form specific shapes? They were some of our favorite toys as children and the nostalgia factor present in Flutter makes it all the more enticing! Let’s be honest, it…
Baking, Crafting, And Blacksmithing Dragons Soar The Shops In Flamecraft
Manny Vega, the designer of the Sparkle Kitty series of games, has paired up with Cardboard Alchemy to take 1-5 players on a journey through a magical marketplace filled with sights, smells, and even dragons! These aren’t your typical “gather a horde and capture a damsel” dragons, however. They are smaller and friendlier than their…
Bah! Humbug! & the 12 Games of Christmas
The holiday season is here once again. It is a time for celebrating and spending time with loved ones. For many, it is also a time to give and receive gifts alongside the other festivities. This year Small Furry Games has given us not one, but 13 gifts all wrapped and ready to go in…
The Hunt For The Golden Book: A Puzzle-Packed Christmas Conundrum
After escaping from the ice cave last December, we decided to partake in a trip to an isolated mountain village with another Exit Series Advent(ure) Calendar from KOSMOS. In The Hunt For The Golden Book, players aren’t so much trying to escape the village as they are searching through it for Santa’s stolen tome filled…
Sharing The Holiday Spirit With Stitch: Merry Mischief!
Last year, we at The Cardboard Cantina tried and reviewed three of Funko Games‘ holiday-inspired, stocking-stuffer-sized games. With the release of Stitch: Merry Mischief!, the Funko team has brought yet another family-friendly novelty game to the table. Experiment 626 (a.k.a. Stitch) can hardly contain himself on a typical day, but his excitement abounds this holiday…