Each Year at Games from Everywhere, we review those board games that have been the best received, the most enjoyable to play and those board games whose quality is most likely to see them endure.
They represent:
* Value for Money * Quality * Playability
These "Best Board Game" Awards are given to Family, Kids, Educational, Social, Party and Strategy Board Games and we are sure you are going to love them all!
The following Board Games have all made it through the hoops and have received our highest recommendation from both our staff and our customers.
Behold! Each of the Following Board Games has been Awarded "Best Board Game for 2011. Add them to your Christmas list!
Best Party Board Game: What's a Dame to Do?!
"You see an Ex at the grocery store two aisles away and you are not looking your best, what's a DAME to do?!"
The answer is in the cards! The laughter begins when players look over their hand of Reaction Cards and give you answers that they think fit the bill.
Extra points for giving hilarious reactions too! Would you
* Hide in the bathroom * Suck in your stomach * Have a little chat * Put on your sunglasses * Yell fire * Stop, drop and roll
You secretly choose your answer, then players guess what you chose. All you need is female intuition and humour. Who guessed you best?If you want a game that will leave you laughing so hard your stomach hurts, this is it.
Made in the USA, What's a Dame to Do?! is a Brilliant concept. It's an hilarious, "Guess what she would do?", Board Game. full of "Dame Dilemmas."
We highly recommend this Dame Game for any group of women looking for a great Social Night in!
Best Family Board Game: Razoo
Made by Australian Game Company, Blue Opal, Razoo is an Australian Board Game Classic. You are on a race to get a Ute, a Blue Heeler, a BBQ and your Footy Club Membership!
As you travel you might strike gold, live through a crocodile attack and you may even end up a Politician.
Whether you're winning a chook raffle or the Melbourne Cup; buying a ute or a blue heeler;Joining a footy club or wrestling with a crocodile; or even tossing the coins to play Razoo-Up, Razoo is a genuine Aussie Board Game and a great choice for families and casual get-togethers.
There is no trick to this game. Razoo is your usual and ever reliable "race-around-the board" game only this time with utes, muts, mud and hot Australian Summers.
Best Two Player Strategy Board Game: Abalone
Abalone is a Mensa Select and Spiel des Jahres Award Winning Board Game from Belgium and a participating game in the Mind Sports Olympiad.
Abalone was invented in 1987 by Laurent Levi and Michel Lalet. In 1999, a number of top players from the Mind Sport Olympic signed an agreement to use a different starting position (the Belgian daisy) to revitalise the game. This has been used for top tournaments since then, including the AbaCup.
Even though the strategy in Abalone is fairly deep, the basic rules are simple and engaging enough to suite just about any age. There are enough marbles and enough empty spaces that there are many moves and counter moves.This is a very good game. It shows up pretty regularly at our Scout troop outings, and is always played when its there! Frank.
Just when you think that you have one of your opponent's marbles pinned down, he will make a lateral move that will cause you to be horribly out of position.
Described as "Game of the Decade", Abalone is a game where you are literally trying to push your opponent over the edge and well worth adding to your Board Game Collection.
Best Traditional Game: Michael Graves Design Cribbage
Michael Graves & Associates, established by the internationally renowned architect Michael Graves, has been at the forefront of architectural and interior design for over 30 years and has received more than 160 design awards.
Michael Graves was awarded the 2001 AIA Gold Medal and the 1999 National Medal of Arts.
This traditional Cribbage board game is an example of the elegance and style for which Michael is renowned. It is good looking and beautifully finished. If you love Cribbage - or know people who do - this would make an excellent Gift Idea.
The game of Cribbage is characterised by elegance and provides enjoyment as a pastime with just the appropriate mix of skill and chance. Learning cribbage is not difficult but will take some time to master which is probably the reason why people were so enthusiastic to learn and why the game has endured.
This Deluxe Cribbage is a Traditional English Board Game, enjoyed for its fast pace fun. A Great Game for all ages.
Best Kids and Teens Board Game: Kingdom Quest
Another brilliant family and kids board game from Dr. Wood Mind Challenge. The object of Kingdom Quest is to strategically manoeuvre each of your Kingdoms to acquire other Kingdoms by allying a King, Queen, Prince, Princess or Queen and Knight.
High Quality Pieces. Kingdom Quest is Chess for four players with an exciting twist since the pieces never remain the same!
Each playing piece is a cube, showing a different noble on each of its faces. Players move by rolling the cube over to the next square, revealing a new face.
Players can capture another player's piece by moving their cube to a spot adjacent to another cube. If their cube shows the right noble to ally with the other player's piece, the other player's cube is removed from the game.
Kingdom Quest board game has the clever twist of "rolling the cube" in order to determine the nature of play.
* Multi Level Play * Simple or Deep * Interactive * Play Solo or in Teams
As with all Dr. Wood Board Games, Kingdom Quest is High Quality components and good interactive value.
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