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Steam Park Game Review

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My family and I love to play games together, and we especially enjoy complex strategy games. So we were excited to review the brand new game Steam Park, in which you design and manage your own coal-powered amusement park. This is a fast paced game and the goal is to build the biggest and most profitable park, and attract visitors to it.

The first thing we noticed when we opened the game is how gorgeously designed it is! The pieces are wooden, not plastic, and the rides are three dimensional, made out of heavy cardboard and look beautiful and durable. It takes a little time to put all the pieces together the first time you play, but the box is designed to hold them all so you don’t have to take them back apart again.

World Series of Yahtzee Game Review and Giveaway

My family always enjoys trying out new games! We recently had the chance to test out Hasbro’s updated version of Yahtzee, The World Series of Yahtzee. This variation takes the somewhat slow dice game and turns it into a fast paced game where having good reflexes are key.

My kids never want to play traditional Yahtzee because it takes so long to play. In our family the pace of the game is made worse because my husband always takes forever to figure out where to score his dice.

Scrabble Catch Phrase Review and Giveaway

Scrabble Catch Phrase is the new version of Catch Phrase from Hasbro. This new game is the same basic game as the original Catch Phrase, but the words and categories are changed so that it is like a whole new game. The motto of the game is the â€œGrab It, Guess It and Pass It Game," and it lives up to that billing. In this game you are given a word or phrase on the game screen. You have to give your teammates clues so they can guess the word or phrase. Once your team has guessed the word you pass it to the other team, and they take a turn. This continues until the buzzer goes off, at which point whichever team is holding the unit loses.